Sunday 14 July 2019

Mischief Motif

When I discovered that two of today's vistors to Balintore Castle were professional musicians (a violinist and a composer), I couldn't resist insisting that instead of signing the visitors' book, that they pen an original composition. Naturally, when said musicians become world famous, the vistors' book will itself become extremely valuable.

 It is a credit to their musicianship and good-natured tolerance of a laird's eccentric nay mischievous whim, that they both obliged in fine form. The "Balintore Castle Motif" was personally premiered for me on a smart phone app, and it sounded suitably moody and mysterious. 

 Given the monumental nature of the restoration task at Balintore, then I fear the "Jig" may yet remain unfinished, but thanks to Haydn, there is a good provenance here. How much does an original Haydn manuscript go for?

today's page from the Balintore visitors' book

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4 comments:

  1. Eyman29 July 2019 at 08:13

    David thank you again for the amazing visit to your castle. This stay was truly the highlight of our trip to Scotland(we still talk about it). Thank you for acknowledging the true talent of Adam and Allison, I hope their unfinished pieces in the near future will have value to you and the castle. We hope to visit again and see the progress of your home. Eyman Hakooz

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    1. David29 July 2019 at 11:37

      Glad you enjoyed - hope to see you again! :-)

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  2. Mrs M17 September 2019 at 15:03

    David dear, I have just spent two days reading through ALL your blog !! and of course commenting here and there ! I admire you writing style and can heartilly suggest that you write a book !! A sort our journal on the house a la Roy Strong visits Cecile Beaton ! Looking forward to your next posts ,,, xx

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    1. David17 September 2019 at 15:29

      Thank you for the myriad of entertaining and illuminating comments! :-) I can't do them all justice, but hopefully I can get more blog entries down on paper. There is a pressing backlog.

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