Voice of Lou Reed (1942–2013)
Excerpts from Reed’s last video interview with director Farida Khelfa, September 2013

Cello by Henrik Dam Thomsen
Excerpt from the final symphony by Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Symphony No. 15, Op. 141 - II. Adagio - Largo - Adagio – Largo

Image by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders: Reed’s last portrait sitting (detail), September 2013

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What is sound?

Sounds are the inexplicable
Sound is like life, what is life?
What is sound?

But what is sound?
Sound is more than just noise
And ordered sound is music

It’s so simple
You know that

So beautiful it made me cry

Sound
Ordered sound is music 
My life is music

But then there are nature sounds
The sound of the wind
The sound of love

So beautiful it made me cry

last words on sound

In many countries of Europe, the organ played an important role in the development of music over time.  In the vast land of Russia, however, that wasn’t exactly the case. Today we’re going to Russia to find out what sort of music was actually composed for the organ. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2017/04/23/.

The King of Instruments, ep. 64 - April 23, 2017 - Russian Music

This week we go to the movies with transcriptions of music for the big screen. Find complete information about this episode at https://www.kingofinstruments.show/2020/01/05/.

The King of Instruments, ep. 204 - January 5, 2020 - Movie Music

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