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Witchcraft and sorcery are everywhere - from Alaska to Zanzibar. Think of UFO's & abductions, toast with the face of Christ,miracle diets and miracle machines that will change your life ( Tell Sell), lotteries, magical shampoos and anti wrinkle cream, unsinkable ships, secure banks.

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Sorry...for already starting a new list - 2009 obituaries... but Maltese composer Charles Camilleri passed away on jan 3rd. Charles Camilleri (7 September 1931 – 3 January 2009) was a Maltese composer, long acknowledged as Malta's national composer. Camilleri was born in Ħamrun and, as a teenager, h...

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Sorry Dirk, but it is exactly the other way round! I wasn't able - of course - what kind of elephant was used...but it is very, very doubtful that African elephant were used. Bigger, heavier, more agressive. From Wikipedia : In general, the Asian elephant weighs between 3-5 tons (6,615-11,025lb); ho...

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NEECYBYcL._SS500_.jpg Symphony nr 11 is available now. Good performance - rather difficult work. Even if all the typical Harrison traits are there. But I only listenen once - so my perception will change Love symphony nr 8 "San Francisco" - nr. 3 deserves all...

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http://www.hbdirect.com/coverm/21/24321.jpg Paul Dombrecht and Octophorus. This disc is a good introduction to historical orientalism. 19th and 20th century Orientalism( in symphonies, symphonic poems, piano pieces,operas and ballets) is abundently available. Richard Strauss is yet another composer...

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See : http://cnx.org/content/m15861/latest/ : Janissary music and Turkish influences on Western music.

And Geraldine Farrar as Thaïs to top it off!

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Who was the costume designer? The production team includes: Tanusree Shankar (of the Ravi Shankar artistic clan) provided the choreography, Omung Kumar Bhandula the sets, Rajesh Pratap Singh the costumes. Singers :Sylvie Brunet as Padmâvatî, Ratan-Sen :Finnur Bjarnason, Alain Fondary as Aladdin the...

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As for Fux ( this is a text from Amazon) : Johann Joseph Fux (1660 - 1741): Concentus Musico-Instrumentalis I: Serenada K. 352; Overture E. 109; Overture K. 355; Turcaria. Performed by: Armonico Tributo Austria [Gunar Letzbor, Chiharu Abe, Ilja Karol, Wolfhard Schuster, Brigitte Täubl, Barbara Erdne...

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Ok - one more photograph as a grand finale! Director was Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

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I told you : elephants!

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Albert Roussel's Padmâvati in Paris / bollywood-style ( it was apparently really great, including two real elephants)

Zeffirelli... he surely knew Bakst...but goed usually over the top with gold.

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Maurice Delage

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poster for "Salammbo"

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Léon Bakst / Les Ballets Russes : Cléopâtre

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Sure "Orientalism" adds spice and color, has wonderful rythms, can be wildly riotous or sweetly languorous....and it covers a huge range of styles and interpretations. Real and fantasy orients mix and combine in pianominiatures and grand operas: Rondo à la Turca, Turcaria, Bacchanale, Danse oriental...

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As you can see, we hardly know a thing about Ibert. "Escales" and the flute concerto are -arguably- his best known compositions. The saxophone concertino is light music, loved by many saxophonists. But there could be hidden treasures... Musique orchestrale Escales, pour orchestre (1922) Jeux, pour o...

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here is the name :

John Ging, director of operations in Gaza for UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, told reporters at U.N. headquarters by videolink that he had visited the Jabalya school during a three-hour lull in fighting on Wednesday.

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Berlioz' Nuits d'Eté - especially Vilanelle Ralph Vaughan Williams : 5 mystical songs for baritone, chorus and orchestra : Love bade me welcome( I know, not exacvtly a romance....George Herbert is a mystical poet...but the song is so exquisite!) Johannes Brahms : Liebesliederwälzer Carl Orff: Stetit...

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Lance; Hendrik Slofstra's explanation is correct. Aaf-yeh Hey - nis : keep the "i" rather short, it should rhime with "Liz"or "miss" And ,hey, that's an easy one : Hey you there! "je" is also a diminutif : kind - kindje ( child/little child),poes - poesje ( cat/little cat) ,many names : Hendrikje St...

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http://www.nom-famille.com/nom-messiaen.html http://www.familienaam.be/ ( type "Messiaen" and click. More "Messiaen" ( and Missiaen) live in Belgium ( Flanders) than in France. It is a name rather typical of West Flanders and the Nord Pas-de-Calais region in France . I haven't studied olivier Messia...

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Both the McCabe concerto and Malcolm Arnold's Concerto philharmonico are well worth discovering. Great performances with Solti or haitink conducting.
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In Belgium, Arthur Meulemans wrote two ( ca 1950-1960) . The first was once available on a Decca LP. They are fairly short ( ca 20 mins) concentrated works. Goffredo Petrassi' series of 8 Concerti has been recorded twice http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2002/Mar02/petrassi.jpg Zoltan Pesko http:/...

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It goes all very fast. Here in Belgium almost everyday large companies fire people or slow down the production. Mital steel, Nyrstar, BASF, GM/Opel, Janssen Pharmaceutica.... The car industry is hit hard.From today on Cardoen cars offers two cars for the price of one.... http://www.cardoen.be/nieuws...

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AFAIK, he gets mixed reviews. But he definitely is a virtuoso of the highest calibre. Gershwin, Stravinsky, Haydn, his own compositions... A couple of years ago he even performed Jolivet's concerto in Paris. I had that on a cassette... His Cds turn up - often - in the cut out bins.... I'll keep you ...

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Its from the HauntedHouse of JoanCrawford!!!

