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A cinematic performance of PÄteris Vasksâs Vox Amoris, Bachâs âIch ruf zu dirâ, and Arnold Schoenbergâs âVerklĂ€rte Nacht by the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Discovered it on Kanopy but canât find the full thing anywhere else for free. They have Vox Amoris on YouTube (linked).
Played it while making breakfast this morning. It deserved more of my attention but part of the total enjoyment was seeing which moments in the compositions caught me and pulled me out of my daily motions. It was my first time hearing Vox Amoris (a composition written for the violinist Richard Tognetti and ACO) and it moved me to wet wet tears while I scrambled my eggs.
It had also been awhile since I listened to VerklĂ€rte Nacht / Transfigured Night in its entirety. Truthfully, for a while, the Spotify-ication of my brain rendered me unable to listen to a full album or composition and I would just skip to IV Sehr breit und langsam because it left a mark on me. Listening to it in full again, I almost felt ashamed that I had been circumventing the story, jumping to the chapter I liked, and limiting myself to being moved rather than transformed. It is, after all, about the redemptive power of love. We canât be redeemed if weâre unwilling to become something new.
âYou have brought the glow into me,
You have made me like a child myself.â
Feb 17, 2025
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May 18, 2025
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The Stabat Mater dates back to the 13th century and details Maryâs pain at the Crucifiction. One of the absolute hardest Christian hymns, this arrangement was composed while Pergolesi was dying of tuberculosis in the 1730s.
âFac ut portem Christi mortem,
passiĂłnis fac consĂłrtem,
et plagas recĂłlere.â (Grant that I might bear the death of Christ,
Make [me] kindred in the passion,
and contemplate the wounds.)
Just cannot recommend it enough ffo dark and disturbing hymns and the baroque. Still working through all the available recordings but favs currently are the 1985 LSO and the 2013 I Barocchisti. Will come back and update with definitive ranking xx
Feb 3, 2024
The score calls it âthe madrigal,â and it is enchanting :)
Mar 7, 2025
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Feb 28, 2025
Currently have three full pages in my notebook! I guess some might call this a gratitude journal LOL but itâs different when I do it.Â
My brother was telling me about this phenomenon called âtarget fixationâ. Itâs a panic reflex that happens when motorcyclists become fixated on a singular object, obstacle, hazard (e.g. a sharp curve on a winding road) and they will unconsciously steer in the direction of the thing theyâre trying to avoid because their hands follow their gaze which leads to accidents.Â
You will follow your gaze so be aware of where youâre looking. Train yourself to seek out pleasure and appreciation! Understanding where + what you derive pleasure from increases your capacity to enjoy things which in turn makes you a more interesting person (imo). I think itâs just as important self-knowledge as understanding your triggers/trauma. It is a daily willingness to be transformed by small things.
Sorry for lecturing but I want good things for all of you.
Xoxo,
meg
Mar 29, 2024
everyone in the audience giggling and squealing!
if youâre looking for a gf I highly recommend going⊠the ladies are leaving the theater lustful and ready to be courted
Apr 24, 2025