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For the Rachmaninoff Preludes, may I recommend Eldar Nebolsin on Naxos? https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61K7p6P0eSL._SX522_.jpg Thanks ! Yes, I have heard some of Nebolsin's Preludes and he is excellent.My collection already had those that Richter recorded, Keene's complete set on ...

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One of those inspired lives I stumbled across. The Poulenc,Rach ( “heavenly length”,but refreshingly sprightly here ) both favs of mine, the Helbock work and Demenga,Schumann encores new to me and all excellent music.I think I have heard these artists before,favorably, but perhaps not. ( One of the ...

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Surely this is the most slimy, incompetent, despicable US Administration ever. Barr should be in jail. I’m thinking of ex-pat locales to move to if Trump is not gone, perhaps Norway, New Zealand or Nova Scotia, although some right wing nut in Norway recently nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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AG Barr stated yesterday he thinks the Mayor of Seattle should be indicted on Federal crime of sedition or similar Federal crime for having allowed a "police-free zone" to be established for awhile in her City, and protesters likewise charged.He indicated he would overrule local , junior DOJ pursuin...

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Now almost 23 -years old , Eric Lu, 2018 Leeds winner, live at Wigmore Hall,London,2019.I heard all, all worth hearing , but I went back to re-hear his really exceptional Brahms Op.118. At 23 ?! Op.118 starts at about 16:25. The Schumann,Chopin,Brahms encore are on his debut cd ( I dont have). Enreg...

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jserraglio wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:56 am
I hesitate to think that our POTUS is the very model of a modern major moron, so perhaps he is simply presenting early signs of dementia.

No hesitation needed. He’s a criminal responsible for 1000’s of deaths.

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Schumann’s Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, WoO.31 ( the funeral march from the 7th Symphony),Andreas Boyde,pianist,Divine Arts cd. Neither pianist nor label known to me, but a very fine performance. Wanted just this 15-16 minute work, and thus found pricing unattractive for used cd’s paired with...

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Interesting, same orchestra, conductor, on the Bartoli dvd as on the Kopatchinskaja cd.

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The Trumpsters Dear Leader explains the virus :

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/16/politics ... index.html

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Trump says Biden a pedophile :

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/15/politics ... urce=twCNN

Trump supporters are complicit.

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At Trump's indoor rally in Nevada yesterday, those attendees sitting behind Trump did not put masks on ( handed out by Trumps staff just before TV cameras started to roll) until TV cameras rolled. Almost no one else packed in wore masks.Trump said he's not worried about the " killer " virus ( as he ...

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja,violin, Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini, “What’s Next Vivaldi? “, Alpha cd , complete cd for free listening here:

https://www.nporadio4.nl/cds/what-s-next-vivaldi

A little Vivaldi goes a long way with me, so I heard just the first 2 concertos.

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Germany 1930's deja vu all over again.Trumpsters once again blind lemmings, or sycophants,or cowards.Trump not the only "circus act" apparently:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... o-a-circus

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Ran across these relatively brief yet attractive works by composer Alex LaFollett, had never heard of him: Piano Trio No.1 in G , “Dardanian”, Op.54 ( 2015 ) Violin Sonata No.1 in E,”Rhodian”, Op.52 String Quartet No.12 in A-flat,”Dolopian”, Op.42 https://soundcloud.com/alexlafollett Bio: https://al...

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Fww, also at same link, Landson's "Travels for String Quartet " , arguably bit more interesting, attractive than the Piano Quintet. Apparently , no cd's. Have not explored other of his works at the link, but probably will.

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A solo piano work and recording I originally posted about on 9/11/2018, composer-pianist Karen Walwyn's "Reflections on 9-11":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ-d_Fz ... aE&index=1

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Mr.Johnson makes some interesting points. Firing an employee for not doing their job as instructed is not, ipso facto, unwarranted especially if the employee had been previously warned as apparently the case here.Would be good to know what pieces were deleted, what substituted, and what reasons mana...

