jim204
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| Classical Music for Aficionados You are not wrong there RV as I also think he was a phenomenon of which sad to say I do not think we shall see the likes of again. He left us a whole treasury of works which are unique and in so many forms. I particularly love his Corelli Variatio... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I have always enjoyed Karajan with the Vienna Philharmonic and although maybe a bit lush for some I think he would be a perfect foil for Kondrashin. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados RV I am in total accordance with you regarding Trifonov , he really has a lot of musical growing to do. He reminds me of Michelangeli and Pollini who were capable of playing anything but cold as ice. No for me he needs a couple of decades und... | |
| The Mutech RM Kanda Hyabusa I used to have a Suzuki Hyabusa, now that was a wild ride. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @rvpiano I totally agree RV about the two of them especially Barenboim I just don't know where he gets the time or energy for all the things he is involved with. The two of them have gone into now their late seventies with their technique... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I have just finished listening to Barenboim playing the Diabelli Variations and must say I have on the whole enjoyed it. How he can keep this kind of work at his age and especially live at that is incredible. After a shaky start he then bowls head... | |
| Concert halls from around the world. What have been your favorites. The Wigmore Hall in London is a superbly intimate space for piano recitals , quartet recitals and song recitals. I have been to it many times and seen many famous pianists there. They're lunchtime recitals are very famous and only an hour long so ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I have to say this is my favourite recording of the Transcendentals and Arrau was 75 at the time of recording which is pretty incredible seeing as the incredible difficulties involved . If you have ever been to a recital by Arrau pretty much the ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I also do not want to have politics coming between me and my music and if push comes to shove I would say that The Ring Cycle to me was the greatest operatic endeavour of the 19th century. He was still a stinker of a man. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @jcazador Johnathan I have just downloaded the hi-rez file of Hamelin's new recording , stupendous jaw dropping playing. If Hamelin's playing is anything to go by then Liszt and Thalberg must also have been as great as what has been written ab... | |
| seeking ‘HORN’ ideas apart from Klipshc Lascalla Have you maybe looked at the Zingalli range. my friend had a pair and they were very impressive. They are not fussy about amplification either. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Good point RV | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @rvpiano Yes RV he was not bad in the composing dept.I am listening at the moment to a series of the Keyboard Partitas by Bach and played on Harpsicord by Trevor Pinnock and most enjoyable they are and he is throwing all kinds of things in li... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @jcazador Hi Jeremy I can only describe your snippet as laughable in that if you go back in someone’s past that there may be a black gene floating about somewhere but I am glad that I am of the age now that I don’t care any longer. If you say any... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @Schubert Len right you are about the Shotts boys they had a great pipe band. I used to play in Ayr Pipe band when I was young and Shotts used to win all the trophies in the sixties under the rule of Pipe Major John K McCalister and Drum Ma... |