Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like GG: Bach, Gibbons, and his piano playing of Beethoven's 5th and 6th Symphonies was striking. He said he disliked Mozart, according to biographers. I also found his The Idea of North etc (a fugue for speech, with the continuo of a train) interesting, but it took many listenings to pick it up. Matthew -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philippe Orlent Sent: 07 October 2007 17:15 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Never judge .. / Bruckner I love Gould, too. Esp. when he plays Mozart. Philippe Op 7-okt-07, om 18:05 heeft Philippe Amard het volgende geschreven: > Since I discovered the last version of the Goldberg variations by > G. Gould, after JS. Bach ;-) , I've kept buying the CD for myself, > and offering it to people I love. > I'm without at the moment LoL. > There was a period in my life when, working on some research work, > I played it non stop 18hours a day for nearly a month. > Still humming at the keyboard > Phil...x > > > > Luis Ripoll wrote: > >> Philippe, >> I've read somewhere that Gould was called "L'enfant terrible de >> Bach", >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Luis >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En >> nombre de >> Philippe Amard >> Enviado el: domingo, 07 de octubre de 2007 17:54 >> Para: Leica Users Group >> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Never judge .. / Bruckner >> >> Douglas and Luis, >> >> Gould played Gould, >> others play Bach >> I love both ;-) >> >> Saith the Phil...x, humming >> >> >> Luis Ripoll wrote: >> >> >>> Douglas, >>> >>> I can't have an opinion without comparing, as you say the >>> interpretations are something very personal, many people loves >>> Bach's interpretations of Glenn Gould rather than Rosalyn Tureck >>> or Wanda Landowska..., I prefer these ones. >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Luis >>> >>> >>> -----Mensaje original----- >>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En >>> nombre de Douglas Sharp Enviado el: domingo, 07 de octubre de >>> 2007 17:05 >>> Para: Leica Users Group >>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Never judge .. / Bruckner >>> >>> Talking of interpretations - has anyone else ever compared Jean >>> Sibelius 2nd Symphony (and the Karelia Suite for that matter)? >>> 1 interpreted by Ashkenazy >>> 2 interpreted by Leonard Bernstein >>> >>> I have never heard such a difference in interpretation in my life >>> - Lenny took all the emotion out of it, Ashkenazy brought out >>> everything that Sibelius stood for in Finland and Karelia. An >>> amazingly moving interpretation! >>> It has a similar "ooomph" that a decent interpretation of Elgar's >>> Nimrod or Barber's Adagio has - pure distilled emotion. >>> >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> Luis Ripoll wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Agree again, >>>> Luis >>>> >>>> -----Mensaje original----- >>>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] >>>> En nombre de Bob Shaw Enviado el: domingo, 07 de octubre de 2007 >>>> 14:14 >>>> Para: Leica Users Group >>>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Never judge .. / Bruckner >>>> >>>> Exactly. Depends on the performers and what shape the >>>> conductor's head is in. >>>> >>>> For the german Requiem, some prefer Von Karajan's interpretation. >>>> >>>> For me, Solti conducting the the Chicago Symphony and Chorus >>>> with Kiri and Bernd Weikl (London 414-627-2) is my All Time >>>> Favorite. >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> On Oct 7, 2007, at 5:06, Philippe Amard wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Bob Shaw wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> As to Brahms, give a listen to his German (Deutsches) Requiem. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Haunting! >>>> if somewhat bombastic though , depending on the performers . >>>> Phil...x >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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