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Classical Court From Perotin to Prokofiev (and beyond), performed by Caruso to Khatia, it's all here. |
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In Reply to: Jenny did good today! posted by Chris from Lafayette on October 24, 2020 at 14:42:57:
Thank you for this excellent concert.
I agree with you re the Rozsa variations - nothing like a composer who has worked with first call Hollywood studio musicians to know exactly what he can ask for - and get- from a performer. She handles all the little violin tricks so well!
You missed the opener, it seems, a piece for solo violin by Penderecki.
At a seminar Penderecki gave in the late 1960's, during his first tour of the US, if I recall, he was to present his "Threnody To The Victims Of Hiroshima."
One of those titles that some composers like to use, as it gives them an immediate psychological advantage with the audience; i.e. If you don't like my music, you must be in favor of the bomb.
His English was not good, and I don't know how well he could read it at the time, but he insisted on setting up and using the audio system himself.
He went over the the Marantz Model 7 preamp and studied it thoughtfully.
He then turned both the Bass and Treble controls fully up, and adjusted the Volume to its maximum position.
Before anyone could say anything, he dropped the needle and there was a very short, very loud blast. The Model 9 power amps died for a noble cause, I guess.
Penderecki then turned to his audience and gave us a lecture on the superiority of Polish electronics, as compared to the woefully inadequate American variety, as had just been demonstrated.
If someone is interested in Polish music of the modern stripe, I would recommend Witold Lutoslawski. Not a showman to match Penderecki, he wrote interesting music using the trends that were then current. "Trois Poems d' Henri Michaux" is a good example. We used to call this kind of music the "Polish crowd sound." Some may hate it.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Jenny did good today! - Zarlino 12:32:09 10/25/20 (2)
- Great anecdote! - Chris from Lafayette 13:29:56 10/25/20 (1)
- Polska high end.... - Tom 07:48:26 10/26/20 (0)
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