Growing up, I was exposed to a lot of classical music. Though mine was a very frugal, working- class family, we were the only household among our friends, neighbors, and relatives to have a hi-fidelity stereo system. As kids, my siblings and I were outliers because we loved classical music.In the early 1980s CBS (now Sony) came out with their Great Performances series. Our family owned quite a few records from this series. Our favorite, by far, was Pictures At An Exhibition. We played the hell out of that record. At the time, my younger sister was in the high school color guard, and along with the entire marching band traveled the eastern seaboard winning band competitions performing excerpts from Pictures.
Readers who grew up watching The Smurfs will recognize two pieces (Gnomus, Tuileries) from Pictures.
Older readers may recall that Emerson, Lake & Palmer covered Pictures (I don't recommend their version).
Imagine my delight when I discovered the Great Performances version of Pictures available on Rhapsody. It's on the Zen play list now.
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I loved the GP series and was just talking about them the other day. Thanks for providing the links. I'm gonna go shopping now!
Isn't it interesting how the music we grew up with reverberates all over?
I grew up with Jimmie Rogers. My Da LOVED him and to this day, I can yodel perfectly.
Not that anyone EVER asks me to, but...
You could always yodel on YouTube, Maria.
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