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Mark Landson’s Piano Quintet, “Vokante Heroa “ ( “ A Hero’s Life), 2001, the composer on viola with his Neo Camerata.Reminds me at times of piano chamber works of Chausson,Vierne, Franck, maybe even Walton,Howells or Vaughan Williams. Not complex, bit repetitive, bit Minimalist, but worth hearing,”f...

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Thanks to a friend’s tip about her Bach playing , I heard both these over the past couple days: Evelyne Crochet’s (1934 - ) “Goldberg”, Elite Recordings 2012 cd.Extraordinary ; she was 78. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IHuRKIebmw&t=364s Sir Andras Schiff’s “Goldberg” live at 2015 Proms.Excellent....

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Trump lied, people died.The SOB should be impeached, or 25th Amend. invoked, charged with crimes, and be jailed. WH and GOP suckup cowards silent and complicit, perhaps charges there, too ?

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Given your numerous Praise Songs to Donald on CMG, your rebuke, if directed at me, amounts to a backhanded compliment. If so, effusive thanks and top o' the mornin' to ya! And this was in 2016 !!!: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/we-cant-be-friends-because-you-voted-for-donald-trump_n_584ee562e4b04c...

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Trump March 9:" So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!"

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Rach3 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:58 pm
All times above are US CDT ( Berlin -7) so 1 hour earlier for you,Ricordanza.

Sorry, LATER for you, ie 2:00 pm EDT.

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I haven't listened to all of Igor Levit's Beethoven sonata recordings, but his rendition of the last five sonatas compares favorably with any others I've heard. This writer's hasty dismissal of Levit is undeserved. I completely agree. FYI: Levit live from Berlin’s Philharmonie on these dates. I mis...

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Pianist Claire Huangchi live in Sweden in Jan., 2020. An exhilarating recital by a pianist I follow, and who continues to mature.My fav Schubert piano sonata , rare chance ( in my experience) to hear the solo piano versions of the Brahms live.I’ll defer to the Scarlatti experts here ; torrential Rac...

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There is also the famous tiff between Gould and Bernstein concerning tempi for the Brahms PC1...I have heard since that the slow tempi Gould wanted are not now uncommon. Unfortunately, true in some, but not all, cases. Brahms PC # 1 recordings I have and recommend without qualification are Rubinste...

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A pianist I follow,Claire Desert. The Schumann studies I discovered I had never heard, a great work.Once again,I did not connect with a Widmann work.A very fine Schumann "Fantasie" , for me perhaps the crown jewel of Romantic solo piano, a work I prefer over the Liszt B minor Piano Sonata. Enregistr...

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Re-heard those 4, and ordered a Presto download of the Cello Suite. Where I could find the Neos 2- cd set , it was a bit pricey for me.

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Thanks Rach3 for the book excerpt. Can you please clarify when that interview took place? Others are probably more knowledgable, and I may err, but it appears Richter himself kept his own notebooks from about 1970 to 1995.He then worked with Monsaingeon from about 1995 until Richter's death in 1997...

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If I recall aright, that triple concerto was very much disliked by two of the soloists, who wanted it not to be released. But HvK over-ruled; it was exactly to his taste. Your recollection is correct. Richter himself in Monsaingeon's "Notebooks and Conversations": "The first time we (Richter,Oistra...

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I agree with you about Richter's Liszt concerti with Kondrashin/LSO, mine the Phillips 35mm lp.I never listen to recordings of # 1 , rarely to # 2, but if I do # 2 , it is that recording. The PIT # 1 with Karajan was roundly criticized by many at the time for its glacial tempi.I've never heard it.If...

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Many thanks, a pianist I have yet to explore.

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Trump belongs to a different set: no-account Neanderthals. And disturbingly every day more reminiscent of Germany of the 30's: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515239-white-house-tells-federal-agencies-to-cancel-divisive-racial https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/818016680/trump-picks-budget-...

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As one who has a family member in the military, reaffirms my view if you support Trump we can’t be friends.

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Trump's shamelessness is lost upon his followers. The votes that matter are located in the Midwest: suburban women and white working class men that voted for Obama. More shameless his suckers ante up for: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/us/politics/trump-campaign-funds-legal-bills.html?action=cl...

