Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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Cello for breakfast
Dmitri Ferschtmann
While standing eating my porridge this morning at 6.10am, I had a sudden impulse to put on the radio and found that we were mid-way through a piece of wonderful and moving cello playing. I guessed it was Stephen Isserlis, whose playing I thought I knew quite well as it was so expressive. The piece was not one I recognised and the passionate performance ranged from the delicate, light and briskly playful to heart felt melancholy and deep reflection. How soulful can one get? The cello had such a rich and resonant sound, it had me transfixed.
Normally I would finish my breakfast quickly to go to my clinic, but not today. What was more important....opening and replying to emails or hearing something so beautiful that it would change my mood for the rest of my day? So I allowed myself to be 'late' according to my own crazy schedule and had the best breakfast I'd had in a long time. At the end of the piece the presenter announced that it was a performance of Erno Dohnanyi's cello concerto in D performed not by Isserlis, but by Dmitri Ferschtmann with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and conducted by Bernhard Klee. Great stuff. I think I'll buy a CD.
The beautifully paced and spacious performance gave me more space in myself this morning. I was less hurried, more intuitive and rather than robotic-ally proceeding with my self-imposed schedule, I gave myself the opportunity to have a differently paced morning. I feel easier and freer in myself...and happy. It's just good to linger sometimes and to give ourselves time to enjoy the moment. Thank you Dmitri.
