Although it seems like all I do here is enjoy Tapas for entertainment, that is not true. I have also had great moments ,inspiring moments, listening to wonderful music in unique places. The most dramatic was at the Catalonia Musicalle- an incredible ornate baroque building built at the turn of the century- 1900- The outside is a fantasy of ceramic tile, statues and glass. The interior has sweeping marble stairways,hanging chandeliers, ceramic and glass decorations. The ceiling has huge plaster statues mythilogical creatures and the stage has caryatids to guard and protect. This is all a feast for the eyes, but it was nothing compared to the effect of the concert itself. It was the week before Easter and the programme was the Mozart Requiem. We were enthralled. Inspite of the almost "overkill" of the decorations, there was a sacred and holy feel to the concert hall. the next " musical moment" was a guitar concert. We saw the advertisement in a flyer- Enjoy a concert with the best guitarists of Spain and free wine for ten Euros. Of course we had to go, but first we decided to go to the famous Four Cats Bar- famous because it used to be the hangout for Picazzo and friends when he was a student in Barcellona in the early 1900's. In that bar heavy with artistic atmosphere, ornate arched stain glass windows at least ten feet high, old stone ceiling, I had my usual tinta wine and a sausage tapa- very good. We then went to the concert through a courtyard with orange trees and statues in shadow to a cript in an old church. It was a simple intimate place with about thirty chairs and lit by candles. The guitarist was surprisingly a big loose-boned man with longish light coloured hair and big nimble fingers. The music was stirring and captured one's imagination with the Spanish songs. The programme lasted about an hour and after a prolonged ovation we went out into the shadowy courtyard, met the musician and had a glass of-yes-red wine. What does one say as one meets a handsome big-boned Spanish guitarist? Sorry to say all I could think of dear readers is to say " thankyou very much" so I will close now and will talk further on "Musical Moments"
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