Hey everyone!
Thank you for bearing with me whilst I've worked out some personal stuff. The only thing that I can tell you is that it feels like something is changing as far as this girl is concerned, I don't know what (well, alright, I do!) but I need some more time to decide once and for all if I'm going to relinquish this altogether.
Anyway, that's not why I'm here today, I'm here to look at my all-time-favourite piece of classical music; Ralph Vaughn Williams' The Lark Ascending and I want to tell you a little bit about why it is my favourite too...
The Lark Ascending
First off, a performance video: -
Now, admittedly, I'm posting this one blind (as I normally vet these videos before uploading them to make sure that they are of sufficient quality) but, nevertheless, it still holds true that the current reigning and defending Classic FM Hall of Fame number 1 piece is inimitable!
The way it has oft been described as that of a lark in flight, something which I'm guessing Williams was going for when he wrote it because you cannot listen to this piece and not imagine this particular lark in flight.
Assuming of course you've seen a lark in flight!
It's something else, I can tell you and with its seemingly effortless use of the updrafts to gain height whilst plummeting the depths makes this piece one for my "chill-the-heck-out" moments that I'm sure I've talked about. If I haven't, there are certain pieces that, for me, kind of command me to calm down if I've been having a particularly stressful time.
Next time I'm going to be looking at another of my favourites that, sadly, doesn't make it into my top 3, but that's the whole point of this series; for me to discuss why I like each piece and if there are any particularly special memories associated with each.
Peace!
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