An evening pause: Performed live November 13, 2010 in Springfield, Virginia. The aria might be one of Bach’s most beautiful, but the playing here is astonishing. Watch his fingers.
I also like the deeper meaning of the title: It is what we all should strive for: allowing people to live their lives in peace and joy.
An evening pause: Hat tip Mike Nelson.
An evening pause: An American vision of Christmas.
An evening pause: Gentle music for the holiday season.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: One man becomes an orchestra.
Hat tip Danae.
An evening pause: From Broadway Melody of 1940. This is probably one of the best tap dance duet scenes ever filmed.
Hat tip to Phil Berardelli, author of Phil’s Favorite 500: Loves of a Moviegoing Lifetime.
An evening pause: Boy, would it be cool to have one of these dogs as a wide receiver.
An evening pause: The first piece is an incredible acoustical guitar performance. And the second piece is as good.
Hat tip to Danae.
An evening pause: The song is by Stan Rogers. Hat tip to Danae.
An evening pause: Performed live in New York, 1981.
I’ve posted a different Paul Simon performance of this song previously, but considering what SpaceX is about to try to do with its first stage, I think it appropriate to post it again. As Simon wrote,
We came on a ship they called the Mayflower
We came on a ship that sailed the moon
We came in the age’s most uncertain hour
And sing an American tune.
An evening pause: Performed live in Madrid in 2004.
Hat tip to Danae.
An evening pause: I would call this nature’s drone, now carrying some modern technology.
Hat tip tdub.
