The Flower Duet

[Ron Obvious]

This is the Flower Duet from Lakme by the composer Delibes. You might recognise it as the soundtrack to a recent British Airways commercial.

This moment of grace and beauty was brought to you by your local cynical, flint-hearted jerkoff who can be brought to tears and ecstasy by this sort of thing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Ron Obvious!

Thank you for this!

It's uncommon that classical music gets any time in the Lounge. So this makes me very happy!

Tears and ecstasy are good things for anyone...

[Ron Obvious]

2. Thanks, Peggy.

I'm glad you liked it.

Some days only music can give me hope for the future of humanity.

[elleng]

4. MOST DAYS for me, Ron.

I've got this on all day:

http://www.weta.org/listen-live

[Ron Obvious]

5. We're lucky in Seattle too

We have the wonderful classic King here. After an unfortunate stint as a commercial classical music station ("And now, after this traffic report, here's some Baroque too hot to Handel...&quot , it's returned to a listener-supported station.

I'm proud to say we're founding members here at Obvious Manor.

[elleng]

7. Good to hear,

and 'my' station is available anywhere, online.

[elleng]

3. Thanks for making this immediately available here, Ron.

Elina Garanca has the MOST wonderful voice, imo.

[Ron Obvious]

6. You're welcome, Ellen!

You should hear me in the shower.

No, on second thoughts, you shouldn't. It really doesn't even begin to measure up.

[Le Taz Hot]

8. LOVE it!

Loved the vocalists as well.

LTH<-----HUGE classical music fan.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

9. I have a tradition,

that when any one of my pets die, they have something very fitting to their character played very loudly, usually over and over during and after their burial, often while entertaining friends with wine sharing memories of X pet. The Flower Duet forever belongs to Sp.E.C.T.R.E.; my desk dwelling kitty, who always had the 'I'm in love with you' look in her eyes towards me (and only me).

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[Ron Obvious]

10. That's lovely

I'm at least two cats and two dogs behind the curve because I'm scared to take on the grief again.

[CrispyQ]

11. That was extarordinary!

Thank you so much!

[Brigid]

12. Lovely!

"Lakme" is an opera I'm not familiar with, but most extraordinary!

[Ron Obvious]

14. I wasn't either

I'm fairly conversant with most classical music, but I hadn't even heard of Delibes before.

This track is from a 2 CD collection that I have called "The Greatest Opera Show on Earth".

Our local classical station, Classic KING FM, was playing it yesterday during a fundraiser.

[shenmue]

13. Neato!

[Hula Popper]

15. Here they are again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Hdc2zNgJIpY

so wonderful.......

[Ron Obvious]

16. Gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing!