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    Although I doubt my Latin for "A Greek fruit" is correctly rendered.

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      Originally posted by Philip View Post
      Although I doubt my Latin for "A Greek fruit" is correctly rendered.
      And your use of "ego" is a bit superfluous as well I'm afraid, but I wouldn't call your Greek Fruit a Scortis Vetu

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        Today:

        Klami:
        Revontulet [Aurora boréalis] - Fantasy for orchestra opus 38 (1946/'48) (R3: TtN)
        That's what you get crossbreeding Sibelius with Ravel ;D
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        R3 lunchtime concert:

        Machaut (arr. Birtwistle):
        Hoquetus David (1969)

        Birtwistle:
        Double Hocket (2007)
        Verses (1976)
        Lied (2006)

        JS Bach (arr Birtwistle) :
        Contrapunctus VII, XII and XVII from The Art of Fugue (2008)

        Christian Mason:
        Noctilucence (2009)

        Ockeghem: (arr. Birtwistle) :
        Ut heremita solus (p.1505/1979)

        Am I the only one who thinks that the earlier arrangements of Birtwistle’s are more colourful and fantastic than the later ones?
        I have heard more exuberant arrangements of the Bach KdF than Birtwistle’s recent ones.

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        Mennin:
        Symphony no.4 “The cycle” (1947/’48)

        Ginastera:
        Milena – cantata no.3 for soprano and orchestra opus 37 (1971)

        Van Domselaer:
        Symphony no.1 (1921)

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          "What is it Skip; did Philip say 'CD jacket notes'?"

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            Who wants to TOUCH anything GREEK at the moment??????

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              I have been listening to Artur Schnabel - the famous version of 'Hammerklavier' Am I missing the point or is not the speed that he opened with so frenetic that notes are slurred and even one or two not quite right? Obviously I have the whole set and the rest has a magic about it that is indefinable and perhaps can never be followed...
              Love from London

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                Yes, Tony, it's entirely subjective isn't it? I have a friend who swears by the Schnabel Beethoven sonatas and copied them all onto CD for me (unfortunately we had an argument later and I didn't get these) but each performer will bring a different reading to works we love. You will either like these or not - don't be persuaded by what others think. I have several recordings by Pollini and find these dry and hard-driven and, in the long term, unsatisfactory. Also, I can't listen to anything recorded by Martha Argerich - too fast and glib and pyrotechnical for my tastes. I prefer (ex-husband) Stephen Kovacevich, who plays similar repertoire. So, it's good to hear your comments Tony.

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                  This morning I'm listening to:

                  "Una Stravaganza dei Medici" - Intermedi (1589) "La Pellegrina" by Taverner Consort. Wonderful music.

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                    Mozart: Sonata in C,K. 330. Vladimir Horowitz.

                    My favorite Horowitz line is: "In order to be a great virtuoso, one must first be a virtuoso." (Or something to that effect...)
                    Zevy

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                      This morning on the way to work, I heard on the radio:

                      Bach's Prelude and Fugue No. 15 from the WTC Book 1
                      The overture to Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers
                      Beethoven's Eroica Variations

                      Good way to start the day!

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                        Originally posted by Roehre View Post
                        Yes, as well as ballet music (of which his Merry Waltz is one movement), 2 symphonies (1960, 1968 rev '69), some eight string quartets (IIRC, I've got no.7 in my collection) .

                        But he was not the only one.
                        just to mention some (past and present): Bruno Walter, Willem Mengelberg, Furtwängler, Weingartner, Kubelik, Sallonen, Maazel.

                        And we shouldn't forget that Mahler in his own age was considered a brilliant conductor but a 2nd rate (if not worse) composer, and that Boulez has followed a double career as well, as e.g. have the pianists Wilhelm Kempff and Artur Schnabel, and not to forget one guy called Rachmaninov .
                        Thanks for the useful information Roehre, .
                        - I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells

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                          Originally posted by Chris View Post
                          Tutti is Italian for "all" or "together." In a concerto it refers to parts for the orchestra as opposed to the soloist.
                          Thanks Chris. Do you know what the main theme is in the 2nd mov. of the Piano Concerto 4? Such as, how many bars it is? I would imagine that it is the first Tutti, but am not sure?
                          - I hope, or I could not live. - written by H.G. Wells

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                            Today:

                            van Domselaer:
                            Piano concertos no.1 (1924) and no.2 (1926)

                            Webern:
                            Variations opus 27

                            Liszt:
                            Nuages gris
                            Richard Wagner – Venezia
                            Schlaflos – Frage und Antwort
                            Zweite Elegie

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                              Chopin: Etudes Op.10 (can't get enough of #1 in C).

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                                Originally posted by Bonn1827 View Post
                                I prefer (ex-husband) Stephen Kovacevich, who plays similar repertoire.
                                You were married to Stephen Kovacevich!?

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