Concerning Rachmaninoff's Symphony no. 2:
Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu:
Rachmaninov!! Rachmaninov!! Rachmaninov!!
All the suffering and torment of this Sisyphean farce we term life is worth it, if even for a moment, one can behold perfection! Half seductive melancholy, half incandesent bliss.
mrsbrown andhercat:
Yes dear, it's very nice isn't it? My hubby plays this on the banjo, but it's not the same.
LOL!
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Now, which is more likely: That Mr. Ngbendu is the noted Mr. Ngbendu? Or that Prince Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha played the banjo?
Whoa, whoa, whoa there, wait a minute, what? Who?
Okay, I see. Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku Ngbendu. Died in 97. I'm going with Prince Albert playing the banjo.
Oh wait a minute. That means the comment came from Queen Victoria. I'm still going with that.
I'm sure you're no great fan of Dame Judy, but there's a sweetness to the story
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