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Post by sepiatone on Jan 26, 2023 16:23:36 GMT
Ha! Yeah, those Swingle Singers were big in the '60's. Every variety show would have them on whenever possible. I really dug 'em. But they weren't limited to Bach  Sepiatone |
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jan 27, 2023 4:03:52 GMT
Oh how I wish I could sing, even Swingle style.
I think often of how Jessye Norman almost caused my death. I went to see her in our most horrible cement concert hall before I gave up concerts there altogether. The balconies in my price range were SO steep. I wish I could find the program. It must have been incredible because at the end of it the chap next to me let out a (( ( ( ( BRAVO! ) ) ) ))) that was SO loud and SO unexpected I just about plummeted to my death.
Jessye Norman sings "Voi lo sapete" - Live, 1968
The 22 year-old soprano from Augusta, Georgia sings Santuzza's aria from Mascagni's "Cavalleria rusticana" at the final concert in 1968 of the ARD International Music Competition from the Hercules Hall in Munich, where she won first prize. Kurt Eichhorn conducts the Munich Radio Orchestra.
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Post by sepiatone on Jan 27, 2023 17:06:45 GMT
Oh how I wish I could sing, even Swingle style. I think often of how Jessye Norman almost caused my death. I went to see her in our most horrible cement concert hall before I gave up concerts there altogether. The balconies in my price range were SO steep. I wish I could find the program. It must have been incredible because at the end of it the chap next to me let out a (( ( ( ( BRAVO! ) ) ) ))) that was SO loud and SO unexpected I just about plummeted to my death. "Chap." Really?  And are you sure it wasn't THIS guy? Sepiatone |
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Post by sepiatone on Feb 3, 2023 16:54:47 GMT
Mentioning Aaron Copeland's "Rodeo" in another thread well, just to keep this thread moving along I'll post one piece from that Copeland work that's my more well liked from it. More well liked because singling out one as a "favorite" is not possible for me. And having seen (and heard) Dorati and the DSO perform Rodeo was breathtaking. And my daughter, 8 years old at the time, loved it as well. Sepiatone |
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Post by Unwatchable on Feb 5, 2023 22:11:01 GMT
I heard that Beyonce may make Grammy history tonight by becoming the person to win the most Grammys in history.
Currently, Sir Georg Solti holds that honor with 31:
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Post by Unwatchable on Feb 6, 2023 14:49:19 GMT
I heard that Beyonce may make Grammy history tonight by becoming the person to win the most Grammys in history. Currently, Sir Georg Solti holds that honor with 31:
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Post by sepiatone on Feb 6, 2023 16:42:45 GMT
And he'd probably be WAY ahead if he hadn't have died the same day as Mother Teresa(Sept. 5, 1997). And although 84 years old at his death, he might have had a few good years left in him. If only.....
I have only one recording with him at the baton. And it's my favorite interpretation of Mahler's symphony #1
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Post by ando on Mar 16, 2023 17:02:19 GMT
McBride & company’s tongue-in-cheek ode to lurkers
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Post by BunnyWhit on Mar 17, 2023 2:56:49 GMT
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Post by ando on Mar 17, 2023 15:07:56 GMT
C.P.E. hasn’t quite supplanted his pop, Johann, in my regard but he’s certainly a giant.
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Post by ando on Mar 17, 2023 15:12:17 GMT
Well, Beyonce now has 32 Grammys, pulling ahead of Solti. Is it wrong that I was hoping that Sir Georg was going to hold the record for a little longer?
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Post by sepiatone on Mar 17, 2023 16:41:13 GMT
I would bet on more listening to a recording of a symphony conducted by Solti than of a pop song by Beyonce. I mean.........
How many times do you hear THIS one on the radio. Or anywhere else as far as that goes.
But in some quarters, you'll still hear this.....
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Post by ando on Mar 17, 2023 20:07:59 GMT
I would bet on more listening to a recording of a symphony conducted by Solti than of a pop song by Beyonce. I mean......... How many times do you hear THIS one on the radio. Or anywhere else as far as that goes. But in some quarters, you'll still hear this..... Sepiatone Ok, if you're comparing the current pop diva/r&b singer, Beyonce and the great empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith, I first have to ask, WHY? The only measure of comparison between the two for me is that they were both savvy entertainers in terms of reading and profiting from the industry. But in terms of artistry, Bessie Smith is eternal. Aside from Pops (Louis Armstrong) I can't think of another early 20th century musician who has inspired generations of musicians, writers and black artists of all kinds (certainly singers from Billie Holiday UP TO Beyonce). She's a gold standard. And to this day you can find her music in the collections of any serious lover of jazz and, certainly, blues music. If people are still on this planet they'll be listening to Bessie 500 years from now. But don't take my word for it - do a "Bessie Smith cover" search on YouTube and filter it for the last 30 days and you'll see just how influential she still is (results I got were in the hundreds). I highly doubt if Beyonce will be that relevant in 3033. Same goes for the music of Vaughan Williams, but not necessarily any particular interpretation unless - and this is highly likely - the only existing media featuring Vaughan Williams' work is Solti's version of it. |
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Post by BunnyWhit on Mar 18, 2023 1:18:12 GMT
How many times do you hear THIS one on the radio. Or anywhere else as far as that goes. |
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Post by ando on Mar 18, 2023 7:45:29 GMT
Speaking of Vaughan Williams (to get back to the thread subject) Dave Hurwitz breaks down one of Williams’ greatest works - JOB (a piece I don’t know but probably should):
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