Elvira Madigan is the one-man project of Marcus H Madigan. He describes the… Read Full Bio ↴Elvira Madigan is the one-man project of Marcus H Madigan. He describes the band as 'Black/Speed/Progressive Metal'. Recording, producing and mastering the entire process alone, Marcus has over the period of eight years, released a total of four full albums. The most recent album 'Regent Sie', was followed by an announcement that the project would be put on hiatus.
The 2005 album 'Angelis Daemonae' is different to Madigan's other work, in that it consists entirely of cover songs, done in the Elvira Madigan style. The album includes covers of Chris De Burgh, Tori Amos and Nobuo Uematsu.
The 2005 album 'Angelis Daemonae' is different to Madigan's other work, in that it consists entirely of cover songs, done in the Elvira Madigan style. The album includes covers of Chris De Burgh, Tori Amos and Nobuo Uematsu.
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@Astrobrant2
When I was a kid I would hear songs written by Mozart, Beethoven, or Chopin on the radio or in a movie, not knowing who wrote them, and think they were contemporary. Sometimes even Bach. It was so much fun to discover over the years, always accidentally, what they were.
Funny thing, by my teen years I was kind of familiar with most of the major composers, but not Mozart. (This was before the Internet). I knew how big his name was in music, but was not familiar (knowingly) with any of his music. So almost out of a sense of obligation I went to the library and borrowed some Mozart records when I was about 33. My motivation? An episode on Cheers where Sam and Dianne went to a concert to hear Mozart's "Jupiter" symphony, #41. That was around 1983 or 84. I felt a little embarrassed that I had no idea what that symphony was. In fact, I had never heard any Mozart symphonies, although I had heard parts of some of them without realizing who wrote the music. I got that symphony along with the others of Mozart's last five symphonies. You'd laugh if you knew how long I looked for his 37th! I recognized the 4th movement of #41 -- another fun discovery -- "Ohhh, Mozart wrote that!" There have been many such moments since then.
The experience was breathtaking and transformative. I gobbled up all the Mozart music I could get my hands on. During my self-assigned "Mozart project", this Concerto #21 was among the many compositions I listened to. It had been so many years since I heard just the opening phrases as a theme song for a radio show. When I was kid, somehow the name "Mozart" sounded like something I wanted to stay away from. I thought it would be booorrring! "Dippy" music, y'know. I liked Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and the Beach Boys.
Ever since that first bunch of records I borrowed from the library, and the countless hours I spent listening to the local classical radio station I have absorbed an awful lot of Mozart. I was enthralled by Bergman's Magic Flute , having always believed I would hate opera. You can buy that through YouTube, BTW.
By the time Amadeus came out I had listened to several dozen of Mozart's major works, some of them multiple times each, and I had read two biographical books and numerous articles about Mozart. I discovered classical guitar music (including Spanish) about the same time, and have been a big fan of that, too. For both, I have learned that there was a vast galaxy of fantastic music I had never heard. I discovered almost ALL of what is now my favorite music after the age of 33! Now I'm 69, and I know I can't scratch the surface of what's left. Sometimes I wonder if what would have been my favorite composition ever is one I will never hear.
Hey, if you've made it this far, thanks! But even if no one ever reads this, it was fun to write.
@sherlockholmeslives.1605
"We need not despair at mankind, knowing that Mozart was a man."
Albert Einstein ( 1879 - 1955 )
@mark.lawrence
that one comment... not having heard it before...
❤
@sherlockholmeslives.1605
@Mark Lawrence
Thanks Mark!
@leekosmin8788
You learn something old every day. Thanks.
@TheRetro60s
I first heard this as the theme tune to Elvira Madigan. A beautiful film and an equally beautiful piece of music.
@claireread2401
I played this through headphones onto my stomach while pregnant, and then each night when I put my son to bed until he was around a year old when I started to read stories instead. We heard it randomly when he was around 15 years old. He just turned to me snd said, I know this. Where do I know this from? I always think of my son when I hear this.
@Gazz496
That's really beautiful!
@claireread2401
@Hadi thank you. As is the music .
@carlogaytan7010
I'm pretty sure that classical songs are heard by people around the globe every year. Not just in the womb or for fun, but also in movies, television, advertisements, radio, and memes.
Your son like me was probably exposed to many classical songs after birth, and I'm glad because when I hear these songs I am too reminded of parts of my childhood.
@rubiferrer2419
Your comment made cry I don't know why. 💕💕so beautiful