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Ultima strigare: Se cauta cititori pentru Habarnam II

Va spuneam acum vreo saptamana ca a aparut inca o carte cu aventurile lui Habarnam: Habarnam si Orasul Soarelui. Si v-am propus sa o citim impreuna. Mai fac o ultima incercare.

p.s.: Poate vreunul dintre cititorii de data trecuta mai vrea sa se implice si de data asta: Zaza, Marc, Monica, Emilian, Suzi, Dennda, Pinnochio, Optzecea, b0gdan, Hiacint, Lorena, Raluca Hippie, Valydo, Habarnam, Seceleanu, Angie, Alexandra, Kesepian, ce spuneti?

p.p.s.: Aceeasi intrebare e valabila si pentru oamenii din blogroll. In special pentru: Arhitectul, Cezar, Chestii livresti, ChriSmilla, Dulce Mahala, Eduard, Flu, Gogu Kaizer, Ionuca, Oanamarrria, Turambar, Adi Ciubotaru, Ariel, Cabral, Fata cu soarele, Mara, Monsoux, Nada, Oompa, Piticu, Puck, Sutu si Vis Urat.

10 Last.fm Alternatives

Last.fm nu mai e free. Chiar daca nu costa mult (3 USD / luna), felul in care a fost introdusa schimbarea (fara sa fie consultati si anuntati utilizatorii) si decizia de a-i pune sa plateasca doar pe cei care nu traiesc in USA, UK si Germania i-au facut pe destui sa isi inchida conturile.

Daca situatia nu se va schimba, pe 1 iunie o sa plecam si noi de pe last.fm. Pana atunci, ne-am gandit sa ne uitam la niste alternative. Si am gasit chestiile urmatoare:

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Saturday Noon Concert (32): Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Opus 111

This might sound at a point like a ragtime, but don’t be fooled – it’s a piano sonata nevertheless. 🙂 The last one written by Beethoven (and his last composition for piano too). So here goes the last “concert” from this series (we hope you’ve enjoyed it):

As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.

Saturday Noon Concert (31): Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

This sonata was composed by Beethoven in 1821 and has three parts. It is, in a way, representative for the group of piano sonatas written by him at the end of his life (he had probably lost his hearing entirely at the time).

As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.

Saturday Noon Concert (30): Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op.109

This is quite intense:

As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.

Saturday Noon Concert (29): Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106

The 29th piano sonata (also called Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier) is one of the most difficult works for piano solo ever written by man. It is a bit long, though, so make sure you have about 40 minutes to spare before you start listening to it.

As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.

Saturday Noon Concert (28): Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101

You can actually hear how much Beethoven’s musical thinking has evolved while you listen to this sonata. If you compare it to the first piano sonata written by Beethoven more than 20 years earlier, for instance, you’ll see what we mean. It’s musical structure is more complex and sounds at times a bit broken, a bit repetitive, as it expresses what Beethoven has called “a series of impressions and reveries” (see here).

However, the 28th is still an interesting listening experience, so we hope you’ll enjoy it:

As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.

Saturday Noon Concert (27): Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Opus 90

Beethoven wrote this one 5 years after writing the 26th piano sonata, during the summer of 1814. The 27th piano sonata has only two parts. The first movement is regarded as a dialogue between reason and passion, while the second is seen as a dialogue between lovers (see here, for instance). He hope you’ll enjoy it, because we did. 🙂

As usual, we want to thank Bunji Hisamori for his kind permission to post the above audio rendering on our blog. The midi file was downloaded from The Classical Music Archives. You can find some technical details and the previous sonatas from this series here.