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The Diner / Re: What TV series are you cur...
Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 06:36:01 PMQuote from: Karl Henning on April 28, 2024, 06:27:30 PMSomething else I learnt from Ellison's commentary: the principal actor in "Gramma" is Barret Oliver, whom I've now at last seen in The Never-Ending Story.I'm now back-tracking somewhat to listen to more commentary by Harlan Ellison. He describes himself as "arrogant and elitist." (Really. Just heard him use that literal phrase.) Listening right now to his commentary upon "Paladin of the Lost Hour." It's always been a favorite of mine. I love Danny Kaye and Glynn Turman. A fair percentage of this commentary is Ellison airing grievances. I don't say there's nothing to any of them, but whining is whining, all the same.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What concerts are you look...
Last post by brewski - Today at 06:32:32 PMQuote from: ultralinear on April 24, 2024, 12:08:33 AMTonight, a show devised by Patricia Kopatchinskaja which she has titled Everyday Non-sense:
(totally fascinating program excised)
Aurora Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin, director
The reminder email contains the warning: Excellent.
Quote from: T. D. on Today at 06:07:24 PMHow cool!
Dick Higgins was an outrageous Fluxus artist.
Here's the score of the piece by him:
Although I was hoping for one of his notorious works involving a gun, for instance a symphony from Danger Music No. 12
How did I miss these posts? (Never mind, a busy last few days.)
This all looks very intriguing. That Higgins score would make a cool holiday card.
-Bruce
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Composer Discussion / Massimiliano Messieri
Last post by Roy Bland - Today at 06:12:26 PM #4
General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What concerts are you look...
Last post by T. D. - Today at 06:07:24 PMQuote from: ultralinear on April 24, 2024, 12:08:33 AMTonight, a show devised by Patricia Kopatchinskaja which she has titled Everyday Non-sense:
Mieko Shiomi Falling Event
Tomas Schmit Sanitas No.151
Dick Higgins Danger Music Number Seventeen
George Brecht Symphony No.3
Mozart Ein musikalischer Spaß (A Musical Joke) K.522
Kurtág Hommage à Tchaikovsky from Játékok, Bk.1
Cage Living Room Music
PatKop from Ghiribizzi (Whims)
Für Reto ... wo? (For Reto ... where?)
Sonnerie (Ringing)
Friede sei mit Euch (Peace be with you)
Skizzenhaft (Sketchy)
Françaix Mouvement de valse (4th movement) from Octet
Ligeti Fanfare for car horns from Le Grand Macabre
Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre
Aurora Orchestra
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin, director
The reminder email contains the warning: Excellent.
How cool!
Dick Higgins was an outrageous Fluxus artist.
Here's the score of the piece by him:
Although I was hoping for one of his notorious works involving a gun, for instance a symphony from Danger Music No. 12
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Symphonic Addict - Today at 05:43:43 PMPejacevic: Piano Quintet in B minor
Various works I've listened by her qualify as potential masterpieces, and this solid, formidable quintet is surely one of those. The performers are the same as on the Goldmark's Piano Quintet No. 1 I listened to the other day, playing with complete mastery and understanding of the score.
Various works I've listened by her qualify as potential masterpieces, and this solid, formidable quintet is surely one of those. The performers are the same as on the Goldmark's Piano Quintet No. 1 I listened to the other day, playing with complete mastery and understanding of the score.
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Classical YouTube Video Library / Piano Concerto "Splendor"
Last post by Roy Bland - Today at 05:42:11 PMBOUT ZHAO ZHANG
Zhang Zhao is among the most active and prolific contemporary Chinese composers, currently signed to German music publisher Schott, as well as a professor at the school of music of MINZU University of China. As a recipient of many national awards and reputation, Zhang has been invited to create works for many well-known musicians, including Sheng Zhongguo, Lang Lang, Yundi Li and Han Lei. Zhang was also the first Chinese composer to have his works chosen by the ABRSM, Trinity College London and the national piano grading of Australia as official audition selections.
Zhang Zhao was born in Yunnan, China, and grew up in the Ailao mountainous region of southern Yunnan before the age of fourteen, during which period he received much exposure to local folk music. Since his youth he enjoyed a love for art, poetry and calligraphy. He began learning yangqin with his mother Ma Jingfeng at the age of five, violin at six, piano at seven, and accordion at ten. When he was eleven years old, he began studying composition with his father Zhang Nan. At the age of fourteen he entered the Provincial Arts School at Dianchi Lake for studying piano for five years. During this time he started composing and wrote a large number of works for piano, violin, vocal and orchestra. After he entered MINZU University of China, he studied with Prof. Xia Zhongtang and Prof. Xiang Shizhong, and graduated from the school of music with a double major in both piano and composition in 1987.
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Composer Discussion / Re: Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Cast...
Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 05:30:23 PMQuote from: Lisztianwagner on Today at 09:01:06 AMI listened to those pieces on youtube, but it should be this recording, the pianist is Mariaclara Monetti:I don't think that I can get a hold of a copy to listen to near me, so I'll try listening to them via youtube.
PD
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The Diner / Re: Last Movie You Watched
Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 05:27:47 PMWatched "The Mountain Between Us" with Kate Winslet and Idris Elba. Enjoyed it. You can pretty much get what happens at least early on by the cover photo of the DVD.
PD
PD
#9
The Diner / Re: The Cat Thread
Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 05:15:03 PMThis story shook me up. I'm glad that it ended well as it could have gone for the worse with the cat dying. It's not the first time that I've read of cats ending up in mail packages. 
Stowaway cat accidentally mailed to California in returned package
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68918102
PD
Stowaway cat accidentally mailed to California in returned package
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68918102
PD
#10
The Diner / Re: Last Movie You Watched
Last post by Cato - Today at 04:53:24 PMToday we revisited for the first time in probably 60 years:
An absolutely exhausting movie, especially the "eat-with-a-spoon" scene in the dining room, filmed with few cuts.
I wondered how Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke did this several times a week on Broadway!
Directed by Arthur Penn, the shots with the camera on the floor and on the ground outside the house had stuck in my mind for decades, along with Anne Bancroft at times imitating Burt Lancaster's speech patterns (e.g. listen to the scene where she explains to the parents why she needs complete control over Helen).
Yes, it is a classic and highly recommended! Laurence Rosenthal's score, at times reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann's style, is to be mentioned as subtle and effective, although many scenes have no music.
An absolutely exhausting movie, especially the "eat-with-a-spoon" scene in the dining room, filmed with few cuts.
I wondered how Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke did this several times a week on Broadway!
Directed by Arthur Penn, the shots with the camera on the floor and on the ground outside the house had stuck in my mind for decades, along with Anne Bancroft at times imitating Burt Lancaster's speech patterns (e.g. listen to the scene where she explains to the parents why she needs complete control over Helen).
Yes, it is a classic and highly recommended! Laurence Rosenthal's score, at times reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann's style, is to be mentioned as subtle and effective, although many scenes have no music.