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| Classical Music for Aficionados Len your Bach on the lute was lovely, I used to play that on the guitar and let me tell you it was not at all easy. Petra Poláčková performs "Chaconne" from Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, by J.S. Bach - YouTube I'm sorry I couldn't g... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Why on earth would someone want a gun that can fire 11 rounds a second !!! Pure madness. The usual "man thing" mines is bigger than yours. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados William Wallace, Now there's a very patriotic name. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I sure like Perahia too , I saw him play the Goldberg Variations in the Glasgow Concert Hall some years ago and he was very very good. One of the best Goldbergs I have ever witnessed. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @jcazador Thanks for the link, it's nice to put fingers to an interpretation. Isn't it amazing that he is not even 20 yet. I see he takes lessons from Murray Perahia. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Have any of you heard of the 18 year old sensation Yoav Levanon who hails from Israel. He has a technique that is absolutely astonishing and also produces a beautiful tone from the piano. There is a recording from Warner from him entitled A Monume... | |
| The Case for a Home Playback Studio +1 @tsacremento I wholly agree with you about being able to shift the tonal range of recordings for one's own enjoyment. I also own software to alter the tonal characteristics of my music collectiion and do not bother in the least if anyone poo... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I remember once seeing a BBC television program about Nichola Benedetti and the Orkney fiddler Alli Bain playing music together and it was fascinating. The two of them were virtuosos of entirely different styles of music and yet they both adapted ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Aye Len, I used to like a wee bottle o ginger masel, Cream soda and Irn Bru. Gaun yersel.!! | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Hi Len , have you tried Kavakos in the Sibelius Violin Concerto in the two versions, the first version which most violinists of the time couldn’t get their fingers around so Sibelius revised it. In the revisions he simplified some of the dificulti... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Hi Len , not at all they are Maxim Vengerov and Leonidas Kavakos and all three in no particular order. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I think Miss Fischer is so talented and yes is in my top 3. A superb musician. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Gaun yersel big man !!! | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Hi Len, If and when I get the odd CD it is usually from Presto but I understand it can take a bit of time to get them from the UK. Have you ever thought of downloading them from Presto as I often have as you can download flac or wav and put them o... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @newbee I agree 100% with you about the new Sibelius cycle, the playing and conducting are inspirational. Anyone looking for the complete set could not do any better, I am always dipping into it now. |