Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Have you heard the version by Istvan Kertesz with the VPO? Joseph Low / Singapore -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Sharp Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 8:29 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Never judge a book by its cover: Brahms, Mahler 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. 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