[MBZ] Composers

2011-07-29 Thread Donald Snook
Luther wrote: n pure terms of innovation during a composer's time period, I would order (from greatest to least) them as such: Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Mozart. I think greatness should be evaluated mostly on how much new technique they foster that makes an impact for many years to come. Mozart's

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2011-07-29 Thread LWB250
And Bach kicks some serious butt when jamming on the pipe organ. 'Nuf said. Deutsche Grammophon Dan From: Donald Snook To: Mercedes Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:33 PM Subject: [MBZ] Composers Well said. Bach is certainly the most innovative and his g

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2011-07-29 Thread Craig
On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:12:37 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 wrote: > And Bach kicks some serious butt when jamming on the pipe organ. 'Nuf > said. Now that I will most certainly agree with! My favorite music! Craig Who has taken organ lessons, but hasn't had opportunity lately to pull the stops and push t

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2011-07-29 Thread OK Don
Amen, Brother! On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Craig wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:12:37 -0700 (PDT) LWB250 wrote: > > > And Bach kicks some serious butt when jamming on the pipe organ. 'Nuf > > said. > > Now that I will most certainly agree with! My favorite music! > > > Craig > Who has tak

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2011-07-30 Thread andrew strasfogel
IMO the greatest Bach interpreters of the past are Wanda Landowska (harpsichordist) and conductor Otto Klemperer (for recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra of the orchestral suites and Brandenburg concerti). Landowska once told another keyboard performer "You play Bach your way; I will play h

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2011-07-30 Thread Dan Penoff
Is Otto Werner's brother? "Hoga!" Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 30, 2011, at 12:06 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > IMO the greatest Bach interpreters of the past are Wanda Landowska > (harpsichordist) and conductor Otto Klemperer (for recordings with the > Philharmonia Orchestra of the

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2011-07-30 Thread Greg Fiorentino
ercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 5:34 PM To: Mercedes Subject: [MBZ] Composers Luther wrote: n pure terms of innovation during a composer's time period, I would order (from greatest to least) them as such: Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Mozart. I think gr

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2011-07-30 Thread Fmiser
> > Luther wrote: > > > > Bach was alive during the transition from Meantone to Equal > > temperament Not really. The mathematically sound equal temperament didn't show up until about 1910. Bach _was_ writing music as temperaments other than meantone were being discovered. > Greg Fiorentino wro

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2011-07-30 Thread Jim Cathey
Is Otto Werner's brother? Otto was Werner's father. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okie

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2011-07-30 Thread andrew strasfogel
Then again, let'snot forget Schubert! The great pianist Artur Schnabel (who was the first to record the 32 Beethoven sonatas in 1932) opined that Schubert - not Beethoven or Bach - was the greatest composer (or maybe the most perfect). Schnabel's recordings of the Schubert sonatas are also in a

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2011-07-30 Thread Greg Fiorentino
al Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 7:49 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Composers Then again, let'snot forget Schubert! The great pianist Artur Schnabel (who w

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2011-07-30 Thread Craig
On Sat, 30 Jul 2011 20:03:49 -0700 "Greg Fiorentino" wrote: > I am crazy about die Forelle. I once had the pleasure of meeting Paul > Badura-Skoda who made a beautiful recording of this work. I think that > Schubert's Ave Maria is exquisite. Marion Anderson's rendition is > ethereal. > > There