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carolyn
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response 125 of 203:
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Sep 15 19:04 UTC 1994 |
Merci, Michael:) I look forward to listening to Brahms tonight. BTW,
how would you compare von Karajan to Marriner?
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md
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response 126 of 203:
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Sep 16 18:45 UTC 1994 |
You're welcome. Hope you enjoyed it.
I don't think I've heard Marriner conduct Brahms. I like what
Marriner I've heard, especially his Sibelius symphonies. I think
he actually does those better than Karajan. Are you a Marriner fan?
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carolyn
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response 127 of 203:
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Sep 16 19:56 UTC 1994 |
Yes, yes, yes!!! His interpretation of Mozart's work as heard on the
soundtrack from "Amadeus" has no equal. I am a classical music
neophyte, so please excuse my roughness of speech, I have no formal
background in music (with those disclaimers aside); let me), however, allow
me to say that Marriner can do to Mozart's music what no other
conductor can do - he makes it live!! The violins laugh, the cellos
cry - the music is no longer music, it is a voice and the voice
is made up of a million chords. That is why I can listen to it
over and over again - I hear it differently every time.
My parents were big Eugene Ormandy fans (it figures, being from
Philadelphia) and while I still respect him as a conductor,
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carolyn
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response 128 of 203:
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Sep 16 20:06 UTC 1994 |
(Oops, my newbie-ness is showing) anyway, my point is that Marriner
rules and this machine is r-e-a-l-l-y slow so I'm out of here.
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md
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response 129 of 203:
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Sep 19 13:38 UTC 1994 |
On the strength of the above, I went out and bought a Marriner
CD of Mozart's 40th and 41st symphonies. Even a non-fanatic
like me knows that if you don't love Mozart's last symphonies
you must be either deaf or crazy, and I've wanted to start
collecting them on CD for some time now. Marriner is indeed
awesome. Great passion and intelligence. Judging from the
CDs in the Mozart section, Marriner is THE Mozart interpreter
nowadays. This is not the first time Grex has cost me money,
but it's always worth it..
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dwarf
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response 130 of 203:
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Sep 20 19:58 UTC 1994 |
ravel-bolero
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md
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response 131 of 203:
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Sep 22 15:35 UTC 1994 |
I always liked Ravel's Bolero. What I want to know is: What are
the best recorded performances of it? Ormandy/Philadelphia and
Bernstein/NYPhil were good. Dutoit/Montreal is a good modern
recording. What's your favorite?
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brenda
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response 132 of 203:
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Sep 27 07:30 UTC 1994 |
My favorite is Pachelbel's Canon in D. I first heard it with some
very affecting visuals in a movie. I always picture the scene
every time I hear it now.
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omni1
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response 133 of 203:
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Sep 27 20:40 UTC 1994 |
Beethovan's 6th.
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chelsea
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response 134 of 203:
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Sep 27 23:46 UTC 1994 |
Which movie Brenda?
See, now someone from Ann Arbor could ask that question.
Someone from Farmington Hills couldn't.
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chelsea
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response 135 of 203:
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Sep 27 23:47 UTC 1994 |
Or is it Bloomfield Hills?
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md
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response 136 of 203:
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Sep 28 14:09 UTC 1994 |
It was Bloomfield Hills. Actually, the woman who wrote the
novel lived in Bloomfield Hills, but I don't recall BH being
mentioned by name in the movie. It was in the wedding scene
in the movie that Pachelbel's Canon was first heard by most
people, and that marked the beginning of it popularity for
use in weddings and other things. (_Ordinary People_, I mean.)
That is the extent of my knowledge about how Pachelbel's Canon
became popular.
I've been listening to Karajan/Berlin CDs of Beethoven's 6th
and 7th symphonies lately. The 6th is wonderful. It's a
rerelease of an analog recording from 1970 or so. The CD of
the 7th is probably Karajan's last recording of that work, fomr
[from] the mid-eighties. It's almost *too* awesome - I mean it's
very self-consciously awesome. I almost wouldn't be surprised
to see "Produced by Stephen Spielberg" on the back. Nevertheless,
the orchestra is absolutely flawless - intonation, attack,
everything. Karajan seems to be moving it along a bit faster
than he did in previous recordings, but it's still a great
performance. The second movement is to die for, or to die *to*
as someone said above. The 6th and 7th are my favorite Beethoven
symphonies.
