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Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments
https://youtu.be/puSkP3uym5khttps://youtu.be/IYhcN8p4yhg 
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Pryso, here you go, no strings 😊https://youtu.be/O1Qn8cBkGvo 
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Yes, I am familiar with those. O-10.  Thanks. 
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1967 has special significance for me as well; and especially today.  I hope this comment doesn’t cross the line into hypocracy given recent events here.  If so, apology.In 1967, after waiting for more than ten years, I and some (long story) of my ... 
Too good a post to waste
Anyone who has followed Almarg’s contributions here would be foolish to so cavalierly dismiss anything that the man has to say. 
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Glad you’re ok, Pryso. https://youtu.be/t-5fNXDVASU 
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Couldn’t agree more. Interesting, my interpretation and response to your original comment was, in a way, the opposite of what you meant. Sorry about that. Also interesting because my example, Brahms “Clarinet Sonata” No. 1 serves as a perfect exam... 
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Very pretty song, “Lazy Afternoon”. Thanks, O-10. Song from the very interesting (yes, there are some) Broadway musical “The Golden Apple”.A lazy “Lazy Afternoon”:https://youtu.be/8tXfHBd5_xIAn even lazier “Lazy Afternoon”:https://youtu.be/Cix2tz1... 
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https://youtu.be/oKavsBugqxohttps://youtu.be/VYR1yUa7e_k 
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Great record. I love the way this guy told a story. Complete command of where he was going at all times. No filler (bs) to buy time until the next “great” idea comes to mind. On trumpet, one for Alex’s “why not him?” list: Lee Katsman. What a play... 
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Wow! So, if I’m understanding your premise correctly the piano should be the primary (solo) instrument in this stone cold masterpiece. I suppose that from a compositional standpoint it’s possible to rethink it that way. Not so sure, though. One th... 
Went from brilliant to distortion
desalvo, I like your attitude.  Glad you figured it out.  Happy listening. 
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Without a doubt. 
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They are simply emoting. As you know playing a musical instrument is a physical act and it’s natural to want to move with the music to one degree or another. I find that players in some European orchestras tend to “move” a little more than in Amer... 
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Thanks, Rok. This too shall pass....we hope. Ray’s “America The Beautiful”. He really was a genius. Thanks, Schubert. https://youtu.be/xxA0Q1WTmXA