#691

Posting Freak
Peachtree City, GA
(10-19-2022, 07:26 PM)churchilllafemme Wrote: For some reason I am always amazed to hear how differently the various conductors interpret pieces of music. This Franck symphony sounds much different than how I remember playing it in a college orchestra.

Having been a subscriber to multiple major city symphonies of international renown over the years, have long held the same opinion
#692

Geezer
New Brunswick, Canada
(This post was last modified: 10-20-2022, 09:19 AM by John Rose.)
(10-19-2022, 07:26 PM)churchilllafemme Wrote: ... For some reason I am always amazed to hear how differently the various conductors interpret pieces of music. ...
Yup.
One time I woke up in bed and turned on the radio to start my day. It was in the middle of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major - II Adagio Assai.
I thought "Gee, that sounds like the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, directed by Charles Dutoit".
And that's exactly what it turned out to be. 
Very distinctive, and I'm never quite satisfied with other versions of it.

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Ah. Here it is:


I dare say it is my favourite piece of classical music. Ever.
Note how parts of the melody are handed off seamlessly between flute, english horn, oboe, and clarinet.

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#693

Posting Freak
Peachtree City, GA
(10-20-2022, 08:53 AM)John Rose Wrote:
(10-19-2022, 07:26 PM)churchilllafemme Wrote: ... For some reason I am always amazed to hear how differently the various conductors interpret pieces of music. ...
Yup.
One time I woke up in bed and turned on the radio to start my day. It was in the middle of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major - II Adagio Assai.
I thought "Gee, that sounds like the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, directed by Charles Dutoit".
And that's exactly what it turned out to be. 
Very distinctive, and I'm never quite satisfied with other versions of it.

[edit]
Ah. Here it is:


I dare say it is my favourite piece of classical music. Ever.
Note how parts of the melody are handed off seamlessly between flute, english horn, oboe, and clarinet.

Have always had a fond spot for Dutoit and MSO
#694

Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
Mozart piano concerto no. 20 (K.466), played by Daniel Barenboim. To the naive, Mozart's music sounds simple, but that 'simplicity' is actually purity and clarity, every note falling perfectly where it belongs without anything superfluous. "Too many notes, dear Mozart, too many notes," said Emperor Joseph II after a Mozart performance, to which Mozart replied, "Just as many as necessary, Your Majesty." This 'inevitability' is especially obvious when one is playing something by Mozart in an orchestra and can feel the note progressions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCngeLdL8-I

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#695

Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Courante
Toyohiko Satoh, lute

Emanuel Adriaenssen: Allemande Prince
Toyohiko Satoh, lute

I know almost nothing about lute music, but I really like it. It seems that it would be more complicated than classical guitar because of the greater number of strings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivkNlTY5brY

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#696
(10-29-2022, 07:12 PM)churchilllafemme Wrote: Mozart piano concerto no. 20 (K.466), played by Daniel Barenboim. To the naive, Mozart's music sounds simple, but that 'simplicity' is actually purity and clarity, every note falling perfectly where it belongs without anything superfluous. "Too many notes, dear Mozart, too many notes," said Emperor Joseph II after a Mozart performance, to which Mozart replied, "Just as many as necessary, Your Majesty." This 'inevitability' is especially obvious when one is playing something by Mozart in an orchestra and can feel the note progressions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCngeLdL8-I
"which notes (to eliminate) did you have in mind?"
One of my favorite movies ever.

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#697

Vintage Shaver
Seattle, WA
The album 'Hush' by Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin. The latter does incredible things with his voice, beautifully matching the cello tones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1oFrn6k...cJ1pYXGv10

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#698

Member
New York
Not shaving now, but this came up while I was listening to YouTube Music (you know how it plays similar songs after your list finishes?). I was so floored... I can't imagine being the new-ish musician singing along with Michael McDonald and not ending the day saying, "I suck, I'm going to work at McDonald's instead". Lol. The man is a legend for a reason.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GtU0Gh...ture=share

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#699
I’ve taken to listening to a podcast during my morning shave, most all of the time it’s The Daily.

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#700

Posting Freak
Peachtree City, GA
(01-13-2023, 07:09 AM)jesseix Wrote: I’ve taken to listening to a podcast during my morning shave, most all of the time it’s The Daily.

Also subscribe to The Daily amongst many others nationally and internationally (Guardian, FT, WaPo, Atlantic, Economist, Foreign Affairs, Peoples Daily, SCMN&c)

Find the OpEds ranging from brilliant to infuriating, befitting the intended purpose to advocate alternative perspectives on events


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