{"id":4690,"date":"2013-08-24T13:07:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T13:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.wordpress.com\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2013-08-24T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T13:07:21","slug":"play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=4690","title":{"rendered":"Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late one October afternoon, I was returning from the Louvre when an orchestra began to set up in the square I was passing through.\u00a0 I stopped to see what they would play;\u00a0 as they began Danse hongroise<\/em> by Brahms I nearly floated with love for Paris.\u00a0 And that was despite my swollen and aching feet;\u00a0 moments before, I had been desperate to return to my apartment to take my shoes off.\u00a0 (The Louvre is immense and I’d walked miles viewing its exhibits.)\u00a0 But I didn’t want to forget these musicians playing me live classical music for the price of a coin donation, so I snapped them and responded eagerly to their proposal that I buy their CD of pieces by Brahms, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, Bizet and Albeniz.<\/p>\n

The CD cover says simply “Classique Metropolitain” without naming the musicians.\u00a0 Pity.\u00a0 I’ve played it frequently since that day and never tire of it.\u00a0 It’s particularly good when I’m translating, when I don’t want to hear the words of songs sung.<\/p>\n

\"Impromptu<\/a>
Impromptu orchestra, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ailsa proposed this travel theme of ‘Play’ after seeing some people play football waiting for a traffic jam to clear!\u00a0 Take a look.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Late one October afternoon, I was returning from the Louvre when an orchestra began to set up in the square I was passing through.\u00a0 I stopped to see what they would play;\u00a0 as they began Danse hongroise by Brahms I nearly floated with love for Paris.\u00a0 And that was despite my swollen and aching feet;\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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