Monday, Music and Men

I actually got off work on time this morning when my relief hit the door at 5 until 6 and I was outta there by 6:03.  I almost did not know how to act, but it did not take me long to head to the house and begin to get this post together for you guys.  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, mine was actually all right even though I worked all weekend.  I talked to my Mother yesterday morning and she is sending me something in the mail as I really did not feel like driving to the other side of town after working all night and having to work again that night.  We had a pleasant conversation (surprise, surprise) and ended it on a positive note.  That was quite an improvement on Christmases past when all did not go as well.  As a result of that and getting off on time, I am in a pretty good mood for a Monday.  A lot of folks have their official holiday today because Christmas was on Sunday, meaning a lot of you out there have some time to spare after all the madness and hyper frenzy of the last couple of days.  I have a couple of things that will help you pass some of that time in a pleasant way.  In Saturday's post the video was the Cello Concerto by Ignaz Mosheles and today's play list is somewhat related in that the first work is dedicated to Ignaz Mosheles by the composer, Anton Rubenstein, who was a Russian-Jewish Pianist, Composer and Conductor.  As a pianist he was regarded as a rival of Franz Liszt, and he ranks amongst the great keyboard virtuosos. He also founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, which, together with Moscow Conservatory founded by his brother Nikolai Rubinstein, helped establish a reputation for musical skill among the subjects of the Tsar of Russia.  The play list today contains Piano Concerto Number 3 in G Major, Opus 45 (1853) and Piano Concerto Number 4 in D Minor, Opus 70 (1864) by Anton Rubenstein.  Both are performed by Joseph Banowetz and Conducted by Robert Stankovsky with the Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra.  Then while you are listening to these grand piano masterpieces of the 19th Century, you can scroll on down the page to cruise and peruse some 21st Century male pulchritude clad in or covered (slightly) by their Monday's Undies.  Thanks for visiting, I hope you have a fabulous day.  Until next time as always, Enjoy!