"Don Giovanni was a badass....seducing women of all kinds, shapes and sizes..."

[noiinthiem]

Ah, Biringer, you make theory so much fun. When Don Giovanni failed to woo a peasant bride in the key of A major, with a sweet little aria, he decided, "if I can't get her in A, I'll modulate to E!!" and successfully takes her away from her wedding

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[fellmama]

When I was little, I had a recording of Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" narrated by Maazel. I had large parts of it (complete with Maazel's accent) memorized at one point. I can still quote bits: "This is the Frinch Nationl Orchestra, I em theh conducter, and my naym is LOrin MaZL."

I am so jealous.

[noiinthiem]

I had the Bernstein version, with Peter and the Wolf on it.
and I cannot, CANNOT, believe it!

[fellmama]

Mine was Peter and the Wolf on one side and the Britten on the other. I wonder if I could find it on CD . . .