Very impressive, beautiful work - fascinating for me to encounter a composition arising in a sense fro the great novel, The Magic Mountain - a favorite novel of mine along with Faustus - looking forward to listening to your compositions.

Thank you for these kind comments, they are much appreciated.

This is the 1st of a group of 5 playlists which in my view, represent the best of my work and for which I would most like to be remembered. Noche Oscura was first performed by Jane Manning with the Park Lane Group. The Cloud of Unknowing was a commission from The Fires of London and was premiered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies. The Magic Mountain was a commission from Charles Dobler, and the 1st performance was given by Stephen Pruslin with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lionel Friend in St. John's Smith Square. The remaining playlists will be posted at roughly monthly intervals.

Legacy 1

Instrumental lullaby. Music and performance - LeoMReznik. ( And again, my favorite open guitar tuning. This is a short lullaby that is part of an earlier " Open string's lullaby" that was not included in it.)

Rainy Window Lullaby

“a cappella”

Art work: rosiekeystrokes via Pixabay

なにもできずに
いかりもせずに
生きているのは
罪だろうか
（出典不詳）

Is it a sin to live without doing anything, without anger?
(Source: unknown)

A Cappella

Paroles et musique : EmmaJack 

Today belongs to you
Don't keep your dreams for you
You can do the best the craziest you know
You can also stay at home with your sorrow

Today belongs to you
Don't keep your dreams for you
You can take the train don't care where it goes
You can also stay all day on your pillow

The sun don't care
If you 're stuck forever in your favorite game
The sun won't cry
If you live or die in your virtual life.

Today belongs to you
Don't keep your dreams for you
You 
You can stay at home forget tomorrow
You can also jump out through your window

The sun don't care
If you 're stuck forever in your favorite game
The sun won't cry
If you live or die in your virtual life.

You never know what you're gonna see,
if you pick up the right number
You never what you're gonna see,
If you once talk to your neighbor
You never know what you're gonna see
If you turn right at the corner
You never know what you're gonna see, 
You never know
You never know

Whispers of tomorrow

December 25, 2023
Image: Heinke Both - personne presente II, 2022
https://heinke-both.de/

FIRNIS

The urge to slow down

Ruin 

The poison I’m drinking, just left me further down 
The bridges I’m burning, nowhere left but underground 
Sweet father in heaven, I curse your holy name 
I’m left here just rotting, I hope you do the same 


(Ruin)
I crossed the ocean wide 
You have become my life 
I crossed the ocean wide 
You have become my life 

The poison I’m drinking, just left me further down 
The bridges I’m burning, nowhere left but underground 
Sweet father in heaven, I curse your holy name 
I’m left here just rotting, I hope you do the same

RUIN

Machinelover A K A Motorfucker

Never Too Late

A Night Like This by The Cure - cover (summer 2024 remix)

piano and orchestra
Stephen Pruslin (piano) 
Royal Philharmmonic Orchestra
conducted by Lionel Friend
St. John's Smith Square, London

The Magic Mountain I/3 Arrival

Magic Mountain II/3 Ocean of Time

Magic Mountain III/3 Thunderbolt

chamber ensemble
The Fires of London
conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies

The Cloud of Unknowning

soprano and chamber ensemble
Margaret Field, soprano
Gemini conducted by Peter Wiegold
text by St. John of the Cross

Noche Oscura

words and music K. Gennery
image designed by mr cagey

If I were to paint a portrait of you,
layer upon layer oil mixed with dew.
Canvas part torn weathered and worn,
a wondrous reflection resplendent in colour.

If I were to sculpture in marble or stone.
Alabaster skin flawless in tone.
A peachy complexion a hint of rouge,
lines to be seen more than a laughter or two.

If I were a poet my sonnet to you,
would flow from my heart that’s been battered and bruised.
Words on page of passion and rage,
an inky endorsement of love and of hate.

Ohhh, let it go now, I need to have some peace of mind.
Ohhh, let it go now,
find myself a release, that finally sets me free.
From all the confusion, downright delusion,
turmoil swirling around, inside me brain.

of love & of hate

These SoundCloud posts contain most of my work, and the series of 5 Legacy playlists in the Spotlight are all those by which I would most like to be remembered. They begin with Noche Oscura, which I wrote in 1976, and end with Broken Forms from 2021 and the opera Russian Jerusalem and the anthem Even-Song, completed in 2022.
Details of all my compositions, and information about their publication, can be found at my publisher's address: Ricordi London (http://www.ricordi.com/en-US/Composers/H/Hopkins-John.aspx)

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