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AlanM

I should have added I am still around but new address, etc.

AlanM

Lenny:I think you are too optimistic.

AlanM

happy valentine’s day

AlanM

happy birthday.

AlanM

i once met with an eye dr., a specialist, a Dr Finger. And anther time, a plastc surgeon, a Dr. Ting.

AlanM

I still have not seen the NY Times hard copy obit that Lenny reprinted here.Did I miss it? If so, what was the date of the issue? I did volunteer work with John and others at Lincoln Center for several years filling envelopes with Lincoln Center announcements and stamping them. We had many, discussi...

AlanM

Was the obit in the hard copy of the NY Times? I get it every morning and have not seen it there. Did any one read it in the hsrd cooy?
Alan

AlanM

I met John in the 1990s. We corresponded by email a nd by phone regularly. I last spoke with him by phone probably a week or two ago. He was always very helpful. He was a wonderful person. I knew he was not well but this is a shock. Hopefully there is good music wherever he is.

AlanM

A fascinating description. Thanks, Lenny.

AlanM

obese, obtuse, it’s all a ruse.

AlanM

In addition to nomorobo, I have a desk phone that permits me to block after a certain number of calls. It’s a Panasonic. Check for other phones that do this. Also look at your readout on your phone before picking up. If it looks totally unfamiliar, let them leave a message. And above all, don’t answ...

AlanM

Does “publishing” just refer to the digital version? Will the hard copy appear tomorrow? How language seems to change so rapidly.

AlanM

Why not join? You don’t have to get on line; you get invites to some exhibitions before they open to the public; discounts in the Dining Room on the fourth floor; discounts in the bookstors; a glossy publication about holdings and exhibitions a few times a year; etc.

AlanM

Get a phone that blocks phone calls of your choice. My Panasonic does. And subscribe to Nomorobo. It’s free. These are not for cell phones. For cell phones get one that blocks phone calls. My iphone SE blocks phone calls.

AlanM

I just donated three dollars to wikipedia. Very simple for me. I did it via Amazon.com. They billed me via my account in Amex. I may send a little more now that I see how easy it is.

AlanM

I am using an ipad and stream to my Tivoli Pal radio. Unfortunately those you list only stream via Windows. I have found by googling a few classical music stations to stream. Not WQXR which seems distorted in its transmission. Any suggestions howto find others?

AlanM

As I have indicated elsewhere in this forum, and like J. Serraglio, I too am using Apple iou, in this case 11. But strangely, I only have to do the two stepon my ipad mini 2, not on my iphone se, which takes me in using Quick links. I have sent this informaion to those in charge of the forum, hoping...

AlanM

Strangely, while I cannot log in on my ipad using Quick links, and must log in each timeusing the login window, I can log in using Quick links on my iphone, which is too small to read comfortably. Both are ios11.

AlanM

Please help me sign on. My sign on name is Alanm. My email is amargolies3@nyc.rr.com. Thank you.

AlanM

John: Thanks for the suggestion. I deleted the cookie but that did not work. I always click on Remember Me, but that does not work. And each time I log in, there is atwo step process. I log in, then have to log in again with a code provided to guarantee that I am not a hacker or a machine. It’s too ...

AlanM

Each time I attempt to sign in I have to log in. This has been happening consecutively for at least a week or more. It happened once in awhile before then but not all the time. Could the new ios11 be the cause? This does not happen with any other forum I look into. Can someone make suggestions or he...

AlanM

In the original news article, the senator does not refer to Trump as unstable nor does he call him incompetent. He does use those words but not exactly as suggested here. Let's not overdue it, please.

AlanM

After a concert on Medici.com is streamed live, it is available for some time, weeks or more, many times for free. I believe it is their backlog , very large, for what their subscriptions are for. So one doesn't have to stay around just for the original performance. It's been some time since I looke...

AlanM

That Wang recital was presumably broadcast (that is, streamed) by medici.tv. They stream concerts and recitals, etc, usually with better than good sound and picture. Some are no charge to view (it's a subscription service) and I have listened to parts of some on my ipad using Grado headphones and an...

AlanM

Thank you. I followed your instructions, went to the Amazon site on my TV, did a search, and soon after Beethoven's Ninth was on my screen. I may get a Roku to make it all easier. (I have a 4 year old Panasonic plasma. It's smart but too many steps are involved.). Now can someone tell me if the Roku...

AlanM

Where exactly did you find this list of symphonies, concertos, etc.? I subscribe to Amazon Prime and watch free films on my TV by going into The streamming channel. But there I only find lists of films, both free and some for rent or even for sale. I have never seen any list of classical musiv items...

AlanM

Only acts 3 and 4 of the 12/26/1931 Norma were broadcast.

AlanM

Where are 12/25/31, Hansel and Greter, and 12/26/31, Norma? You can look them up in the Met Archives.

I once owned a copy of the Hansel and Gretel.

AlanM

I would add Jussi Bjorling to John's list of those who sang an outstanding Il Mio Tesoro. It's a little more urgent than the other three but still wonderful. It's on youtube.

