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I loved the even-numbered RVW symphonies instantly since I first heard them. The odd-numbered ones have taken a bit longer to work their way into my soul, but those too eventually found their place. I love that neat little March in Sym #8/II [Scherzo alla Marcia]. what a cool piece for wind ensembl...

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Blake Edwards really made most of my favorite movies ("The Party" ,................" - not to mention all those panthers). Birdie Num Num?? Exactly! I have been to more than enough parties where I probably appeared to be an idiot. So many scenes in THE PARTY are just like that. UPDATE! This web sit...

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I'm always a dollar short and a day late. If only they had debated why my IRA has tanked.

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Amadeus?

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I agree about "A Fine Mess". There are other Edwards films also in the same infertile vein. And not to make excuses for the guy, but I did read that Blake was ill at the time, seriously ill such that the film was edited by the studio, and that Edwards was not able to oversee the completion of it. St...

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As I have said often enough, the piano--a percussion instrument--is simply not right for music that was written for the harpsichord, which is basically an string instrument; why do you think Bach and Scarlatti sound so well on the guitar? Harpsichord... or Clavichord? Could be either, or both. But ...

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I'm not a professional grade pianist, but the one insight that I happened upon (thanks to the editor of one of my Bach publications) and which none of my old piano teachers had ever offered me, was (and this applies to J.S. Bach especially) that I didn't have to keep my right hand in the treble and ...

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Blake Edwards really made most of my favorite movies ("The Party", "10", "S.O.B." and "Victor/Victoria" - not to mention all those panthers). Not that I believe they are in the high realms of cinematic 'art' - they just make me feel good and have a good laugh. There are indeed many little touches in...

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Only 81 minutes long? (not 88?) Seems they mised the last seven notes.

Heck, I can only dream about a Steinway, but I am glad they make them.

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Heck148 wrote:
david johnson wrote:giulini/chicago
yes, great recording...I also still enjoy Walter/ColSO. my first exposure to the work..

The Walter CSO is still my choice, but I haven't kept up. Is the Giulini sllllloooowww? I think I may give it a listen in any case. No doubt improved sound and all.

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Food for thought jbuck, for certain. The first thing that came to my mind, and lilke you, being one who regularly plays Bach (although I forfeit to a modern piano) it occurs to me that if Starker, Casals or Rostopovich have all found Bach in these pieces, then no amount of handwriting experts will p...

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While I don't agree that this years' candidates are better than either Senator Kerry or Vice President Gore, at least McCain seemed to be on good debating ground. Perhaps his abilities were underestimated? While I felt that McC scored more points, for me, they were often the wrong points. But if I w...

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This is a purely personal preference, and I can't and won't opine on what medium is "best". I learned a long time again that when it comes to audio, you can and should listen to top quality equipment etc, but in the end you have to buy what sounds best to YOU. I completely agree and could not have ...

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I'm late also, but I hope you had a Happy Birthday Teresa!.

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I highly recommend the Previn/LSO recording on EMI. Is that still in-print? Hope so. You can avoid the Previn/RPO on Telarc as far as I'm concerned.

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It's great - I love reading through the threads. I don't know what I would do if I used the time for something else. Probably napping I guess.

Now, woodwind players, they would definitely be cutting reeds.

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In all seriousness, isn't part of it because: 1. in the 19th and 20th century orchestral repertoire, the French Horn has many many more solos than any other member of either the woodwind section (where it doesn't belong) or the brass section (where it does belong). What thrilling trumpet or trombone...

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Corlyss_D wrote:And I'm sure y'all are talking about the modern valved horn. Imagine the fun of using one that isn't, as some OI bands do.

Yeah, all I have to do is put on my CD of Teleman by Musica Antiqua Koln and I think "thank God somebody invented a valved horn".

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This may sound self-serving, but it was actually my own playing the piano that finally, and only after 40 years of doing it, got me to appreciate what J.S. Bach's music could mean to me. Bach's music, at least on keyboard, is so different for me finally. I can make it through most of the 48 and mos...

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Henry, don't forget the Walt Whitman text in 'A Sea Symphony' also. RVW really had a great fondness for Whitman didn't he? Maybe it was that Whitman's verse did not restrict him so much musically? I don't mean the meaning or essence, simply the rhythm and the accents of the words. The Five Mystical ...

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I play the chromatic harmonica, an instrument which shares the status of one of my musical idols, Anton Rubenstein, of being generally overlooked in the classical music world. Its a sorry state indeed. Third World Syndrome. Debussy and Ravel would have enjoyed composing for harmonica. And so would ...

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Beckmesser wrote:Amateur pianist, slowly working my way through The Well-Tempered Clavier, among other things.

I'm also a pianist, and also working on the WTC.

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Henry, I need to look more closely at what is in the EMI set because I have a lot of RVW on vinyl already. Although I used to kind of be on automatic when it came to upgrading an old record for a CD, I have changed lately into someone who still appreciates black gold. But it is an apparently good de...

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At sometime, I'll come into some money and invest in the Handley and the Haitink sets. The bargain 30 CD RVW set on EMI includes all the Handley symphonies. If you don't have the Handley symphonies already what are you waiting for? There's also a lot of EMI material from the vaults that will likely...

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I will go on record as claiming the Thomson set (I have them as individual entries) as the best RVW on recordings I've yet heard - so far. But I haven't heard them all. Of those I am comparing against, Boult is just a little stodgy for me, either set actually. I like the Previn set better, but RCA ...