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brenda
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response 137 of 203:
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Sep 28 23:31 UTC 1994 |
the movie was "Every Man For Himself and God Against All" by
Werner Hrzog. It opens with a scene of a wheatfield and the
pachelbel peice playing. Across teh bottom of the screen comes a
quote: What is the screming we hear all around us? It is the
screaming that men call silence. It affected me then, and it's always
stuck with me for some reason.
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md
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response 138 of 203:
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Sep 29 13:33 UTC 1994 |
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md
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response 139 of 203:
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Sep 29 13:49 UTC 1994 |
[Btw, the DGG "Karajan Gold" CD with Beethoven's 7th on it
also has Beethoven's 4th. Has anyone else noticed how much
cheaper CDs are than LPs and tapes used to be? Beethoven's
4th and 7th for $15? Brahms's 3rd and 4th for $10?
Shostakovich's 5th and Stravinsky's Sacre for $13? That
rolls the price-per-symphony back to *1970* levels. I feel
like I'm getting away with something every time I buy one.]
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omni
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response 140 of 203:
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Sep 29 17:41 UTC 1994 |
I buy all my CD's used from Encore Recordings.
Got Beethovan's 6th for $9 (includes a few other pieces)
and Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor played by Simon Preston for $7.
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remmers
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response 141 of 203:
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Oct 1 12:53 UTC 1994 |
(Ah - "Every Man for Himself and God Against All" was the title
I was trying to remember in another item. Thanks...)
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bselby
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response 142 of 203:
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Oct 29 13:37 UTC 1994 |
The best piece of music in the world HAS to be Elgar's Cello Concerto, and
if anyone's after a good recording my favourite is Steven Isserlis with
the London Symphony orchestra. I'm not sure if this is the right place
to ask this, but is there anywhere where it is possible to send articles on
music that can then be commented on. Thing is I'm doing music at
University and it would be great to have some feedback on ideas. Do let
me know if this is an idea of interst to anyone
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chelsea
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response 143 of 203:
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Oct 29 13:52 UTC 1994 |
Elgar's Cello Concerto is indeed a beautiful piece. I've now heard it
played by maybe 4 or 5 cellists (not Isserlis) and my favorite performance
is the one by Jacqueline DuPre, with Daniel Barenboim conducting. Among
cellist, DuPre's interpretation is considered the standard by which all
other performances are measured. Sadly, she died at 42 from multiple
sclerosis.
When Usenet news is again available you may want to keep up with
rec.music.classical. It's a great place to discuss classical music.
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rcurl
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response 144 of 203:
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Oct 30 05:58 UTC 1994 |
Re #142: others will comment on whatever articles you send here, as
chelsea did above. Is that what you had in mind?
At one time I thought the "best piece of music in the world" was
Victor Herbert's Cello Concerto. Part of that opinion was discovering
that quite amazing work from someone I had always associated with light
opera (though later I learned that Herbert started his career as a cellist).
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md
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response 145 of 203:
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Oct 31 19:13 UTC 1994 |
I don't know what the best piece of music in the world is,
but I'd certainly accept Elgar's Cello Concerto until something
else is nominated. There are cellists to this day who talk
about being inspired to take up the instrument after hearing
Du Pres (sp?) perform it. I must look for that recording one
day.
Re #142, if you enter something as an item in this conference,
I can promise you that you'll get lot's of comment on it.
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anasazi
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response 146 of 203:
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Dec 12 03:58 UTC 1994 |
I like most classical music . I am getting more over my break from college.
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spartan
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response 147 of 203:
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Dec 13 14:15 UTC 1994 |
The best piece of music ever written is J.S. Bach's Fantasia in G Major.
I'm listening to it right now. I'll never get tired of that one.
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fraizer
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response 148 of 203:
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Dec 13 20:03 UTC 1994 |
Has anyone heard Frank Zappa's "Yellow Shark"? I strongly recomend it.
It is simply amazing. It's with his Ensemble Modern.
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peacefrg
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response 149 of 203:
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Jan 6 19:05 UTC 1995 |
Mozart - The magic flute. Wonderful compilation
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