I have been dreaming a lot of the sea recently, of my father, of old friends, of long conversations and good company.
It was good to make those dreams real and (apart from the sea) to meet many of them once again these past few days, and perhaps some more in coming days.
Below is an 11 second video I took at Wigmore Hall by the virtuoso flute player Emmanuel Pahud accompanied by Christian Rivet on guitar. They were excellent! I went with my father and one of my earliest friends from schooldays.
It was an eclectic performance varying from the excitement of Piazzolla's tango music to the very modern as if a baby were playing with the instruments, along the way the dulcet tones of Handel and the slavonic dances of Bartok.
It was an eclectic performance varying from the excitement of Piazzolla's tango music to the very modern as if a baby were playing with the instruments, along the way the dulcet tones of Handel and the slavonic dances of Bartok.
This is a full version of the above from a different recording which was played as an encore:
Ibert — Entr'Acte
Ibert — Entr'Acte
Finally, a live recording from Pahud's YouTube channel which he also played tonight.
Bartok — Pe Loc
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