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I will go on record as claiming the Thomson set (I have them as individual entries) as the best RVW on recordings I've yet heard - so far. But I haven't heard them all. Of those I am comparing against, Boult is just a little stodgy for me, either set actually. I like the Previn set better, but RCA r...

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The video links refer to the variouse versions (solo, orquestra and windband), and the scores too. But i would like feedback about Richard Addinsel`s Warsaw Concerto, if anyone knows it... I talk for my self, i only got to know it when i had to record it. Even so, all the senior members of my famil...

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but I kind of thought that Obama intruded on Biden's time on camera by appearing at the last minute. Only a 'Rock Star' would do that, the 'Surprise Guest' routine turned me right off...after all he chose to upstage the Convention by having his Coronation at a larger venue so coming in to bask in h...

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The slimers still haven't given up on the "celebrity" attack. FAUX News did a story from the stadium a few minutes ago in which they posted @ the bottom that Obama has the same set designer as Britney Spears. Well, you know the definition of a celebrity is someone whose famous for being famous . If...

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I'm really envious of those of you who have been to Tanglewood. I love outdoor concerts in settings such as that and have long wanted to attend. Not every outdoor venue is the same or as good, but I have heard about Tanglewood for a long time. I don't think any of the places I've been would compare....

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This may sound self-serving, but it was actually my own playing the piano that finally, and only after 40 years of doing it, got me to appreciate what J.S. Bach's music could mean to me. Over years, I have heard Gould, Tureck, many wonderful musicians. I'm not even close to them, that's not what I m...

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#1 is Walter and the Columbia Symphony
#2 is Haitink and the Concertgebow Orchestra

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I think you are quite right. It is way too long. I'm burned out already. Just seems like it is non-stop politics in the U.S. today. No excuses. I can't stop it myself, even though I also find it useless and distasteful. I think there is just so much money involved in it... I mostly just try to tune ...

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O.K I guess this is in the rant category. Now my wife made me watch the convention, so I take no responsibility, but I kind of thought that Obama intruded on Biden's time on camera by appearing at the last minute. After all, tomorrow is Obama's night to speak. Other than that, just the usual speechi...

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I figue I can replace about anything else, but I would have to take a CD that was part of a convention I attended in 1993 in L.A. for composer Jerry Goldsmith. Yeah, they show up on eBay, but it just would be the same. Not the greatest music I own, just a sentimental choice. In other words, I really...

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Walton wrote some of the most attractive (to me) music of the past 100 years. I am most happy to aggree, although, unfortunately, his output was not great, still we are left with a small few undeniable masterpieces. Just a short quick comment though Ken, and as one who really loves the HENRY V music...

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I just recently replaced an older turntable with a 'new' used model on eBay. Nothing really high-end or anything, just a simple Technics model. I still absolutely love the style and the design and the engineering of turntables and vinyl. and still have a large number of LPs, some of them survivors o...

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O Wow! Many thanks for this link, I will look into this.

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Although this is my favorite Violin Concerto, I'm still searching for the definitive recording. Not that I haven't enjoyed the Heifetz or the others. I really began my love of this piece with a Christian Ferras on a DGG LP. It seems a bit tame to me now though. Not that I don't love most of the reco...

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I recently bought MTT's recordings of #1 and #6 on sale at B&N. I've only listened to the #1 so far, but I did enjoy it, a lot! It is a hybrid CD, but even my regular old Marantz player picked up some fine sounds thereon. For instance the brass that is supposed to be offstage really does sound that ...

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Currently reading "Dear People" a bio of Robert Shaw by Musselman. Interesting, but not all that well written (meaning, the author isn't a good story-teller). Also, it badly needs to be updated, since it only goes to about 1976 or so. It was very difficult to locate this book, I had to use my librar...

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I have always been a great fan of Dame Myra Hess, and have (I believe) all her recordings, she played lunchtime Concerts in Central London during the Blitz of WW2, in support of the King and Queen, who refused to leave Buckingham Palace, and of course she transcribed Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring... ...

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I am also planning to buy the Richter set at some point. From what I've sampled, I like it. I already have the Gould set, which I sort of grew up with, but I often tire of Gould ocassionally going a little wacko on one of the preludes or fugues. He does nice for half-dozen, then seemingly just goes ...

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I'm now slowly winding my way through both Harlow Robinson's biography of Prokofiev and Michael Kennedy's biography of R. Strauss. I like to note the somewhat vague similarities that I have discovered. But in any case, both are very interesting reading.

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I agree the lady is delightful to gaze upon. But at the risk of darts, I must say that of the recordings I have heard (I have not heard her play live) I did not like the tone she produced on the piano. Rather harsh to my ears.

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I will look forward to the US pricing for this item myself. It's hopeful and since I don't already have the Handley set of Symphonies, that is even better.

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Does Bernstein count as a contemporary of Reiner and Munch, or of the latter group? (Abbado, etc.). I'm kind of unclear about that myself. My own preference, and since I love how well the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra conducts it's own music, then I suppose I don't have a choice. How much is a conductor...

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Thanks, Kamila! How about recording some Mozart and posting it some time? I notice you chose K449 as a fav--I like that one very much, and played that one 3 years ago. Maria Joao Pires has a nice recording of it. Teresa I have an F major sonata and B flat major sonata and P.C. #19 under my belt, bu...

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Teresa B wrote:Piano Concerto no 17, my version!

Teresa

P.S. Seriously, I like Perahia very much.

When do we get to hear it Teresa?

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Not really being able to truly choose just one, I would probably go back to the one that got me hooked: #20 in d minor as recorded by Rubinstein.

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