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Re: Watch Hamelin play Listz Etude!

2009-01-07T17:31:59Z

Exactly. Suppose that somebody tells you that Gilbert Kalish has
disappeared... but you know that he is playing regularly and very well
indeed, and further, he played yesterday at the Y around the corner
from your house... you know that the person has got it totally wrong,
it's a wrong impression. And if the suggestion is added that the

Re: 25 Best Classical Instrumental CDs of 2008

2009-01-07T17:31:02Z

Well, she is in her 30s now. She married a great guy who really seems
perfect for her.
--Jim

Re: 25 Best Classical Instrumental CDs of 2008

2009-01-07T17:29:58Z

Correct. We had some fun with that fact on the cover of one of our
earliest Blackwood CDs, coupling his cello sonata with that of Frank
Bridge:
[link]
;D Jim

Re: 25 Best Classical Instrumental CDs of 2008

2009-01-07T17:28:28Z

Thanks. We can always rely on Rachel to come up with innovative
recording ideas.

Re: Watch Hamelin play Listz Etude!

2009-01-07T17:27:20Z

Also, it can be a regional consideration - I have always gotten the
impression, for example, that some soloists don't come to America very
much, but play frequently in Europe, Canada, or Russia, or South
America - so one's general impression of an artists' visibility can be
skewed.

Re: 25 Best Classical Instrumental CDs of 2008

2009-01-07T17:27:13Z

Our next release, "American Choral Premieres" (March 2009), features
the William Ferris Chorale. We have two previous releases with WFC:
[link]
[link]
Mom is in perfect health (cleared of all traces of cancer years ago)

Re: Watch Hamelin play Listz Etude!

2009-01-07T17:24:32Z

No, no, no stake whatsoever. Let me put this in context. I have seen
over the years many comments, such as "Radu Lupu has disappeared",
which directly contradicted my own experience. Sometimes the comments
have come from people based in countries where the musician has not
performed for a while, or for a long time. Such comments are

Re: 25 Best Classical Instrumental CDs of 2008

2009-01-07T17:24:23Z

On Jan 6, 12:21 pm, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...@comcast.net>
wrote:
Thanks. For those interested in this exceptional and highly unusual
recording: [link]

Re: Retrospective, a historic sublabel from brilliant classics

2009-01-07T17:22:57Z

Otterhouse Rolf <composit...@yahoo.com> wrote in
com:
And thanks to you, Rolf! Someone (maybe you?) uploaded Rostal's "Kreutzer" a
couple of years ago, and it is a fantastic performance.
AC

Re: Watch Hamelin play Listz Etude!

2009-01-07T17:19:38Z

"Paige Turner" <paigeturner2...@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
Usually I don't have to find out whether pianists are doing well. Their
names crop up with great regularity (Hamelin is an excellent example).
The name of Volodos and others like Luganksy doesn't. The use of
"disinformation" in this context is counter productive in the sense that

Re: Watch Hamelin play Listz Etude!

2009-01-07T17:16:14Z

The funny thing is that in his Schumann, Chopin, Ravel and Scriabin,
Volodos is about as far as he could be from Horowitz and from this
encore world of Moszkowski and the like. I figure he has encores for a
lifetime, anyway... Hey Volodos, play us the Turkish March!!
Best,
pt

Re: Retrospective, a historic sublabel from brilliant classics

2009-01-07T17:15:33Z

You're exaggerating.
Why doesn't he take care that the "regular" Brilliant Classics stuff is
available in the Kruidvat stores?
There's almost *nothing* to find, since a long time.

Re: DRM is dead

2009-01-07T17:11:13Z

No, they are new files. The quality (bitrate) was doubled also.
Steve

Re: the end of an era...

2009-01-07T17:09:52Z

Or maybe not. I assumed it acts / "looks" like a regular MasterCard
to a merchant.
[link]
Steve

Re: Watch Hamelin play Listz Etude!

2009-01-07T17:09:57Z

I'd say that he seems to take a child-like delight in his virtuoso
abilities - also, there's no denying that the Horowitz presence
remains strong in this little arrangement.