Driving me crazy!

Yeah, I thought of this, too. But not this.

For the past few months, I’ve approached few things with such a singular purpose as the cause I am about to present.  I bring it to you perhaps for this reason: though I’ve put so much effort into it, I’ve come up empty, and I’ve reached the end of the road as far as my options.

Some months ago, I was at a friend’s house watching TV.  It was a commercial break and I very rarely expect good things from commercial breaks.  I glanced down to my laptop, deciding to try to publish another one of my hastily-written and published pieces for The Animal Show, when I hear music.  Sweet cello sounds, undoubtedly copped from a Yo-Yo Ma recording of Bach’s Cello Suites (and indeed, upon looking it up, it seems to be from Yo-Yo Ma’s interpretation) came drifting from still-yelping television.  Both my friend and I look up to find none other than Hugh Laurie in his Emmy-nominated role as Dr. Gregory House.  He’s on the phone, delivering lines of snarky wittitude.  This much I expected, and there was something soothing about hearing sarcasm over Bach.  But after the line, the music stops–then suddenly, it turns into many cellos, many instruments, transforming the piece into something you’d have tea over to something you’d play as you siege Helm’s Deep.  In slow motion.  Epic.  See for yourself below.

I’ve probably overrated the piece, but it’s what obsession is wont to do.  It’s this piece that I’ve been trying to locate for the better part of three months since seeing that House preview.  I can’t find it, and judging by the fact that comments on that YouTube clip dried up about a month ago, I don’t think anyone else can either.  Anyone out there wanna help a brotha out?

In the mean time, I’m left with the plain old Bach Cello Suites.  Which is, by the way, not a bad thing at all.

Bach: Cello Suite #1 In G Major, BWV 1007 – 1. Prelude – Pierre Fournier (YSI)

And music to take over Poland (or Helm’s Deep) to:

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries – Leonard Bernstein (YSI)

And music to encourage peace and prosperity in your new world:

Dvorak: Symphony #9 In E Minor, Op. 95, B 178, “From The New World” – 2. Largo – Rafael Kubelik: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (YSI)