Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This thread is another proof of the LUGs incredibly rich combined background. Truly enjoying this one. And learning a lot, too. Philippe Op 7-okt-07, om 14:28 heeft Douglas Sharp het volgende geschreven: > Seems to be something to do with Hamburg :-) > Brahms earned his money as a brothel pianist and everyone hated > Mahler - including Mahler ;-) > > Love 'em both - JB's "Variations on a theme from Haydn" was always > one of my all time favourites since my childhood, and still is. > Brahms "German Requiem" is nearly on a par with Faure's for me. > Mahler is something superb for dreary autumnal sunday afternoons. > > Although now I'm much more more partial to Bruckner, Britten, > Copland, Ives, Hindemith, Janacek, Milhaud,Villa-Lobos, some > Bermstein and just about anybody's Requiem, Mass or Stabat Mater > for serious listening and Delius, Dvorak, Poulenc, Lefebure-Wely > and Louis Moreau Gottschalk for lighter moments (nearly forgot > William Bolcom's piano rags - absolutely brilliant!!). > > Douglas > > BTW, I love choral music - a tradition in Yorkshire - being part of > "Sounding Brass and Voices" performing Parry's Jerusalem is a > breathtaking experience - but I could never get much further than > glorious Gilbert & Sullivan - my mother was an accompanist for the > Leeds Gilbert and Sullivan Society, so it was permanent background > music at home - (and PDQ Bach :-) ) when it comes to opera/operetta. > > Philippe Orlent wrote: >> Brahms digs too deep in the mind for me... >> He's an instable romantic, I guess ;-) >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Op 7-okt-07, om 01:33 heeft Luis Ripoll het volgende geschreven: >> >>>> From Sacred Cantata No.2? >>> >>> Now I'm listening Christa Ludwig on Brahms Lieder, at the piano >>> the great >>> Gerald Moore... >>> 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 Orlent >>> Enviado el: domingo, 07 de octubre de 2007 1:24 >>> Para: Leica Users Group >>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Never judge a book by its cover >>> >>> Bach's 'Tilge, H?chster, Meine S?nden' isn't bad either ;-) Philippe >>> >>> >>> >>> Op 7-okt-07, om 01:19 heeft Luis Ripoll het volgende geschreven: >>> >>>> Philippe, >>>> >>>> This is a coincidence, this evening I've listened three times >>>> Pergolesi's Stabat Mater (Mirella Freni & Teresa Berganza)... >>>> >>>> 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 Orlent Enviado el: domingo, 07 de octubre de >>>> 2007 >>>> 1:12 >>>> Para: Leica Users Group >>>> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Never judge a book by its cover >>>> >>>> I agree with the tune, Steve. One of the better classic popsongs it >>>> is. >>>> But about Nessun Dorma: I prefer to hear it sung by f.i. Andreas >>>> Sch?nberg, who sings it more soberly and with modesty. >>>> Which fits Nessun Dorma perfectly. It 's the difficulty with >>>> Italian >>>> music of this period: most of the time it's so overly >>>> melodramatic and >>>> bombastic (the big feelings) that it becomes almost painful, unless >>>> sung with some >>>> reservation* :-) Then I prefer Pergolesi's Stabat Mater f.i. >>>> Or all those German and Austrian composers that excelled in >>>> bringing >>>> sheer emotion without getting preposterous. >>>> >>>> So at least they were good at something :-P (big smiley here) >>>> >>>> Philippe >>>> >>>> * That's why I never really liked Pavarotti: to much cheap pathos. >>>> >>>> >>>> Op 7-okt-07, om 00:39 heeft Steve Unsworth het volgende geschreven: >>>> >>>>> I have to say I was expecting the worst - especially knowing that >>>>> these programs regularly include terrible singers to help the >>>>> ratings. >>>>> Yes he was >>>>> raw, no he will never make it as an opera singer, but he had >>>>> passion >>>>> and commitment, and let's be honest it's one hell of a tune. >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 6/10/07 23:10, "Tina Manley" <images@comporium.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm glad you weren't one of the judges! What were you expecting >>>>>> from a cell phone salesman who has never had formal voice >>>>>> training? >>>>>> Of course you have heard better Nessun Dormas from professional >>>>>> opera singers with voice training. I think his performance >>>>>> was awe >>>>>> inspiring and gives great encouragement to everybody with a >>>>>> dream. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >