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[Saul]

I turn 50 today, and I am just having the greatest day!

With Genuine Sincerity,

Happy Birthday Karl!

[AndyD.]

With Genuine Sincerity,

Happy Birthday Karl!

Eek! I'm way late!

Happy Birthday, Karl!

Best Blessings To You and Yours!

[karlhenning]

There's no such thing as good wishes being too late. Thanks!

[karlhenning]

Inspired by a recent thread.

[karlhenning]

Thanks Saul!   Oh man I hate midis, I'll just wait for the real thing.

Understood! MIDIs are at best a pale shadow.  The Real Thing™ should not be much longer (check PM).

[DavidW]

Awesome!!

[karlhenning]

The worst viola sonata in the world is rockin' now!

[Luke]

Just been listening to the so-called Worst Viola Sonata Ever for the first time in its true non MIDI glory - and I'm just bowled over. I think this is my favourite instumental piece of yours Karl (the qualification because your Passion is also Something Else IMO). You really unleashed something different here, I think. This is big, big music, real, meaty, juicy music with so much to digest, so many fabulous ideas, such terrific realisation, such a convincing trajectory (love the way ideas are never forgotten but affect and infect what comes after, culmintating in that last movement), there's intimacy and poetry here and real beauty of sound (string instruments come off particularly horribly in MIDI - this is just gorgeous music so much of the time), there's breadth and sweep, playfulness and humour, seductiveness...

I Love This Piece, Karl

(and huge kudos to Dana and his pianist, too, of course)

Oh, and I'm about to PM you with some links...

[karlhenning]

And with mighty thanks to Luke, here are links to mp3 versions he has kindly uploaded at 192 bits:

Fair Warning
Suspension Bridge (In Dave's Shed)
Tango in Boston (Dances with Shades)

[Maciek]

Argh! Why does't it want to download?!

(I'll try another browser presently.)

[karlhenning]

Oh! And Dave reminded me that I owe it to the excellent performers to furnish more info!

[Maciek]

Is anyone else having trouble downloading the first movement? Two and three worked fine, but one I somehow still cannot get to work...

[karlhenning]

Is anyone else having trouble downloading the first movement? Two and three worked fine, but one I somehow still cannot get to work...

Can you listen to m4a, Maciek? I can email you the source file.

[DavidRoss]

Oh! And Dave reminded me that I owe it to the excellent performers to furnish more info!

Thanks, Karl.  Dvořák, Rachmaninoff, & Rochberg--good company and not at all out of place.  Gosh, and to think we knew you when!

[karlhenning]

Hah!

Yes, an entirely wonderful program (if I may say that without seeming immodest of my own piece).  Very nice flow.

[Maciek]

Can you listen to m4a, Maciek? I can email you the source file.

Yes, Karl, I can. I'd be very grateful if you could do that!

[karlhenning]

YHM

[DavidW]

This is the best piece that you've ever written Karl.  It was melodic, atmospheric, and Dana plays with great passion!!  This will be on my to listen in heavy competition with Pettersson and Alfven for at least the next two weeks.

[karlhenning]

Many thanks, Davey!

[DavidW]

Yeah I only wish it was already in my ipod and not just on my pc, drats that I don't have my cable with me!!   I think I'll go home at lunch to transfer it.  Anyway EVERYONE it plays in itunes (the m4a files) so just use that and you can immediately listen to this fantastic piece.