AlanM

Thanks to jserraglio who understood that this was an ipad problem and made good suggestions.I went into settings and made corrections. Let's see if this works.

AlanM

Can anyone suggest why. every few days I must log in even though I click on automatic login each time? This only happens on this forum, no other. And two weeks ago, for several days I could not even rerregister, as requested. Any ideas? I do not participate as much as others, but I do once in awhile...

AlanM

The hard copy of the Times has a slightly different headline, "Why He Should Not Be President" (My quotes.) Possibly a little more effective with those who really dislike him.

AlanM

After reading this wonderfully fascinating and amusing essay, I llooked up Alvin Curran's name in the internet. Curran is a successful ccomposer in an area that I and presumably many others have little or no knowledge of. I enjoyed reading the article as well as googling Curran online.

AlanM

Safari has a similiar device, a small box, top somewhat right, with 3 horizontal lines and a fourth shorter one. It appears at times, not for every message. I employed it for your message, and it cleaned up the original page just as you described. I can't tell if it is employable in all ways as you ...

AlanM

Why hasn't anyone suggested Alan Gilbert as Levine's successor? Everyone else has been mentioned. I look forward to his staging on the stage of Das Rheingold next year. Will it be as interesting as some of his previous Philharmonic semi-stagings? We shall see.

AlanM

Has anyone heard or read anything explaining why Gilbert resigned? Did it have to do with the coming reconstruction? Was he pushed out? And if so, why? I always enjoyed his interpretations and felt he was underappreciated.

AlanM

A guess. Liszt.

AlanM

Alex Ross in his site TheRestIsNoise.com gave me this information. Artur Rodzinski during the 1930s took home movies of many people in the field of music. You can go to Ross's site or to Composersdoingnormalshit.tumblr.com to see them. They are fascinatiing

AlanM

The recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra were made in London , not at Abbey Road but Kingsway Hall. However, her monaural EMI recordings were made in Milan at La Scala in the theatre. Both had more resonant acoustics than Abbey Road Studio 1. Kingsway Hall was demolished in 1998, and its site...

AlanM

Since At least Sunday evening, using Safari on my Ipad, I have been unable to get into this site. Instead googling the correct googled address (the one I have been using for at least ten years), I get a totally different site with the same address. Below it says "Sedo This page provided to the domai...

AlanM

Robeson's Ballad for Americans can be found on Youtube. I don't know if it is the same recording as cited.

AlanM

[quote="John F"]A little more. In the Bruno Walter performance, Zinka Milanov fainted or something during the "Dies Irae" and was replaced by Heidi Krall. The recording on YouTube splices from the ed end of "Mors stupebit" to "Ingemisco," cutting about 15 minutes of music. I suppose that's where Wal...

AlanM

I've been using a DAC (a digital audio converter that connects via USB to my computer) and a pair of powered speakers for the past year. It's a Cambridge DacMagic Plus and AudioEngine 5+ speakers that I got online at the Audio Advisor. The setup wasn't cheap. However, the sound I get from my compute...

AlanM

Well, I was an avid CD collector during my employment at Tower Records; after I got caught in their inner political maze, however, you could say I became a bit disgruntled. I also began to see the point of those who'd developed a distaste for any collection of songs or pieces put together by someon...

AlanM

This may be posted on the wrong forum, but I have needed hearing aids for the last five years to compensate for slight hearing loss plus tinnitus. I first chose "Widex" because the company specialized in music and the results were excellent from the start. Now these show signs of wear and no compan...

AlanM

[quote="Lance"]We all have sign-on names. We have become such a closely knot CMG family that I would like to compile a personal list of your actual FIRST name. I known SLOFSTRA is Henry; I know JBUCK is John. I know CHARMNEWTON is John. I know MADAME is Leenie (Colleen). I know FEBNYC is Frank, etc....

AlanM

I was at MOMA yesterday and the crowd was overwhelming. Many, many youngsters as well as oldsters crowding the escalators, going in groups from one place to another. The new building will only bring more crowds, all talking loudly, some lecturing to others about the art, but most just walking past t...

AlanM

Yes, of course. I grew up listening to Caruso, Martinelli, Chaliapin, Pinza, DeLuca, Gigli, Ponselle, Farrar, and so on. Later in life some of them, Pinza, Gigli, Martinelli, Ponselle, for example, could be heard on record in complete operas. But there's nothing like listening to them and others in ...

AlanM

That is a fine recording. I listened to it mainly through my DacMagic Plus and Grado SR225i headphones. You are right. The reproduction is really good for the time. Of course, they had made many advances by 1924 or so, but it's still an acoustic recording. It seems as though the entire orchestra is ...

AlanM

Thanks for the suggestions. I just ordered the Music and Arts cd. I'll get it in a couple of days and see what M and A did. That 78 is not something I would want. But it's interesting to see what they are asking for it. A copy of The Great Gatsby, 1st printing, with the first edition dust jacket (th...

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