«- Como estás?, é uma bela questão. Normalmente respondo - Sei lá, porque não gosto de mentir. E sei lá de facto. Umas vezes estou redondo, outras quadrado, outras cheio de picos, outras liquefeito, outras não estou sequer: deslizo por aí armado em nuvem. - Como estás?, e é impossível responder - Deslizo por aí armado em nuvem» António Lobo Antunes
«O mundo só vai prestar Para nele se viver No dia em que a gente ver Um gato maltês casar Com uma alegre andorinha Saindo os dois a voar O noivo e sua noivinha Dom Gato e Dona Andorinha» Jorge Amado
Two pivotal members of the Woody Allen Jazz Band, leader Eddy Davis and pianist Conal Fowkes appear here in a live performance at the beautiful Casa Fuster in the heart of Barcelona, Spain.
The clip is taken from a 90 minute DVD containing 24 titles available for purchase by visiting www.DavisFowkes.com.
The DVD also includes a bonus "extra" of a very special jam session with guest musician...... guess who?
The excerpts are "Wild Man Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton and "Memories Of You" by Eubie Blake.
Era uma vez, lá na Judeia, um rei. Feio bicho, de resto: Uma cara de burro sem cabresto E duas grandes tranças. A gente olhava, reparava, e via Que naquela figura não havia Olhos de quem gosta de crianças. E, na verdade, assim acontecia. Porque um dia, O malvado, Só por ter o poder de quem é rei Por não ter coração, ... Sem mais nem menos, Mandou matar quantos eram pequenos Nas cidades e aldeias da Nação. Mas, Por acaso ou milagre, aconteceu Que, num burrinho pela areia fora, Fugiu Daquelas mãos de sangue um pequenito Que o vivo sol da vida acarinhou; E bastou Esse palmo de sonho Para encher este mundo de alegria; Para crescer, ser Deus; E meter no inferno o tal das tranças, Só porque ele não gostava de crianças. Miguel Torga
"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them apperr; this prism could be the spirit of the listener." (Arvo Pärt)
"Passamos pelas coisas sem as ver, gastos, como animais envelhecidos: se alguém chama por nós não respondemos, se alguém nos pede amor não estremecemos, como frutos de sombra sem sabor, vamos caindo ao chão, apodrecidos. " - Eugénio de Andrade.
"O sentido da vida é apenas estar vivo. É tão simples e tão óbvia e tão simples. E, no entanto, todo mundo corre em torno de um grande pânico, como se fosse necessário para alcançar algo além de si mesmos. " ~ Alan Watts
·“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” ~ Alan Watts
There are things that I'd like to say
But I'm never talking to you again
There's things that I'd like to phrase some way
But I'm never talking to you again
I'm never talking to you again
I'm never talking to you
I'm tired of wasting all my time
Trying to talk to you
I'd put you down where you belong
But I'm never talking to you again
I'd show you everywhere you're wrong
But I'm never talking to you again
'this video is about; the journey of life. It starts by rushing out of the tunnel (birth giving), at a certain point friends start joining in, and leaving later on. In the end you disappear from this world without leaving any significant trace.'
" Os deuses não morreram: o que morreu foi a nossa visão deles. Não se foram: deixámos de os ver. Ou fechámos os olhos, ou entre eles e nós uma névoa qualquer se entremeteu. Subsistem, vivem como viveram, com a mesma divindade e a mesma calma." Fernando Pessoa in "À Procura da Verdade Oculta"
“What is the one sentence summary on how you change the world? Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting" (Larry Page).
"Think different" (Steve Jobs).
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man” (George ...Bernard Shaw).
"Man cannot survive except through his mind. He comes on earth unarmed. His brain is his only weapon. But the mind is an attribute of the individual, there is no such thing as a collective brain. The man who thinks must think and act on his own. The reasoning mind cannot work under any form of compulsion. It cannot not be subordinated to the needs, opinions, or wishes of others. It is not an object of sacrifice"
(Ayn Rand). "One reason that modern leadership is hard is because an effective modern leader must listen to others. Though few people manage to do it, this may be one of the easiest competencies to demonstrate--provided you can resist the urge to talk." (Brian Evje)
Conducted by Alvaro Cassuto with the Ireland National Symphony Orchestra.
I. Lento - 00:00
II. Andante - 13:49
III. Allegro Tranquillo - 26:05
IV. Lento - 37:08
"The slow introduction of the Fourth Symphony starts with a Brucknerian tremolo, with a solo bassoon playing the main theme. Building up to a quite foreseeable tutti in fortissimo, the music slows down to a halt, prior to the beginning of the Allegro con fuoco. A rhythmic cell, starting pianissimo in the low strings, builds up harmonically by the addition of fourths to a fortissimo, where the woodwind plays the main theme of the Allegro. The strings then take over the theme and, after a short development, we hear a long melody, the second theme of this sonata-form movement. The development is quite clear, with different orchestral sections treated in blocks of sound, leading to a slowing down and a fermata, before the recapitulation. Here the rhythmic cell is introduced by the snare drum and timpani, again with a Brucknerian crescendo with string tremolos. The movement ends fortissimo with no surprises. The second movement starts like a funeral march with an ostinato melody in the low register. The main theme, introduced by the clarinets, is then taken over by the whole woodwind with a strong counterpoint in the strings, and the music develops naturally until reaching an intense accelerando leading to big outbursts of sound. A middle section features muted strings singing a modal monody against the low brass harmonic background. This middle section develops, again by repeats, to a fortissimo, which then subsides to give way to a recapitulation. At the end, the timpani and percussion die away in the distance."