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The madman ordered Stars and Stripes to shutdown publication this Sept. 30, I suspect retaliation against those who spoke to the Atlantic, as Congress has yet to decide on continued funding thru 2021.Even Trump suckup Lindsey Graham protests ! Despite a written memo shutdown to Stars Stripes from T...

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The madman ordered Stars and Stripes to shutdown publication this Sept. 30, I suspect retaliation against those who spoke to the Atlantic, as Congress has yet to decide on continued funding thru 2021.Even Trump suckup Lindsey Graham protests !

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Thomas Blomenkamp,contemporary German composer ( 1955 - ) , 2013 Neos cd of various works, orchestral, chamber, solo piano, at YT : https://tinyurl.com/y4onoyr9 My first major encounter with the composer.Impressed on first hearing, and I went straight thru the YT (!). Bio: https://neos-music.com/?la...

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Tried the Piano Concerto II and the solo pieces posted above separately, and found them, as you said, to have interesting moments, but agree that I'm not interested in adding them to the collection. Suggest also hearing Jaell's Cello Sonata and "18 Pieces pour piano d'apres la lecture de Dante", li...

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Have yet to hear, but plan to, Alicia de Larrocha playing "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" live with Netherlands Radio Phil. at the Concertgebouw in 1974 , and Radu Lupu playing the Grieg PC with same orchestra, hall in 1975: https://www.nporadio4.nl/concerten/2160-noches-en-los-jardines-de-espana h...

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FYI. I have heard neither, but find all the artists usually excellent. Alexandre Kantorow plays Brahms, Bartók & Liszt BIS-2380 | SACD EAN 7318599923802 TT: 66'28 The winner of the 2019 Tchaikovsky competition in recital Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody No.1 in B minor, Op.79 No.1; Piano Sonata No 2 in F s...

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I now add a third: "18 Pièces pour piano d'après la lecture de Dante", Marie Jaell ,composer. Pianist here Cora Irsen,WDR cd. I have ordered the WDR cd of the "18 Pieces", the one work of hers to hear if you're hearing just one.Amazing work considering apparently composed in 1894. Bio: https://song...

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The moral bankruptcy of the governing Right, on the other hand, is beyond dispute. DHS Chad Wolf told Fox News' neo-Nazi Carlson that DHS has talked to DOJ,ie Barr, about bringing RICO actions against Black Lives Matter.Neo-Nazis Miller and Kushners at work after talking to madman Fuhrer Trump.We a...

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Hitler blamed the Jews ; Trump blames the Democrat mayors.

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lennygoran wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 03, 2020 6:32 am
Barney yeah-in NC he wants them to break the law and vote twice. Regards, Len

And Trumps suckup gopher AG Barr would not even say it would obviously be illegal when Barr was interviewed by CNN Blitzer.

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If Trump wins:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/opinions ... index.html

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I thought the Arabesque was interestingly darker than usually played,although for my taste a bit over dramatic at times.The last two of Kinderscenen , the high points for me of that work, were very well done.Prophet Bird well done , but again for me too dramatic, missing some of the colors, at times...

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Her 2nd Piano Concerto and the Cello Sonata the two of her works I’ve most enjoyed so far : I now add a third: "18 Pièces pour piano d'après la lecture de Dante", Marie Jaell ,composer. Pianist here Cora Irsen,WDR cd.I suspect influenced by her time with Liszt and his impressionistic, more spartan ...

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A 2019 recital by a pianist I follow ( and have his Simax cd of Mozart PC’s 21 and 22 ) , works I have in recordings by other pianists, with the exception of the Vorisek Sonata, a new work for me. An interesting selection of some not oft heard works, with sensitive, colorful, nuanced playing by Hadl...

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A new all - Schumann solo piano cd by the pianist, complete cd here for free listening. My first hearing of this pianist. Arabesque,Kinderscenen,Kreisleriana,encores. I heard only the Arabesque, “Prophet Bird”, and last 2 sections of Kinderscenen.Challenge Classics label. Brief bio : https://en.wiki...

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