(Ladies and) Gentlemen, start your engines!
by chuckofish
A few weeks ago I picked up a couple of CDs at an estate sale. (Yes, I still listen to CDs!) I should have gotten a lot more at this particular sale, but I just couldn’t stand there picking through them.
Anyway, the other morning I was listening to some of these oldies but goodies. The William Tell Overture, written in 1829 by Gioachino Rossini, was the one that really stood out for me. I mean you’ve heard it a million times–it’s a total cliche for Pete’s sake–but, boy, is it good! Try to erase the Lone Ranger from your mind. Forget about all those cartoon characters waking up at daybreak in the pastorale section of the piece.
Imagine instead this dual personality speeding down the road, hitting all the lights on my way to work. Amazing. I recommend listening to the whole thing, but here’s the finale:
Well, I guess it is time to reacquaint myself with the classical music I grew up listening to.
What music do you listen to in order to get your motor revving in the morning?
dual personalities 
I grew up on The Lone Ranger (yes, the radio version!) and this wonderful piece. I always thought the music was written just for the show and not for some Swiss folk hero (I cheated, I googled), it was so perfect for a galloping horse and I would start bouncing up and down every time I heard it…great memories!
Well, it has always been my belief that had all those guys like Rossini lived 100 years later, they would have all been writing great scores for the movies!
It depends on what car I’m driving, but this morning I was actually listening to a cassette (that’s how old the car is!) of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkeban. In the other car, I’m likely to listen to Gregory Alan Isakov or a compilation CD. I have to say, though, that I LOVE the image of you driving to the William Tell Overture!! Racing Katie! 🙂
It is special, n’est-ce pas?
I like some smokin’ hot bluegrass like Steven Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers or Greensky Bluegrass.
I agree!