Trevor, with good news: "I am currently rehearsing M1 for concerts tomorrow and Saturday and want to give some impressions on the experience at a later time. I...
In a message dated 3/31/2004 2:54:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... They have "stretched our ears," in the sense that we've gotten used to hearing that sort of...
In a message dated 3/31/2004 3:20:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Oh, I never read online reviews... ;) I also don't keep track of DVD releases, so I'm not...
I've just finished listening to the Marin Alsop M6 with the Bournemouth SO which Tom kindly sent to me. Well, there is much to recommend it. It has an...
Tristan Jakob-Hoff
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Apr 1, 2004 1:47 pm
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FYI, here is the reply from DG to my query. I can't wait!!! ... Dear Bruno Luong, thank you for your interest in our products. DG team would like to inform you...
... Frankenstein. A different orchestra for mvt. 1 (the fact that it is Totdenfeier would not be noticeable by most of us) + a baritone. Well, it doesn't harm...
... Ughhh. I'm not even waiting. Such "concoctions" are exactly what have taken my ears out of the studio and into the far more continuous and real world of...
... used, but using different orchestras is a joke. < For once, I totally agree with you! - But let's keep one thing in mind: the date on which we were...
... Since von Otter is mostly a mezzo and not a soprano, I think Jan, you are correct. We have been HAD again for April fools. Congrats to Bruno! Yoe...
... Bocelli La ... Indeed, there is a Verdi Requiem with Bocelli (on Philips, with Gergiev). One reviewer of the recording remarked that whenever Bocelli...
Never have so much design and intelligence been put into a Mahler April fool's gag only to have it be cracked so fast. Jan maybe should have let a few more...
... play in ... What about Wagner? I'm puzzled why Barenboim sometimes tries to cram Wagner down audiences' throats when he conducts in Israel. If Wagner's...
In a message dated 3/26/2004 4:00:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Speaking of which - avoid the Zinman/Decca recording (assuming it's still available), of the...
In a message dated 3/26/2004 5:12:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Maybe not, but I have to say, they play their hearts out on the Segerstam recording of the...
I guess that's why Woody Allen said he just can't listen to Wagner for too long or he'd feel compelled to march into Poland. Nathaniel ... not ... has ... in...
... From: almawerfelmahler I guess that's why Woody Allen said he just can't listen to Wagner for too long or he'd feel compelled to march into Poland. ...
Wagner was banned in Israel for decades. I read in our local paper that the ban was lifted only in the past few years (not sure exactly when)--can anyone...
... This is the second most ridiculous thing about musical 'rape' I have read this week. Barenboim warned the audience, gave them ample opportunity to leave...
Tristan Jakob-Hoff
goldbug@...
Apr 1, 2004 9:27 pm
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... Tristan, I believe that you are judging the situation too rashly. Mr. Barenboim is a Wagner-freak and feels the need to cram Wagner down the throats of a ...
I hate to say this, being a Christian and all, but: I don't understand a blind man singing opera? I don't like Opera, Musicals or operettas. I love Mahler,...
Well, Thomas Quasthoff is four foot high and his tiny arms no bigger than most people's hands, but that does not stop him from being a brilliant bass-baritone...
Tristan Jakob-Hoff
goldbug@...
Apr 1, 2004 11:25 pm
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Edward Said about Barenboim and the Wagner taboo: http://www.mediamonitors.net/edward35.html ... to go Mr ... Barenboim ... throats of a ... this ... The ... ...
Is this true or is it an April Fool's joke? Deborah ... _________________________________________________________ Mahler Yahoo! Group email addresses: Post...
Hello, I am new to this list. My name is Jack. I have been becoming quite a Mahler fan over the past 2 years and try to hear (and when I can, buy) as many...
The Library has no more information about this aforemention box set. Apparently the original packaging was lost and the cds are now in generic boxes. After...