Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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BachQ

#260
June 06, 2007, 11:39:46 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on June 06, 2007, 11:35:48 AM
Adagio sostenuto

Hmmmmm ....... such an obscure choice ..........  >:D

BachQ

#261
June 06, 2007, 11:44:26 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on June 06, 2007, 04:41:20 AM
I wonder why this thread doesn't draw paulb back . . . .

8)

This thread has been specifically designed to be paulb proof  :D ......... And all internal and external links to Pettersson have been banned .........  >:D

karlhenning

#262
June 06, 2007, 11:56:54 AM
Quote from: D Minor on June 06, 2007, 11:39:46 AM
Hmmmmm ....... such an obscure choice ..........  >:D

Obscure? Befitting something illuminated by the moon, I suppose . . . .

BachQ

#263
June 06, 2007, 12:03:46 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on June 06, 2007, 11:56:54 AM
Obscure? Befitting something illuminated by the moon, I suppose . . . .

........ That's what I meant .........  >:D

BachQ

#264
June 06, 2007, 12:04:35 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on June 06, 2007, 07:24:37 AM
In the movie itself, there is a charming allusion in the soundtrack to the Opus 27 No 2.

.......... So the Moonlight Sonata was merely "alluded to" .......... Indirectly? ..........

karlhenning

#265
June 06, 2007, 12:10:18 PM
Quote from: D Minor on June 06, 2007, 12:04:35 PM
.......... So the Moonlight Sonata was merely "alluded to" .......... Indirectly? ..........

The arpeggio gets going, and you're waiting for the "tune," but it doesn't come, and the arpeggiated harmonies go elsewhere.  Very nice set up, and sonically evasive maneuvers  8)

It's when they're descending from the moon (where Robin Williams is King), on a ladder woven from some of Queen Ariadne's hair . . . .

FideLeo

#266
June 07, 2007, 02:15:43 AM
Movie showing at the bistro:

Despite some oddities (Ludwig got married in this one) the biopic is quite superbly acted and therefore with checking out by fans: 



Un grand amour de Beethoven

Harry Baur: Beethoven
Jean-Louis Barrault: Karl

dir. Abel Gance


HIP for all and all for HIP! Harpsichord for Bach, fortepiano for Beethoven and pianoforte for Brahms!

SonicMan46

#267
June 07, 2007, 08:13:00 AM
Quote from: fl.traverso on June 07, 2007, 02:15:43 AM
Movie showing at the bistro:

Despite some oddities (Ludwig got married in this one) the biopic is quite superbly acted and therefore with checking out by fans: 

 

Un grand amour de Beethoven

Harry Baur: Beethoven
Jean-Louis Barrault: Karl

dir. Abel Gance


LOL -  ;D  I swear those guys looked like two of the 3 Stooges, just different hairdoos!  ;) :D

karlhenning

#268
June 07, 2007, 09:22:29 AM
Quote from: fl.traverso on June 07, 2007, 02:15:43 AM
Despite some oddities . . .

Jean-Louis Barrault: Karl . . .

? ? ?

Bogey

#269
June 07, 2007, 10:52:20 AM
Quote from: SonicMan on June 07, 2007, 08:13:00 AM
LOL -  ;D  I swear those guys looked like two of the 3 Stooges, just different hairdoos!  ;) :D

LOL!!!!!
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

FideLeo

#270
June 07, 2007, 11:02:59 AM Last Edit: June 07, 2007, 11:12:36 AM by fl.traverso
Quote from: karlhenning on June 07, 2007, 09:22:29 AM
? ? ?

???

EDIT:  I think I got it now.  There have always been guys named Karl, including
Beethoven's trouble of a nephew.  Barrault played that character. 
HIP for all and all for HIP! Harpsichord for Bach, fortepiano for Beethoven and pianoforte for Brahms!

FideLeo

#271
June 07, 2007, 11:04:13 AM
HIP for all and all for HIP! Harpsichord for Bach, fortepiano for Beethoven and pianoforte for Brahms!

Bogey

#272
June 07, 2007, 11:05:57 AM
Quote from: fl.traverso on June 07, 2007, 11:04:13 AM
Never mind  ;D

You are a good sport fl.   :)
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

FideLeo

#273
June 07, 2007, 11:17:13 AM Last Edit: June 07, 2007, 11:18:53 AM by fl.traverso
Quote from: Bogey on June 07, 2007, 11:05:57 AM
You are a good sport fl.   :)

I have actually found the Stooges to be quite irritating.  Max Brothers suit me
better ;D
HIP for all and all for HIP! Harpsichord for Bach, fortepiano for Beethoven and pianoforte for Brahms!

SonicMan46

#274
June 07, 2007, 01:01:34 PM
Well, to get back on track -  ;) :)  I have been listening to a LOT of Beethoven today - received the 2 Brilliant Box sets below (2-CDs per box @ only $10 each set!):

Complete String Trios & String Quintets w/ Zurich String Quintet & String Trio (same performers) - these are mostly early works in a more 'classic' style (Haydn & Mozart influences), and played by the Zurich groups in a more reserved fashion; well done, refined string playing, and excellent recorded sound.  CLICK on the images for comments from several different sources; my only other recording of the Trios is w/ Grumiaux, which I've had & enjoyed for years (but nearly twice the price @ Amazon!) - the Leopold group on Hyperion has also received great reviews in the Trios -  :D

   

BachQ

#275
June 07, 2007, 02:33:33 PM
George offers some comments on pianist Maria Yudina's BEETHOVEN here

Does she play like a tractor or a tempest?  Read and find out ........


BachQ

#276
June 07, 2007, 02:35:22 PM
Quote from: SonicMan on June 07, 2007, 01:01:34 PM
Well, to get back on track - 

SonicMan ....... I like the way you derail a thread, and then neatly, seamlessly get it back on track!  Very nice!  :D

SonicMan46

#277
June 07, 2007, 03:09:52 PM
Quote from: D Minor on June 07, 2007, 02:35:22 PM
SonicMan ....... I like the way you derail a thread, and then neatly, seamlessly get it back on track!  Very nice!  :D

D Minor - thought that you would like that 'transition' -  ;)  Dave  :D

BachQ

#278
June 07, 2007, 03:42:12 PM
Quote from: SonicMan on June 07, 2007, 03:09:52 PM
D Minor - thought that you would like that 'transition' -  ;)  Dave  :D

....... please remind me to extend you a similar courtesy when I derail one of your threads! ....... :D

Gurn Blanston

#279
June 07, 2007, 03:59:04 PM
Quote from: D Minor on June 07, 2007, 03:42:12 PM
....... please remind me to extend you a similar courtesy when I derail one of your threads! ....... :D

Hell, you're derailing this one right now!  :o

Today I got the original version of Fidelio ("Lenore" - 1805). This one here (Staatskapelle Dresden / Blomstedt):



I have always wanted an opportunity to compare with the end result of 1814, and finally found what purports to be a nice, complete version. Anyone familiar with it?   :)

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