Oranjezicht

It was an earlier sunset this time. I decided to see what it would be like from the city bowl. Still breathtaking.

I didn’t have the ‘me’ time that I usually have though. I was at Brian and Dale’s place. A very peaceful afternoon after quite an eventful weekend, to say the least. But I’m not going to go into that here. I’ll leave that for the book…

A great memory of this past week was spending some QT with Andre, my friend who plays the violin like an angel. I went over to his place to listen to some SACD recordings he has. We sat through Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ in it’s entirety, blasting the neighbours away with discordant and cacophonous beauty. I hadn’t heard it for quite some time and this recording was simply fantastic. Neeme Jaarvi conducting. Beautiful phrasings abounded. Instrumentation I hadn’t ever been able to pick out before became amazingly clear. The SACD format really does allow for a clarity of sound and tonal range second to none. It’s a pity it hasn’t taken off more. I understand why though. People wanted portability, not more clarity. SACD quality doesn’t really matter for modern pop music. The range is simply wasted.

He also played me some music from the movie ‘The Red Violin’. Moving stuff, pardon the pun. Andre lent me the DVD to put me in the picture. I know, another terrible pun.

And from one Rite of Spring to another – we donned our party gear and headed for the clubs to partake in the spring festivities for the first real Spring weekend we’ve had so far in Cape Town this year. Let’s just say that the evening didn’t dissappoint…

“Celebration should be enjoyed, not regretted.”

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