current iTouch playlists...

[mlr]

I'm an iPod newbie. I used to think I wouldn't enjoy one and dismissed the notion. But I bought an iTouch before my recent trip to Spain & France mainly for the dictionaries I could load and movies for the plane.

Before I left, I loaded up as many CDs as I could - some Spanish Renaissance things, all of the "recorded legacy" of Stravinsky, and assorted other stuff. I didn't listen to the iPod at all in Spain - I guess I was busy enjoying the conversation. But when I got to Paris, where I was by myself for 5 days, I plugged in the earphones and listened a lot, and I bought a few more CDs over there.

I was surprised what a good companion it was: I had Marin Marais in the Louvre, Agon and Apollo in the Pompidou, Perotin in the Sainte-Chappelle, jazz on the streets, and Annie Lennox going out at night.

Since then I've been enjoying the Sony Ligeti recordings...

Comments

[transairn.livejournal.com]

i keep thinking more and more about those itouch thingys. do they also have GPS available for them?

i like your concept of aural pleasure in foreign atmospheres. i have done the same in netherlands and the vatican. it's a solo, and personal, journey for me when i replace the white noise of the city with beautiful music from the heart.