Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even if he disliked it, he gave a wonderful interpretation of it. After a while, that gets to be the thrill: comparing interpretations. It gives the pieces so much more depth. Philippe Op 7-okt-07, om 19:02 heeft Matthew Hunt het volgende geschreven: > 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. > 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 >