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On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:09:16 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] u washingtonedu>
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>Stephen wrote:
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>> OK I liked the clip I heard on you tube. I think that I must have been put off
>> him by seeing a couple of his operas. The first ever opera I ever went to was
>> "The Love for Three Oranges" then I saw "The Fiery Angel" at Covent Garden. I
>> like the concept but find the actual music too "sharp" to bear. For some reason
>> I confuse him with Shostakovich.
>
>I mentioned this piece in particular (as well as the Villa-Lobos and
>Busoni pieces) is that it's a blend of modern and classical forms.
>Prokofiev wrote this symphony with the idea "What sort of symphony would
>Haydn write if he were alive today?" I figured this would make them a
>bit more palatable.
>
>
It does indeed :)
>> Needles to say I don't like Richard Strauss not to be confused with Johann
>> Strauss :)
>
>You don't like Richard Strauss!? I can see some of his operas and such
>but many of his tone poems at least have quite normal tonality. Also,
>even if you don't like his music, if you haven't heard his Vier Letzte
>Lieder then you really, really should. I'm hard pressed to think of
>more beautiful pieces of music written in the 20th century (I prefer the
>version with Karajan and Gundula Janowitz, but tastes vary here).
>
Too much to do, too little time to do it.
>
>> Yes I could listen to these and I thank you. I suppose that my problem (one of
>> them actually) is that I had no musical education and have had to pick things up
>> on my own.
>
>Truly, it is my pleasure to recommend music and I'm totally happy to
>suggest many more pieces whenever you should want it.
It is a pleasure to share and thank you.
--
Regards
Stephen
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On Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:25:46 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> On 2 Oct 2009 12:05:46 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
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>>Oh, I never said I'd pay money to see/hear it. ;-)
>>
>>
> Phew!
:-)
>>But I've heard it several times myself - in fact, you could say, I've
>>performed it several times (never for an audience, though - and
>>certainly never for profit).
>
> MacFucius say: "Man who listen to Cage has wax in his ears! Aum!
LOL
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On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:13:23 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
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>Too much to do, too little time to do it.
Forget it! After a 5 hour car journey that should only have taken 3 hours I fell
back on "The Music for the Royal Fireworks". Hmm bliss :D
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 4 Oct 2009 15:06:45 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> MacFucius say: "Man who listen to Cage has wax in his ears! Aum!
>
>LOL
No charge :P
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Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:13:23 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
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>> Too much to do, too little time to do it.
>
> Forget it! After a 5 hour car journey that should only have taken 3 hours I fell
> back on "The Music for the Royal Fireworks". Hmm bliss :D
I thought you lived in England? I didn't know there were 5-hour car
rides there. (also, good choice in music!)
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On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:39:22 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:13:23 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
>>
>>> Too much to do, too little time to do it.
>>
>> Forget it! After a 5 hour car journey that should only have taken 3 hours I fell
>> back on "The Music for the Royal Fireworks". Hmm bliss :D
>
>
>I thought you lived in England? I didn't know there were 5-hour car
>rides there.
You might be surprised then that England is a bit bigger than you thought. For
instance it is about three hundred miles from London to Carlisle which is about
a five hour drive at the speed limits of 70 mph on motorways and 60 on some dual
carriageways. London to Penzance (where the pirates come from) is just over 300
miles again about 5 hours. Penzance to Thurso at the far north of Scotland is
800 miles and fourteen and a half hours driving non stop. (OK Scotland is not in
England but they both are in Britain :)
> (also, good choice in music!)
I don't know the "Fireworks" is not conducive for keeping to the speed limits.
It will be the "Beggars Opera" on the way back.
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
>> I thought you lived in England? I didn't know there were 5-hour car
>> rides there.
>
> You might be surprised then that England is a bit bigger than you thought. For
> instance it is about three hundred miles from London to Carlisle which is about
> a five hour drive at the speed limits of 70 mph on motorways and 60 on some dual
> carriageways. London to Penzance (where the pirates come from) is just over 300
> miles again about 5 hours. Penzance to Thurso at the far north of Scotland is
> 800 miles and fourteen and a half hours driving non stop. (OK Scotland is not in
> England but they both are in Britain :)
Embarrassingly I seem to have remembered the size more or less correctly
but forgotten that people can drive north-south as well as east-west.
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On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:30:04 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>
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>Embarrassingly I seem to have remembered the size more or less correctly
>but forgotten that people can drive north-south as well as east-west.
Since you mention it North-South is fine but East-West can be problematic. Both
the roads and trains seem to have an aversion going in that direction. :(
--
Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:30:04 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>
> wrote:
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>> Embarrassingly I seem to have remembered the size more or less correctly
>> but forgotten that people can drive north-south as well as east-west.
>
> Since you mention it North-South is fine but East-West can be problematic. Both
> the roads and trains seem to have an aversion going in that direction. :(
Haha, figures!
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On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:58:31 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>
wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:30:04 -0700, Kevin Wampler <wam### [at] uwashingtonedu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Embarrassingly I seem to have remembered the size more or less correctly
>>> but forgotten that people can drive north-south as well as east-west.
>>
>> Since you mention it North-South is fine but East-West can be problematic. Both
>> the roads and trains seem to have an aversion going in that direction. :(
>
>Haha, figures!
Something called the Pennine Chain gets in the way.
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Regards
Stephen
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