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Posted on 12/23/2016 6:03:48 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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“Messiah” comes up tomorrow.
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12/23/2016 7:02:05 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
ROSSINI: ENCHANTILLON DU CHANT DE NOEL A LITALIENNE At the age of 37, Rossini stopped writing operas and went into seclusion. The reason wasnt known until the 1930s when his medical records turned up. He had a chronic bladder condition that exacerbated his bipolar issues, and during those 25 years of seclusion he came close to suicide. Only the love of his mistress kept him going. When his condition was corrected by simple surgery, Rossini went back to work.
Rather than return to opera, a field dominated by Wagner, he wrote some 200 short pieces for piano labeled Sins of My Old Age, dedicated to all third rate pianists, of which company I am a member. Some are humorous, like Pretentious Prelude, a parody of a Bach fugue, The Excursion Train, featuring a train wreck, a funeral march, and happy heirs dancing wildly as the wills are read, and Tarantella Interrupted by a Church Procession, which needs no description at all.
This piece is an attempt to recreate the sound of shepherds bagpipes as they guard their flocks on a snowy Christmas night. Catch the wonderful chord changes he builds into the piece.
Rossini: Enchantillon du chant de Noel a litalienne
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12/23/2016 7:04:03 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Publius
I listen to it year round! :-)
I have a couple of versions but Pinnock’s is my favorite.
(Listening to the Brahms now...it’s lovely)
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12/23/2016 7:04:17 PM PST
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Hogwood’s version is up tomorrow with my notes to help people enjoy the piece more deeply.
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12/23/2016 7:05:13 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Publius
Hogwood is wonderful too!
(As I am listening to the Brahms, i am hearing little bits that Berlioz may have unconsciously lifted for “Harold in Italy”.
Are my ears deceiving me?
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12/23/2016 7:07:28 PM PST
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The other way around. Berlioz was 30 years older than Brahms.
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12/23/2016 7:08:49 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Publius
Oh my....
I just assumed that Berlioz was younger, because his MUSIC sounds more “modern” to me.
Must be those French.
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12/23/2016 7:11:22 PM PST
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12/23/2016 7:11:45 PM PST
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luvie
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Berlioz, Liszt, Wagner and Bruckner all belonged to the “new music” movement. Brahms, although younger than all of them, was the neo-classicist.
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12/23/2016 7:13:02 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
THE BALTIMORE CONSORT: BRIGHT DAY STARThis infectious 16th Century French dance caught the ear of George Woodward, an early 20th Century Anglican priest and scholar of hymns.
Ding Dong Merrily
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12/23/2016 7:16:36 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Publius
Ah...that explains a LOT to my ears! :-)
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12/23/2016 7:22:19 PM PST
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12/23/2016 7:22:53 PM PST
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luvie
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Brahms' heroes were Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann. He was one of the few people in Vienna familiar with the music of the Renaissance.
He didn't think much of the music of Berlioz and Liszt. He hated Bruckner with a passion, both musically and personally.
He loved Wagner's music, though, and one of Brahms' cherished possessions was an autographed score of Die Meistersinger. But Wagner hated Brahms and his music, and Brahms' possession of that opera score caused a lot of legal problems when Wagner demanded its return. (Brahms had purchased it from an intermediary.)
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12/23/2016 7:28:42 PM PST
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Publius
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To: Publius
Why can’t we all just get along? (LOL)
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12/23/2016 7:31:01 PM PST
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To: Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; ConorMacNessa; left that other site
THE BALTIMORE CONSORT: BRIGHT DAY STARTranscribed from oral tradition. Some of the best tunes don't get written down.
Christmas Day in da Mornin
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12/23/2016 7:31:11 PM PST
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Publius
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To: ExTexasRedhead
Thanks, ExTexasRedhead, for a great link.
And a Happy Hanukkah to you.
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12/23/2016 7:35:19 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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12/23/2016 7:35:21 PM PST
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luvie
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To: Publius
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12/23/2016 7:35:30 PM PST
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Over a decade ago I got a huge laugh at FR, and then some FReepers came to understand that I had stumbled upon an old truth.
Condi Rice was visiting Sydney (Australia) and was greeted by riots. I said that it was the old Brahms versus Wagner argument. Condi was known as a gifted Brahms pianist, so it shouldn't have been a surprise that the Wagnerians of Sydney would riot upon her arrival.
Some concluded that the whole War on Terror had its roots in Brahms versus Wagner, as did World War II. I had stumbled onto something.
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12/23/2016 7:37:26 PM PST
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Publius
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posted on
12/23/2016 7:39:23 PM PST
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mylife
(The roar of the masses could be farts)
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