At 07:45 AM 2/27/2005, Roman Turovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You implied in your previous message that the letter stated that the > > quintets were _performed_ in the marquis' house, in order to show that my > > statement about a first performance in 1926 in Germany is not tenable. Now > > you say that LB said that the quintets were written for the sole use of the > > Marquis, but does it also say that he actually made use of them, does it? >Just to show how much I deserve the title of "scum-sucker" you gave me on >your blog,
I was wondering how long it will take you to introduce into this new list the sort of poison you have been spreading around in other forums. Less than 48 hours, it seems. >here it is: >".....My dear sons and friends (that is how I address all young people with >talent), Garat and Rode have been able to hear at the Marquis of Benavente's >almost all of the opus [56] (which I transcribed for guitar for the sole use >of this connoisseur) and they will be able to tell you something about it, >etc....." >I'm sure you will easily find the source. You are still not getting it. My original statement in this thread, the one you are challenging, is that as far as I know, there is no record of a performance of the quintets prior to 1926 in Germany. Your sole basis for a challenge to this is this letter from from Boccherini to Pleyel. So let me analyze for you this text which you are quoting, since, obviously, you are incapable of doing so yourself. 1. Some of the quintets from p. 56 were performed in the house of the Marquis de Benavent(e) (sic). 2. Boccherini transcribed for guitar "almost" all of this op. number. These are the facts stated in the letter. Now, for your instruction, Op. 56 is a set of 6 quintets for piano, 2 violins, viola and cello and which is designated in the Gérard catalogue as No. 407-12. Boccherini says that "almost" the entire set were performed, but not all. Obviously, it would have made for a very long evening to perform all six of these. What Boccherini does NOT say, is that what was performed in that house on that occasion, were the guitar transcriptions. There is no argument that Boccherini made these transcriptions for the Marquis de Benavent. But unfortunately, there is no record of these transcriptions having been performed by the Marquis, or by any one else, and the letter you are quoting is a lame excuse for an historical documentation of a performance. Matanya Ophee Editions Orphe'e, Inc., 1240 Clubview Blvd. N. Columbus, OH 43235-1226 Phone: 614-846-9517 Fax: 614-846-9794 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.orphee.com http://www.livejournal.com/users/matanya/ To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
