tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post2609712787213533372..comments2024-03-28T16:35:26.665+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: A child's vision of the world - Thomas TraherneBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-57876130314512948602011-09-10T19:17:01.463+01:002011-09-10T19:17:01.463+01:00Bach, Mozart, Beethoven or Wagner Finzi is not, no...Bach, Mozart, Beethoven or Wagner Finzi is not, nor would I dream of putting him in the same league. But he is part of a very special, minor league which has my affection, and which also includes Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Moeran, Delius, Bax etc.tweedyprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507830377434312155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-22478317825944471642011-09-07T20:28:15.778+01:002011-09-07T20:28:15.778+01:00@TweedyProf - I find Finzi pleasant, but he doesn&...@TweedyProf - I find Finzi pleasant, but he doesn't quite get me. I regard classical music as essentially a Germanic phenomenon! <br /><br />I very much like specific works of British composers - but the only composers whose work I whole heartedly love in 'bulk' are Arthur Sullivan (in the Savoy Operas, specifically) and John Dowland's lute pieces... maybe Henry Purcell squeezes in there too.<br /><br />@WmJas - I decided I wanted to read it in a book, and have ordered a copy.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-48317273231852359802011-09-07T19:29:44.341+01:002011-09-07T19:29:44.341+01:00I ran across a quote from Centuries of Meditations...I ran across a quote from <i>Centuries of Meditations</i> in Aldous Huxley's <i>The Perennial Philosophy</i> and was sufficiently impressed to track down the book and read it. I can't recommend it highly enough.<br /><br />You can read the whole thing online <a rel="nofollow">here</a>.Wm Jashttp://wmjas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-77446229461854253592011-09-07T18:49:55.506+01:002011-09-07T18:49:55.506+01:00I came to these marvelous words of Traherne from h...I came to these marvelous words of Traherne from hearing them set to music by Gerald Finzi in the cantata "Dies Natalis". I suspect you will love it. Finzi is one of my favorite composers; there is something about early-20th-century English music that is absolutely unique.<br /><br />Thanks for a wonderful blog!tweedyprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507830377434312155noreply@blogger.com