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[Baron Scarpia]

OTOH, if Mr. de Peyer had decided to wear socks with sandals on that (admittedly mediocre) picture, he'd become the of butt of jokes here in Spain (and in all of South America as well)  . And it would have been a pity, because he was a wonderful clarinetist. 

Did not know he was no longer with us.

It's the combination of the fancy jacket and tie with those crusty toes poking out of the sandals that struck me as silly. Either put some shoes on, or go with Bermuda shorts (Spanish custom, not withstanding).

Well, and it's the full effect. How often do you walk down the street and see a man sitting on a metal folding chair in front of a cathedral holding a clarinet in his hands. Shouldn't there be an open clarinet case at his feet with a scant scattering of bills and coins?

[Brian]

Well, and it's the full effect. How often do you walk down the street and see a man sitting on a metal folding chair in front of a cathedral holding a clarinet in his hands. Shouldn't there be an open clarinet case at his feet with a scant scattering of bills and coins?

Next time you're at your local Barnes & Noble, head to the cookbook section and check out the back cover of The Chef and the Slow Cooker by Hugh Acheson. He's out on the lawn in a folding chair holding a can of beer and a completely different cookbook, with a slow cooker sitting on the grass beside him.

[ritter]

Did not know he was no longer with us.

He died in February last year, aged 90.

It's the combination of the fancy jacket and tie with those crusty toes poking out of the sandals that struck me as silly. Either put some shoes on, or go with Bermuda shorts (Spanish custom, not withstanding).

Very true, the combination does not make much sense

Well, and it's the full effect. How often do you walk down the street and see a man sitting on a metal folding chair in front of a cathedral holding a clarinet in his hands. Shouldn't there be an open clarinet case at his feet with a scant scattering of bills and coins?

[Karl Henning]

Busking With the Stars!

[aukhawk]

I saw this one recently and wondered how they were able to control for all the possible things that could go wrong:

See also:



or how about la Gaillard taking her cello to bed ... 

[kyjo]

Very very future release, but Pittsburgh/Honeck are playing Bruckner 9 this weekend and recording it for release on CD in their series on Reference.

I attended the concert and it was marvelous!

[kishnevi]

Release date 4/13, but digital release 3/9
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[Karl Henning]

Release date 4/13, but digital release 3/9
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Exquisite.

[ritter]

With so much talk about arrangements in another thread, how about this?



The blurb on jpc says this: "A special arrangement of Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel [for cello and piano] by Maja Fridman. Played on very old instruments, for a better understanding of the background story"  Bizarre...

[North Star]

With so much talk about arrangements in another thread, how about this?

The blurb on jpc says this: "A special arrangement of Prokofiev's The Fiery Angel [for cello and piano] by Maja Fridman. Played on very old instruments, for a better understanding of the background story"  Bizarre...

Wow. Bizarre indeed.

Good day, Rafael!

[ritter]

Wow. Bizarre indeed.

Good day, Rafael!

Good day to you, Sir! 

[ritter]

The Skira publishing house continues its "La Scala Memories" of lovingly produced book + CD sets with these two issues:


This includes the full 1946 reopening concert of the rebuilt Scala, conducted by Toscanini (with works by Rossini, Verdi, Puccini and Boito).


Selections of some of the productions the great Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducted at La Scala. (I've already preordered this one, and it's supposed to be arriving tomorrow—but I'm afraid the release has been delayed by a couple of weeks).

[Todd]

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More Debussy in this Debussy year.  Henkemans' Preludes are among my least favorite, but I nonetheless have an urge to hear his other recordings.  What to do?

[Alek Hidell]

What an utterly bizarre (not to mention borderline offensive) cover. Has he been superimposed in front of a forest fire? What on earth is the significance of that? Was it his "inner child" that started the fire?

[Madiel]

What an utterly bizarre (not to mention borderline offensive) cover. Has he been superimposed in front of a forest fire? What on earth is the significance of that? Was it his "inner child" that started the fire?

How many fires do you know that create purple smoke?

[Alek Hidell]

How many fires do you know that create purple smoke?

Uh ... none? I don't understand your (rhetorical?) question. Am I supposed to infer something from the purple smoke?

[André]

I haven't seen this mentioned yet:



I'm intrigued. Bernstein's Mass has a reputation for stylistic eclecticism.

[Madiel]

Uh ... none? I don't understand your (rhetorical?) question. Am I supposed to infer something from the purple smoke?

Yes. That you're not looking at a forest fire. The issue being what YOU decided to infer. I don't know what evidence you think you have that the forest is burning.

[Spineur]

Available in late March:

These anniversaries are a bonanza for Record companies.  But not all composers are considered as equals.   It is Gounod 200th birthday anniversary.  Where are the reissues, the box sets and the new release of rarely performed works.  ZILCH

[Mandryka]

Henkemans' Preludes are among my least favorite, but I nonetheless have an urge to hear his other recordings.  What to do?

I know nothing about Debussy preludes, but I like his Mozart very much, and your post just prompted me to see of there's anything new by him that I'd missed. And to my great pleasure I found this on spotify. His is one of the few PC 27s which mean as much to me as Gilels's and he's also outstanding in PC 19.