We kick off with Strauss’s ‘Death and transfiguration’. The music itself seems pleasant enough (is that the point?). Just prior to tuning in this evening, the news of Ozzy Osbourne’s death popped up on my phone. All my social media feeds are awash with the news, and it is this that I have reverberating through my head. So - even if I cant sense the narcotic theme through the instrumentation - I’m still getting it. Add to this the pink-red staining on my hands and splatted all over my kitchen sink, as I drain the beetroot (not a euphemism).
Next up is the world premiere of Mark Simpson’s ZEBRA. And this is where it gets interesting for me, because it’s going to feature electric guitar - my own instrument! I’m a Clapton man myself, but I’m wondering if Sean Shibe’s playing is drawing influence from another of my guitar heroes, the late great Jeff Beck? Certainly sounds like; his playing is transcendent and I’m now starting to feel the hallucinogenics.
I pick up a bit of Bladerunner philosophy during the interval, but not being familiar with the franchise (I know, I know… it’s on the list), this sadly falls on deaf ears.
Last but not least it’s the Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz. I’m still a bit giddy from the electric guitar, and once again I’m struggling to catch on to the dark narcotic feel of this piece (sounds nice enough?!). More than anything though, I’m wondering why I haven’t heard of Berlioz before (thought he was a modern-day composer before looking him up - is that bad?)
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