Those of you who have checked out the eGroups recently have more than likely noticed the new-and-not-too-improved interface. I've been making a few changes to...
K.
k78@...
Apr 15, 2000 12:05 am
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I told you I'd write reviews of my new CDs, and I finally did it! They're at http://www.crosswinds.net/~prokofiev/reviews/burn/ . I would have had it done...
K.
k78@...
Apr 22, 2000 5:31 am
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Just a little note to let you know that I actually kept my word for once and made the names somewhat more consistent on my website. Is anyone doing anything...
K.
k78@...
Apr 23, 2000 3:12 am
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First off, a big welcome to all the new members to the eGroup. People are actually joining! We've now got a dozen members. Let's aim for two dozen! And the...
K.
k78@...
May 6, 2000 5:55 am
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Hi. I just joined the list this morning. I really enjoy classical music, but hardly any of my friends or coworkers enjoy it very much. I became interested in...
ashelton@...
May 18, 2000 4:08 am
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Welcome! I'm playing welcome wagon in addition to my role as owner, moderator, and sometimes irritating control freak of the eGroup. I can relate to having...
K. Stewart
k78@...
May 18, 2000 4:29 am
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I'm asking everyone on the eGroup, and especially those who don't speak English as their native language, if they know of any Prokofiev sites in languages...
K. Stewart
k78@...
May 18, 2000 5:30 pm
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Hi, Some pages - though mostly not very detailed - on Prokofiev (partly) in other languages: Some Dutch pages are: ...
Thijs Kommers
kommers@...
May 18, 2000 11:41 pm
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Hi K. It seems that one sonata is my favorite for a while, then I start to like another one. At first I spent a lot of time listening to no. 8. Then, after I...
Allen
ashelton@...
May 19, 2000 2:10 am
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Thijs (or Matt), Thanks for all the sites! I just send a letter to the open directory project help about how to most appropriately list the sites in the ...
K.
k78@...
May 19, 2000 5:59 am
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Thijs, ... As you probably already know, he wrote his first piece of music at age five and called it 'Liszt Rhapsody', but later changed the name to 'Indian...
Sugi Sorensen
sugi@...
May 19, 2000 10:09 am
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Sugi, Wasn't "Liszt Rhapsody" the work Prokofiev composed on 9 lines, and "Indian Galop" something completely different? Isn't Sonata 4 "from Old Notebooks"...
K. Stewart
k78@...
May 19, 2000 6:24 pm
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Allen, I'm the same way, though the 8th Sonata (with Richter playing!) usually comes out on top, though I like the 6th better when I'm in a rock and roll mood....
K. Stewart
k78@...
May 19, 2000 6:28 pm
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Sugi, Thanks for your message! I didn't know - although I should have known maybe - that Prokofiev wrote so many Juvenilia! So far I assumed that his very...
Thijs Kommers
kommers@...
May 19, 2000 9:32 pm
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K., ... "Indian ... From "Prokofiev by Prokofiev" (p.14): One day, as mother told it, "Sergushechka came to his mother with a sheet of paper covered with notes...
Sugi Sorensen
sugi@...
May 20, 2000 5:56 am
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K. The complete set I have is performed by Sandor. I purchased this set because I wanted to be able to have all of Prokofiev's solo piano works for a...
Allen
ashelton@...
May 20, 2000 3:45 pm
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Allen, ... I've listened primarily to the 1st movements of 3 and 6. It seemed to take me longer to enjoy these than the piano sonatas, but it often takes me...
K. Stewart
k78@...
May 20, 2000 7:14 pm
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... Then you should definitely try the 2nd symphony. Prokofiev recognized five basic lines in his music, the classical line (e.g. 1st symphony), the modern...
Sugi Sorensen
sugi@...
May 20, 2000 9:23 pm
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Thanks Sugi! According to your description, I think I may really like the 2nd symphony. I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm shopping for some CDs. It...
Allen
ashelton@...
May 21, 2000 7:48 pm
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... 2nd symphony. I'll keep that in mind the next time I'm shopping for some CDs. ... Prokofiev based the symphony ... Don't forget that it starts out with a...
Ross Williams
ross49@...
May 21, 2000 7:56 pm
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... with the ... Or, if you only have $7 to spend and are stuck in a Borders Books, or have other reasons for just wanting to get a cheap, easily available ...
Hi, I suppose some pics should have been shown here, but i didn't receive any; my pc's fault? Anyway, the links are still there, so i can check them myself. By...
Thijs Kommers
kommers@...
May 22, 2000 10:21 pm
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Hi Thijs, ... Yes. It is a wonderful film. There has been quite a discussion of the film on the Sviatoslav Richter eGroup (sviatoslavrichter). Richter's...
Sugi Sorensen
sugi@...
May 23, 2000 7:20 am
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Sugi, thanks a lot for your fantastic comments on my latest post! I really should start reading a Prokofiev biography myself. I know a year or so ago a new...
Thijs Kommers
kommers@...
May 23, 2000 10:17 pm
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... a ... for ... it, ... some ... The silver one is the Jaffe book. It has some good things but is mostly pseudo-political garbage. The only really good ways...
Ross Williams
ross49@...
May 23, 2000 10:29 pm
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... Ross, Are you really thinking of the Jaffe book as "pseudo-political" garbage, or do you mean the Victor Seroff book? I rather enjoyed the Jaffe book,...
Sugi Sorensen
sugi@...
May 23, 2000 11:11 pm
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After months of complaining about the lack of posts, I now see 5 posts go by before I get a chance to respond. And I suppose I should say something. Isn't it...
K. Stewart
k78@...
May 24, 2000 1:15 am
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I happened to find the Harlow Robinson biography at my local library last year. I checked it out, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It contained interesting...
