Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And also Beethoven's Emperor Concerto Joseph L / Singapore -- Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote: > Except for Brahm's Second Piano Concerto, which has been described > as a battle between a piano and an orchestra. > > Jeffery > > > > > On 5/31/05 10:57 PM, "Afterswift@aol.com" <Afterswift@aol.com> > typed: > > > > > > > > In a message dated 5/31/05 10:46:43 PM, > lug-request@leica-users.org writes: > > > > > > > > >> I detest piano sonatas, regardless of who wrote them or who > performs them. > > >> They are BORING, and the capital letters are intentional. Even > Mozart, > > >> bless his soul, could not crank out one worthy of the > listening. > > >> > > >> msmall@aya.yale.edu > > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------ > > > A piano sonata is a dialogue between the piano and the > orchestra. I always > > > like to hear what Beethoven and Mozart had to say in this form. > Unlike a > > > symphony, the soloist is a stand-in for the composer and you get > to hear his > > > voice > > > clearly. > > > > > > Bob R > > > > > > > > > > > You're thinking "concerto": > > > > Claude Rains in "Phantom of the Opera" > > "I've been watching you for a long time! > > You can sing my concerto!" (sic) > > > > A sonata is a guy sitting there playing a piano. And that's it. > > > > Solo piano music off a DVD goes with anything anywhere, all day > and night. > > I get less burnt out less quick on piano than anything. > > Its a shame more people don't get into it. Used to be you had to > rent a > > piano and hire a guy or learn yourself. No more. (best would be a > player > > piano with piano roll by Gershwin himself) > > To me that's the main good thing about digital and DVD's in > music. > > (I'ts weird pop music has not gone digital with all their money, > only > > classical it's gotten to me like listening to analog recorded > music on a DVD > > is like dancing on a piece of architecture) > > Solo Lute or Clavichord works great from a DVD. Solo crickets you > name it! > > with it's total lack of surface noise. > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > Photography > > Portland Oregon > > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >