Music Appreciation

appalachiablue

(41,145 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2019, 09:28 AM Oct 2019

Georges Bizet, CARMEN Romantic Era Opera

Carmen, Overture. Beautiful mid-19th century musical work.

Georges Bizet, (born 25 October 1838 – died 3 June 1875), registered at birth as Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, was a French composer of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, which has become one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertoire...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Bizet

Carmen, Hanabanera Instrumental.

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Georges Bizet, CARMEN Romantic Era Opera (Original Post) appalachiablue Oct 2019 OP

My Grandmother on my mom's side played this on the gigantic cabinet phonograph/radio The Polack MSgt Oct 2019 #1

Lucky you with a family that appreciates music. It definitely appalachiablue Oct 2019 #2

The Polack MSgt

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1. My Grandmother on my mom's side played this on the gigantic cabinet phonograph/radio

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Fri Oct 25, 2019, 10:51 AM

Oct 2019

All the time. She had dozens of Time Life's albums -If you remember those

It was her opinion that Jazz and "Boogie boogie music" were just not proper when children were present.

So Opera and Broadway music ruled the house. Unless my Granddad and uncles were home - In which case it was mountain music and Benny Goodman records

appalachiablue

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2. Lucky you with a family that appreciates music. It definitely

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 25, 2019, 11:30 AM

Oct 2019

influences us, for the better. Our mom and aunts who attended music conservatory introduced us to Beethoven, Chopin, Strauss and also popular music, big bands, musicals and more. Great stuff.

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