One of the pleasures of this phase of my life has been discovering the extent of my ignorance about music – discovering, that is, how much more, how endlessly more, there is to be discovered. I owe many such revelations to my old Dabbler friend 'Mahlerman', and others to Radio 3, which, for all its failings (minor by BBC standards), is still a showcase for great music. It was on 3 the other day that I heard a duet so meltingly beautiful that it stopped me in my tracks. It was 'Pur Ti Miro' from Monteverdi's opera L'Incoronazione di Poppea. Of Monteverdi I knew only the magnificent Vespers; I have heard little or nothing of his operas. Another musical world to be explored... Meanwhile, here is 'Pur Ti Miro' –
Monday 18 September 2023
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A superb combination, thank you.
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