Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s mid-to-late morning here in my corner of west-central Florida on Thursday, December 2, 2021. It is a cool second day of meteorological winter; the current temperature is 66˚F (19˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 75% and the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 8 MPH (13 KM/H), the feels-like factor is 64˚F (18˚C). Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 78˚F (25˚C). Tonight, skies will be partly cloudy and the low will be 50˚F (10˚C).
I really don’t have any news to share other than to mention that I’m expecting one of the last Amazon orders for 2021: a Blu-ray titled Neujahrskonzert 2020 / New Year’s Concert 2020. This is a classical music video presentation of the Vienna (Wiener) Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Year’s concert for 2020. Produced by Sony Classical and released on March 6, 2020 – the day after my birthday! – Neujahrskonzert 2020 / New Year’s Concert 2020 showcases a live performance of the Vienna Philharmonic led by conductor Andris Nelsons.
According to the Blu-ray’s Amazon product page, Neujahrskonzert 2020 / New Year’s Concert 2020 is two hours and 39 minutes long and features 20 main selections of music by various composers, including Johann Strauss, Jr.’s Blue Danube Waltz.[1] The Blu-ray also has two ballet-related bonus features in addition to the full Jan.1, 2020 concert, which was held in the same Great Hall of the Musikverein where John Williams conducted the Vienna Philharmonic a few days later for John Williams in Vienna.
As I write this, my copy of Neujahrskonzert 2020 / New Year’s Concert 2020 is – hopefully – being placed on an Amazon Prime delivery van in an Amazon facility not too far away. It should be marked Out for Delivery soon and will probably arrive here between 2 and 5 PM.
Other than that, there’s not much to tell, Dear Reader. I’m tired because, once again, I woke up earlier than I wanted to and could not go back to sleep. I will probably feel better once I take a shower and get into fresh clothes, but right now I feel sleepy and not exactly at my best.
So, on that note, I will close for now, Dear Reader. Until next time, stay safe, stay healthy, get vaccinated, and I’ll catch you on the sunny side of things.
[1] To be honest, this is the composition I most want to see/hear from this concert. Everything else is a nice bonus.
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