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Tag Archives: classical music

Rubenstein Mom Used to Play – Romance

Posted on 25 Mar 2021 by bewilderbeast
Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia | Tagged classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano, rubenstein | 2 Comments

Mozart Mom used to Play – Fantasia

Posted on 25 Mar 2021 by bewilderbeast
– Fantasia in D minor –
Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia | Tagged classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, music, piano | Leave a comment

Mendelssohn Mom Used to Play – Consolation

Posted on 25 Mar 2021 by bewilderbeast

Mendelsson’s Consolation, she called it

Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia | Tagged classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano | Leave a comment

Debussey Mom Used to Play – Clair de Lune

Posted on 3 May 2020 by bewilderbeast
Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia, Family | Tagged classical music, Debussey, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano | Leave a comment

Chopin Mom Used to Play – Mazurka in b minor Opus. 33 No. 4

Posted on 30 Apr 2020 by bewilderbeast
Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia, Family | Tagged Chopin, classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano | 3 Comments

Schubert Mom Used to Play – Impromptu in A-flat major No.4

Posted on 26 Apr 2020 by bewilderbeast
Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia, Family | Tagged 95 Stuart Street, classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano, Schubert | Leave a comment

Padarewski Mom Used to Play – Minuet in G

Posted on 24 Apr 2020 by bewilderbeast

We’ll let Padarewski play this one himself, but not for long. Sheila says she has a recording of Mom playing this. When I get it, it’ll be ‘Roll Over Padarewski!’

Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia, Family | Tagged 95 Stuart Street, classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, Padarewski, piano | Leave a comment

Liszt Mom Used to Play – Liebestraum

Posted on 15 Apr 2020 by bewilderbeast

Quite one of my favourites, this would invoke peace. Some of the others caused some melancholy! Not this one.

Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia, Family | Tagged 95 Stuart Street, classical music, Liszt, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano | Leave a comment

Liszt Mom Used to Play – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Posted on 14 Apr 2020 by bewilderbeast
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Mozart Mom Used to Play – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Posted on 13 Apr 2020 by bewilderbeast
Posted in 1_Harrismith, 2_Free State / Vrystaat, 8_Nostalgia, Family | Tagged 95 Stuart Street, classical music, Mary Bland Swanepoel, piano | Leave a comment

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