[Leica] Mr. Beethoven. Mr. Mozart. Talk to us

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"There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish
together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between."

Sir Thomas Beecham



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: 01 June 2005 22:32
Subject: Re: [Leica] Mr. Beethoven. Mr. Mozart. Talk to us


> Except for Brahm's Second Piano Concerto, which has been described as a
battle between a piano and an orchestra.
>
> Jeffery
>
>
>
> > On 5/31/05 10:57 PM, "Afterswift@aol.com" <Afterswift@aol.com> typed:
> >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 5/31/05 10:46:43 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org
writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >> I detest piano sonatas, regardless of who wrote them or who performs
them.
> > >> They are BORING, and the capital letters are intentional. Even
Mozart,
> > >> bless his soul, could not crank out one worthy of the listening.
> > >>
> > >> msmall@aya.yale.edu
> > >>
> >
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> > > A piano sonata is a dialogue between the piano and the orchestra. I
always
> > > like to hear what Beethoven and Mozart had to say in this form. Unlike
a
> > > symphony, the soloist is a stand-in for the composer and you get to
hear his
> > > voice
> > > clearly.
> > >
> > > Bob R
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > You're thinking "concerto":
> >
> > Claude Rains in "Phantom of the Opera"
> > "I've been watching you for a long time!
> > You can sing my concerto!" (sic)
> >
> > A sonata is a guy sitting there playing a piano. And that's it.
> >
> > Solo piano music off a DVD goes with anything anywhere, all day and
night.
> > I get less burnt out less quick on piano than anything.
> > Its a shame more people don't get into it. Used to be you had to rent a
> > piano and hire a guy or learn yourself. No more. (best would be a player
> > piano with piano roll by Gershwin himself)
> > To me that's the main good thing about digital and DVD's in music.
> > (I'ts weird pop music has not gone digital with all their money, only
> > classical it's gotten to me like listening to analog recorded music on a
DVD
> > is like dancing on a piece of architecture)
> > Solo Lute or Clavichord works great from a DVD. Solo crickets you name
it!
> >     with it's total lack of surface noise.
> >
> >
> > Mark Rabiner
> > Photography
> > Portland Oregon
> > http://rabinergroup.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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