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omni
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The Classical Music Item
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May 8 02:46 UTC 1994 |
This item is for the discussion of Classical Music and Opera.
You need not be a high brow to participate.
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chelsea
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response 1 of 19:
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May 8 03:35 UTC 1994 |
Hey, this generic item is perfect for a question I have. Last
Tuesday evening I heard a beautiful chamber orchestra piece that
was composed by Wagner for his wife. She awoke one morning and
her husband simply handed it to her - a gift.
When the name of the piece was announced it was a German word
and it sounded as if it should start with a Z. (Big help, eh?)
It was all instrumental, not a voice in the whole dang piece which
is odd for Wagner, I know.
Help?
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omni
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response 2 of 19:
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May 8 21:58 UTC 1994 |
Well, did you hear it on the radio? If so, call the station with the
approx time and date that you heard it, and they might just have an
answer!
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juggler
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response 3 of 19:
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May 9 05:07 UTC 1994 |
Do Gilbert and Sullivan count, they've always been a personal favorite!
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omni
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response 4 of 19:
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May 9 05:46 UTC 1994 |
I dont think I have a problem with that, after going in half on a
(the) HMS Pinafore with my mother. I do so love that operetta
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juggler
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response 5 of 19:
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May 9 19:58 UTC 1994 |
I'm very fond of Pirates and Ruddigore and have performed in both. Have also
performed in Princess Ida, although that one doesn't impress me as much.
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chelsea
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response 6 of 19:
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May 23 13:42 UTC 1994 |
I'd like to solicite advice on the best CD of Beethoven's Sixth.
My priorities are that the perfomance be dynamic and the recording
very crisp. Anyone have a favorite?
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chelsea
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response 7 of 19:
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May 23 13:43 UTC 1994 |
Ack! s/solicit/solicite
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omni
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response 8 of 19:
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May 23 18:25 UTC 1994 |
Glad you asked about my favorite Beethovan symphony....
I have a nice CD of Beethovan's 6th by the Berlin Philharmonic
conducted by Herbert von Karajan. It is pleasant, dynamic, and
should fill the bill, Mary,
Also included on the disk are "The creatures of Prometheus" "Coriolian"
and "The ruins of Athens".
Deutche Gramaphone #415 833-210
set me back $7.50 used from Encore Recordings.
Hope that helps.
make that number 415 833-2
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rcurl
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response 9 of 19:
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May 23 18:35 UTC 1994 |
Beethoven's 6th is what drew me into classical music. I *wore out* the
records (78 rpm). I could eventually hear one measure, and identify
it (well, two measures).
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omni
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response 10 of 19:
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May 24 02:18 UTC 1994 |
78's? dating ourselves aren't we?
I really love the 6th, and I am glad that CD's don't wear out.
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rcurl
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response 11 of 19:
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May 24 04:12 UTC 1994 |
Do you have some problem with referring to the temporal framework within
which you exist?
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omni
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response 12 of 19:
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May 24 07:45 UTC 1994 |
Absolutly not.
I have 78's. I have LP's. I prefer CD's, but would never toss out my
vinyl.
I also have a large collection of Life magazines from the 30's and 40's
which I would never part with.
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md
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response 13 of 19:
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May 24 13:33 UTC 1994 |
I have Bernstein conducting the NY Phil. It's an ADD recording.
The original dates from the early '70s, I think. It's okay, but
what I *really* want to by some day is a complete Beethoven
Symphony set by 1) Bruno Walter from the late '50s, and 2) Herbert
von Karajan from the early '60s before he got all gorgeous.
Bruno Walter would be the ideal, though. I'm sure you can
get the 6th by Walter on CD, and if you can't then there's no
hope for mankind.
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hdvh64b
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response 14 of 19:
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Aug 23 14:09 UTC 1994 |
I play and listen to classical music (piano). I LOVE mozart operas. They are
the best!!! Sorry. My computer messed up. I also love Gershwin - Is he
classical? I always find his CDs under "classical".
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chelsea
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response 15 of 19:
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Dec 4 18:03 UTC 1994 |
I've been working on the second movement of Vivaldi's Cello Sonata No.5
for a month or so although I'd never heard it performed, which is not
a bad way to go about learning to play a piece of music. But when
I walked by SKR yesterday and saw a Ofra Harnoy CD of all six of these
cello sonatas, well, I couldn't help myself.
Now Harnoy is one of those new-age bitchin' babe type of artists who
tends to bare all (including cleavage) in her performances. He pants
and sweats and gets a bit extreme at every opportunity. So how would
she possibly do Vivaldi, on a modern instrument, where simple vibrato
is considered inappropriate amongst the purists? Well, she done good.
The recordings' sound quality is excellent, the performance restrained,
and her interpretation quite satisfying. Overall, recommended for those
who like this kinda thing. And what is this kinda thing? I'd liken
it to the movie "Dangerous Liaisons". All that passion kept barely
enclosed withing the strict boundaries of ordered tradition. The cello
is a passionate, sultry, sexy sounding instrument, working with the
confines of measured, highly controlled point and counter-point that
is baroque music.
And if you're one of those who thinks Vivaldi trite, well, you
won't find CD covers like this one on any Barber recordings.
Enjoy. ;-)
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md
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response 16 of 19:
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Dec 6 18:39 UTC 1994 |
I was at Harmony House and looked her up in the cello section.
She's a cutie, all right, but was clothed quited modestly on the
five or six CD covers I looked at. Now, Charlotte Moorman, there's
my kind of cello babe.
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feanor
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response 17 of 19:
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Feb 14 05:41 UTC 1995 |
I can't believe that y'all are talking about "cello babes" but what ever floats
your boat I guess... I'm a musician by profession, so I have an interst in this
place. I was wondering what recording or performance of the Beethoven Violin
Concerto everyone likes?
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chelsea
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response 18 of 19:
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Feb 15 03:46 UTC 1995 |
Well, there is a truly sensational recording on BIS with Nadja
Salerno-Sonnenberg looking sultry and hot in a spaghetti strap
black filmsy-thingie. But ever since I heard she's Rostropovich's
mistress I can't get into her music much.
(I hope feanor knows I'm kidding. I really don't care she's
making it with Rosty.)
My favorite recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto is
Sir Colin Davis conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam,
and the *great* Arthur Grumiaux.
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md
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response 19 of 19:
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Feb 15 14:37 UTC 1995 |
[According to the NY Times on Sunday, Nadia S-S almost cut
her left pinky finger off slicing salad veggies over the
holidays. She almost lost it, and her career along with it.
She's "coming back" on Friday with the NY Phil. Barber concerto.
I do hope she's okay, although I've never been much of a fan
of hers.]
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