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living_stradivarius wrote:Because burial is considered a law of heaven that ought to be followed regardless of the person's prior transgressions.

Brendan wrote:...by forbidding the burial ... Creon sets himself above the gods. Leaving someone unburied was a heinous crime/sin in antiquity.

Both quite correct and succinctly put.

"Monks from the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations were preparing for a ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City when a disagreement led to a full-fledged fistfight." For the sake of clarification, let it be noted that it was monks from the Armenian denomination who were ...

...what do you think of Nicolay Medtner's piano concertos? Here's a contemporary of Rachmaninoff whose musical training and influences came from the same place as Rach's, was a friend of Rach, and who wrote piano concertos in a style that could easily be mistaken for Rach himself, and with a compar...

Marc-André Hamelin (pianist) It's all about the music Hyperion DVDA68000 ____________________ ... plus Marc-André Hamelin performing music by Albéniz, Alkan, Busoni, Dukas, Godowsky, Kapustin, Liszt, Medtner, Rzewski and Schubert. Which works are performed? Are they performed in their entirety or t...

jbuck919 wrote: the movie "The Madness of King George" (title changed from "the Madness of George III" because publicisits, falsely believing that Americans can still read Roman numerals, were afraid that the public would ask about the first two movies).

Welcome, steinway! To add to the piano talk, here's something I read in today's paper. "...a rare late 14th-century Erard piano":!: Couln't possibly be an Erard in the FOURTEENTH century! Eighteenth century, not a problem. It must've been a typo! I know, I almost choked with laughter. The article w...

Welcome, steinway!

To add to the piano talk, here's something I read in today's paper. "...a rare late 14th-century Erard piano":!:

:arrow: Rachmaninov : Piano Concertos (Rudy/St.Petersburg PO/Jansons). :D These are great, no? Nice lyrical interpretations with great electricity from Jansons' orchestra. Yes, they are quite nice, I wouldn't expect enjoying them much (but I did - very thought through performances overall and the r...

gperkins151 wrote:Medtner Hamelin, Op.5 Sonata in F minor.

How do you like this one, George? It's a real favourite of mine.

DavidW wrote:

karlhenning wrote:

RebLem wrote:Its pronounced duh VOR jacques.

No uh . . . there's no vowel between D and v.

Cheers,
~Karl

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Brahms : Piano Concertos (Kovacevich/LPO/Sawallisch). Morning! Yesterday: Abbado/BPO Beethoven 2nd Symphony: is it me or was this recorded at a low level? Or is it on the quiet side due to the reduced forces used? Either way, I can't say I am impressed with this set. I got to know these works throu...

Brahms: Piano Concertos (Kovacevich/LPO/Sawallisch).

Not to forget Medtner's 3 magnificent violin sonatas and Alkan's, titled "Grand duo concertant" for violin & piano.

Corlyss_D wrote: What! No Orff (and you know which one I mean)!

Karl?

Hey there, Sarge!
As you can see all the good people are showing up here sooner or later.

George , in addition to what has been mentioned above - the Rachmaninov concertos especially - I'd recommend these: http://www.jpc.de/image/cover/front/0/6141053.jpg http://www.jpc.de/image/cover/front/0/6682091.jpg http://www.jpc.de/image/cover/front/0/4880547.jpg http://www.jpc.de/image/cover/fro...

Medtner: Sonata Minacciosa (Hamelin).

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 (Demidenko/London Philharmonic/Lazarev).

Rossini: Overtures (Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Abbado).

Medtner's "Night Wind" Sonata.

Medtner's piano sonatas and concertos, sets of Skazki (Tales), sets of variations (aka Improvisations), chamber music, the songs and, last but not least, the Sonate-Vocalise.

I've always enjoyed the Late Romantic operas of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The 1-act opera Violanta of 1914 is an incredible achievement for a 17-year-old. Its sheer lush richness of Romantic invention in its story of love and deception were an immediate hit, and the opera has sustained dramatic mome...

My first ever classical music purchases, when a teenager: Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 (Harnoncourt) and Missa Solemnis (Levine).

Shostakovich?

What can you tell me about Nikolai Medtner, a contemporary of Rachmaninov whom SR admired very much? Did he write symphonic pieces as dashing and melodious as those of the author of VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY PAGANINI? His 3 magnificent piano concertos are his only works that include the orchestra. I...