PJME wrote:Ah! thanks Topo, now my imagination was stimulated aswell!
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Ah! thanks Topo, now my imagination was stimulated aswell!
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Of course, no Forum is "perfect" ( and doesn't need to be). I enjoy browsing several, picking up recommendations. At all the Forums ( French, German, American...) I investigated, discussions degenerate in ugly fights ( Wagner, religion, politics...the US versus Europe, etc), silliness ( lists, who's...

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Koechlin : Stèle funéraire for flute, piccolo and alto flute op.224 (1950)

But there might be more - his output is huge !

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André Jolivet Incantation ''Pour que l'image devienne symbole'' Pour flûte Durée : 3' Composition : 1937 Première audition en 1937 par Jan Merry Cohu Pour flûte en Sol (ou en Ut) Éditeur : Billaudot Ascèses Cinq pièces pour flûte en Sol Durée : 15' Composition : 1967 Éditeur : Billaudot Other French...

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Thanks for that message Ralph. Messiaen's "Poèmes pour Mi" deserve a little bit more information - and it's great theat Fleming will perform them; Messiaen married Claire Delbos in June 1932, and during the summer, the young couple moved into a new apartment in the South of Paris. Claire was a compo...

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Discover Francaix's concerto in a splendid version by Belgian virtuoso Walter Boeykens : http://www.buffet-crampon.com/files/EPRC_2_front%20web.jpg The concerti by Marcel Poot and August Verbesselt are excellent aswell. From :http://www.buffet-crampon.com/en/news.php?mode=printNews&nid=286 Verbessel...

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He changed a lot...as we all do ,and will...

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I have no idea Topo...but here are some vintage accordions for you!

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On Timpani : Philippe Gaubert (From http://www.recordsinternational.com/cd.php?cd=10K001) Known almost exclusively, especially in the U.S., as a flutist and composer of music for his own instrument, Gaubert was also a talented conductor and wrote quite a bit of orchestral music. His major work must ...

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Hi Lance, this post reminds me of a DVD I sent you ( admittedly, with some technical flaws...) about mr.Maene and the reconstruction of the 1836 Steinweg/Steinway....Were you able to play it ? I have no idea if the European DVD recording system is compatible with the US one. http://www.canvas.be/can...

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[quote="Lance"][color=#004000]Ah, Leipzig. I must get there again. Hey, PJME, where have you been? I haven't seen a lot of you here. I hope you still love us! [/color][/quote] Hi Lance, greetings from Belgium. All's well and the leaves are turning red. We'll stay in touch. I occasionally visit the f...

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That Mendelssohn had an interest in drawing and watercolour is documented see : http://staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/downloads/mendelssohn.html In Leipzig : The house in Leipzig, 12 Goldschmidtstraße, has been preserved as the last and sole private residence of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy....

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Hi Topo, there's actually a more recentbrecording of Distler's concerto on the Thorofon label. It has Martin Haselböck both as soloist and conductor of the Wiener Akademie. Thorofon CTH 2403 http://images.alibris.com/cover/l59560fhcg3.jpg Two works : a Kammerkonzert für Cembalo und 11 Solo-instrumen...

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[quote="PJME"][quote="Sylph"][quote="PJME"]Paul Le Flem : La magicienne de la mer ( The sorceress of the sea) - 2 interludes [/quote] Is there somewhere a synopsis or a recording of this opera?[/quote] I'll give you more details later, but basically it is a story very similar to "Le roi d'Ys" : a ci...

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[quote="Sylph"][quote="PJME"]Paul Le Flem : La magicienne de la mer ( The sorceress of the sea) - 2 interludes [/quote] Is there somewhere a synopsis or a recording of this opera?[/quote] I'll give you more details later, but basically it is a story very similar to "Le roi d'Ys" : a city that disapp...

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Paul Le Flem : La magicienne de la mer ( The sorceress of the sea) - 2 interludes

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Belgie_tremelo_damiaan.jpg/280px-Belgie_tremelo_damiaan.jpg This the house (now a museum) where "Pater Damiaan" was born - in the village of Tremelo. His tomb is erected in the vault of St.Anthony & St.Joseph church in Leuven (Louvain). Damie...

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By no means a disc with "easy listening" music...but this young Belgian performer's ( Wibert Aerts) first CD got glowing reviews http://www.fugalibera.com/data/cds/303/BIG.JPG And for extremely difficult ,yet often unexpectedly poetic, pyrotechnics :another Belgian Eugène Ysaye's six sonatas. (avail...

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A ca 1995 recording by Lorin Hollander, but after that?

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Cécile Ousset retired in 2006.

I remember fondly recordings by : Danielle Laval, Marie Cathérine Girod and Bernard Lemmens .

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http://www.moderecords.com/catalog/images/lydia.jpg Lydia Kavina is a star! http://www.moderecords.com/catalog/076theremin.html Lucie Rosen ( the Netherlands) in 1936 http://www.cultuurwijs.nl/sites/cultuurwijs.nl/contents/i000304/lucy_rosen.jpg And Fay Lovsky (the Netherlands) is a singer/songwrit...

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On the Centaur label you can find an interesting (very) neo-Classical concerto for two pianos and orch. by Lopatnikoff. - Coupled with works by Alexandre Tansman and Malipiero. ( see Arkiv) Apparently, his 3rd symphony has been recorded aswell, but I don't know that work. P. http://www.arkivmusic.co...

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Maybe the sound of a celesta will do. Try Tsjaikovsky's Danse de la Fée Dragée. (Danse of the Sugar plum fairy from The Nutcracker) Respighi's Botticelli tryptich ( The birth of Venus) The percussion section in Britten's The young persons guide to the orchestra - the harp variation may work aswell. ...

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