Rauhallista Itsenäisyyspäivää

[kat_lair]

Peaceful Finnish Independence Day

As an expatriate I'm allowed to be nostalgic today and conveniently forget all the flaws...

Jean Sibelius' Finlandia as performed by London Symphony Orchestra - bringing my two homes together.

Comments

[maladroitoracle.livejournal.com]

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! <3

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Hommissa meni, mielummin olisin linnanjuhlia kattonu...

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Happy Independence Day! And I don't think I've ever told you that I adore Sibelius. Thanks for the link - my CDs are all in Portugal (somehwere).

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I almost forgot about it here, no media to remind me :D

I do love his stuff. Been listening to a lot more classical lately in general as well, it seems to go well as background music for working on thesis...

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

I find if I'm doing something 'academic' - even reviews - I can't cope with lyrics - it has to be instrumental only, though e.g. jazz is fine. Classical is good, though not opera. There must be something going on in my brain that won't let me listen happily to other words, even if I'm taking no notice of them! On the other hand, if I'm writing fic, original or fanfic, songs suit me better but I prefer single singers, not groups/choirs. The ensemble effect comes into its own when I'm messing about on LJ... The only exception (when I'm writing fic) is Mediaeval Baebes.