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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 11, 2016 - 08:47pm PT
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Our Europe trip was a total bust organ wise anyway. We were always a day or two early or late! :-(
Got to look at the Notre Dame de Strasbourg organ and she's a looker for sure!
I have heard the Notre Dame de Paris organ and it ain't bad! Not to mention sitting a few
feet away from where Napoleon was crowned emperor puts it in perspective.
Heard a very nice recital last year in San Giorgio di Maggiore in Venice. It has great acoustics.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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RIP Neville Marriner 1924-2016
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-neville-marriner-obit-20161002-snap-story.html
I have a load of his Academy of St Martins Mozart CD's. The 'academy' started as a rehearsal
with friends in his living room. Didn't know that he also founded the LA Chamber Orchestra in
1969.
"Marriner credited his time in Los Angeles with helping to build his reputation in Europe by
putting him in contact with the pupils of distinguished music teachers such as violinist Jascha
Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky."
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 10, 2016 - 07:36am PT
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From a just discovered transcription of Haydn's symphony 44.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 10, 2016 - 07:42am PT
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My life is complete. I've been working on Mozart's piano sonata #11. Last night the wife was
in the office and I put on Ivo Pogorelich's version and she yells out
"Wow! That sounds REALLY GOOD!"
We have a new corollary to 'Love is blind.' BwaHaHaHaHa!
I'm still pissed that my sister-in-law didn't give me her mom's immaculate Steinway Model M.
I DON'T CARE THAT IT WAS IN CHICAGO!
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Dec 28, 2016 - 02:36pm PT
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Reilly, we were in the car listening to the iPod on shuffle. Some stuff that I've recorded for my mom is on it. Glenn Gould's recording of Bach's prelude in C major came on and the wife turned and said, "Is that you?" My head almost exploded out the roof.
And that's criminal about the M.
I think Kris will like this:
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Last night Jim Svejda, who has one of the more interesting programs on radio, played this.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 14, 2017 - 07:45pm PT
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So, not paying attention, but then this piece sort of asserted itself so I started paying attention.
I told la femme "It sounds like Jacques Offenbach's bātard trying to outdo Tchaikovsky."
Ha! It was Berlioz' 'Hector In Italy'! HaHaHa!
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Peater
Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
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Jan 14, 2017 - 08:58pm PT
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When I was maybe 12 I asked my dad to buy me Beethoven's violin concerto. He does and it doesn't sound right. I didn't know about different conductors or orchestras or violinists. I did my research a little better and asked him to exchange it for Heifetz and the Boston Symphony with Charles Munch.
I think he was surprised that I could tell the difference.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Feb 10, 2017 - 05:55pm PT
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I shared Mahler's 5th Symphony with my kids last weekend and my son really liked it. There's a spark.
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