http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/posts/tags/hpmusic2/page/1/ "Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles" en Vox Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:33:06 +0000 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss hpmusic2 http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-a-real-genius.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Pete) http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-a-real-genius.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-a-real-genius.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:33:06 +0000 <blockquote><p>Show us a musical genius. </p></blockquote> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3be330004" at:format="medium" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-medium photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3be330004.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3be330004-200pi" alt="0086" title="0086" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3be330004.html" title="0086">0086</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div>Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.&#160; I was tempted to say Mahler, but Tchaikovsky wins on sheer range, he could write symphonies, ballets, overtures and operas fantastically.&#160; Pieces like the Nutcracker Suite and the 1812 overture are sublime works, not to mention Piano Concerto number 1.&#160; His work is so consistently amazing that I can&#39;t think of anyone more deserving of being the answer to this question.<br /><br />There are so many pieces I could upload, but I&#39;ve decided to go with two of those I listen to most often, conducted here by London Symphony Orchestra. <br /><br /> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bedd0004" at:format="small" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-small audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bedd0004.html"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bedd0004-120pi" alt="01 Nutcracker Ballet Suite_ March" title="01 Nutcracker Ballet Suite_ March" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bedd0004.html" title="01 Nutcracker Ballet Suite_ March">01 Nutcracker Ballet Suite_ March</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bf430004" at:format="small" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-small audio-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item audio-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bf430004.html"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bf430004-120pi" alt="10 1812 Overture" title="10 1812 Overture" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3bf430004.html" title="10 1812 Overture">10 1812 Overture</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> </div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://captainhaddock.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-a-real-genius.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225235e2b549d00e398d3c95a0003?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> musical genius vox hunt what do you have to say? hpmusic2