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In Reply to: John Marks maybe did something right posted by dpy on March 29, 2007 at 20:13:43:
Thanks.But you forgot to mention the competition and prizes.
The 12 best lists sent to stletters@primediamags.com with the subject line "Cultural Literacy" each will win something from Stereophile's online store. Deadline: May 1, 2007.
In the context of the theory of cultural literacy, inclusion is not so much a matter of having been "influential" as of being content that today's content creators will assume their audiences are familiar with. So, a musician can be very influential on other musicians, but, if their stuff does not get "recycled," it is less important for cultural literacy.
Not the best explanation possible, but a pointer in the right direction.
Ironically enough, today's mail brought a pre-release review copy of a new SACD release of Rhapsody in Blue. Wish it had been here three months ago.
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That was a strange photograph. I must have misundermissed the announcement of the caption winner in your column....
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The announcement:
Dear Stereophile Readers,Now that the May issue is out, the Jane Monheit Photo Caption Contest from my "The Fifth Element" column in the April issue has concluded.
I received more than 30 entries.
Entries that violated the spirit of the rule that the caption be G-rated by indulging in sexual innuendo were disqualified.
There were some good entries, but I thought that two were a cut above, so, I declare a tie, and both entrants will receive the "33 1/3" CD, courtesy of Hyena Records, http://www.hyenarecords.com
Here are my selections for the winning entries:
"This next song is dedicated to the people seated on the ceiling."
I liked this one because it keys off the photo's unusual pose, and is more clever than silly.
And:
"He walked to a window and stood looking up at the sky. His head thrown back, he felt the pull of his throat muscles and he wondered whether the peculiar solemnity of looking at the sky comes not from what one contemplates, but from that uplift of one's head."
-Ayn Rand, "The Fountainhead"
I liked this one because it is literary, and as does the other, directly relates to what makes the photo striking.
Winning entrants, please email me your delivery addresses.
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Just halving some fun, half-a-laugh.
"Ironically enough, today's mail brought a pre-release review copy of a new SACD release of Rhapsody in Blue. " You, too? Hard for me to listen to that piece these days.
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Hi-This new SACD and most commercial releases are not the Rhapsody in Blue people first heard. They are the Ferde Grofé orchestration for conventional orchestra.
Michael Tilson Thomas has long championed the original. I think he has three recordings: early and late jazz-band versions (the first one more than 20 years ago) and one that uses a player piano to punch in Gershwin's playing, which didn't wow me.
Going from the big orchestration to the original is just like the buzz people get the first time they hear early-instruments Baroque.
Later,
JM
Ferde Grofe also scored the original "dance band" version heard at Aeolian Hall.But my favorite "original" re-creation is the Maurice Peress MusicMasters 2-CD set which actually re-creates, more or less, the entire February 12 program. RIB soloist is Ivan Davis, who plays an un-cut version here.
MP3's of Paul Whiteman's 1924 acoustical recording of Rhapsody can be heard at the site linked below. This was recorded a few months after the premiere with George Gershwin himself playing piano. The piece was edited slightly to fit it onto one 78's limited playing time. It's an incredible, electrifying performance and as close as we can come to hearing what Rhapsody In Blue sounded like at Aeolian Hall on February 12, 1924. A poor recording of a brilliant performance always beats a state - of - the - art recording of an unimaginative performance.Some information about the 1924 recording and other versions can be found at the Classical Notes website .
Oops. For some reason AA seems to have truncated the long URL into gibberish. Here's a shorter link to both parts of the 1924 Rhapsody that works: http://tinyurl.com/yt8gjr
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Thanks. I grew up with the Paul Whiteman 78s and I have the MTTs somewhere in the closet along with many others. While I agree that the bloated orchestration is detracting, fundamentally, I no longer like the music much unless the performer does something new and surprising.
If you want to try something unique and original (it's your call if you like it), try Marcus Roberts' Portraits in Blue on Sony Classical from 1995.
Curious to hear your opinion.
It took me several plays to get to like it.
It sure is a newer take!
Ron
Thanks.
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