"The Scherzo is clearly influenced by Sibelius, starting with string tremolos and bass pizzicati. The long cantilena of the oboe is based on a development of the initial theme. The natural evolution of the music then leads to a second theme in the woodwind in thirds, over a regular crotchet rhythm in the strings in pizzicato. After a repeat of the initial section we reach a Trio in 5/4 rhythm. Its main theme sounds like a folk-tune, opening a window into the world of the main section of the finale, where we again find music that has a folkloristic colour, although it is not actually based on any folk material. The scherzo and trio is repeated, and the coda leads to a hectic ending of the movement by means of an accelerando. The fourth movement is the most complex of all movements of the symphony, with three main sections a slow introduction, a bi-thematic Allegro and a chorale-like ending. The slow introduction presents the initial theme in the bass, in an ostinato motif which accelerates into the Allegro con brio. Here, the four trumpets playa rhythmic background which is as brilliant as it is technically difficult. The second theme of the bi-thematic finale is a folk-dance in 3+3+2 rhythm This dance is quite incisive in character and it leads to a 5/8 development and, then, to a grandiose Alla breve, melodious section, up to the recapitulation. Here the musical material is presented in much richer orchestral colours. The folk-dance builds up and leads to an abrupt ending over a roll in the timpani. The low brass then prepares the chorale-like Epilogue. This last is the climax of the Fourth Symphony. Like Beethoven's Ninth it has an all-embracing melody of timeless character which the composer called a "Hymn to Youth", dedicated to the Jeunesses Musicales, of whose founding Board of Directors Braga Santos was a member. Braga Santos probably felt that, like Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony, he should have composed a choral finale rather than an orchestral one. Therefore, for a performance of this symphony at a convention of the Jeunesses Musicales in Lisbon; he superimposed on it a four-part mixed chorus. In my opinion, the chorus does not enrich the music, nor does it add grandeur. Quite the contrary, it actually banalizes the originality of Braga Santos' initial concept, and covers the wealth of its orchestration. The work is scored for two flutes and piccolo, two oboes and cor anglais, two clarinets and bass clarinet, two bassoons and contrabassoon, four horns, four trumpets, three trombones and tuba, harp, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, triangle, cymbals and tarn-tam and strings." - Alvaro Cassuto
1. La Femme D'argent - 0:00 2. Sexy Boy - 7:10 3. All I Need - 12:09 4. Kelly Watch The Stars - 16:37 5. Talisman - 20:23 6. Remember - 24:40 7. You Make It Easy - 27:17 8. Ce Matin-Là - 31:16 9. New Star In The Sky - 34:55 10. Le Voyage De Pénélope - 40:35 You're welcome.
Plena mulher, maçã carnal, lua quente,
espesso aroma de algas, lodo e luz pisados,
que obscura claridade se abre entre tuas colunas?
Que antiga noite o homem toca com seus sentidos?
Ai, amar é uma viagem com água e com estrelas,
com ar opresso e bruscas tempestades de farinha:
amar é um combate de relâmpagos
e dois corpos por um só mel derrotados.
Beijo a beijo percorro teu pequeno infinito,
tuas margens, teus rios, teus povoados pequenos,
e o fogo genital transformado em delícia
corre pelos tênues caminhos do sangue
até precipitar-se como um cravo noturno,
até ser e não ser senão na sombra um raio.
Track Listing
01 00:00 "My Sweet Lord (Demo)"
02 03:32 "Run of the Mill (Demo)"
03 05:27 "I'd Have You Anytime (Early Take)"
04 08:32 "Mama You've Been on My Mind (Demo)"
05 11:36 "Let It Be Me (Demo)"
06 14:31 "Woman Don't You Cry for Me (Early Take)"
07 17:13 "Awaiting on You All (Early Take)"
08 19:53 "Behind That Locked Door (Demo)"
09 23:18 "All Things Must Pass (Demo)"
10 27:54 "The Light That Has Lighted the World (Demo)"
Florence + the Machine took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall on the 3rd of April 2012 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. It was streamed in HD quality via HP's YouTube channel, and here is what was witnessed in full.
0:00 You've Got The Love
5:07 Only If For A Night
10:43 Drumming Song
16:31 Heartlines
22:37 Between Two Lungs
27:20 Breaking Down
31:35 Cosmic Love
37:59 All This And Heaven Too
43:12 No Light, No Light
48:04 Never Let Me Go
53:12 Dog Days Are Over
59:15 Shake It Out
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZFfOuO_0o4&feature=related
Eu trago-te com mãos de adoração Os livros dos meus sonhos ilimitados, Mulher Branca que a paixão vestiu Como o mar veste a areia branca, E com o com o coração mais velho que um cometa ...
cheio do fogo pálido do tempo: Mulher branca com sonhos ilimitados, Eu trago-te no meu ritmo apaixonante. W.B.Yeats
Plena mulher, maçã carnal, lua quente,
espesso aroma de algas, lodo e luz pisados,
que obscura claridade se abre entre tuas colunas?
Que antiga noite o homem toca com seus sentidos?
Ai, amar é uma viagem com água e com estrelas,
com ar opresso e bruscas tempestades de farinha:
amar é um combate de relâmpagos
e dois corpos por um só mel derrotados.
Beijo a beijo percorro teu pequeno infinito,
tuas margens, teus rios, teus povoados pequenos,
e o fogo genital transformado em delícia
corre pelos tênues caminhos do sangue
até precipitar-se como um cravo noturno,
até ser e não ser senão na sombra um raio.
É comum a ideia de que os velhos são os conservadores típicos e os jovens são os inovadores. Não é bem assim. Os conservadores mais típicos são os jovens, os que querem viver mas não pensam nem têm tempo para pensar como viver e que, por isso, optam pelo modelo de vida já existente.
Tolstói em O Diabo e Outros Contos (1889-90)