Hello everyone, Well people, I do not know how many times I had attempted to animate and getting the rolling ball in this mailing list...but, certainly, I...
Jose Miguel Fernandez
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Sep 4, 1999 4:58 pm
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Greetings José Miguel and others, My name is Phil and I live in NJ. Sorry I havent said hello yet but I have been so busey with another Onelist that I am part...
FILLER74@xxx.xxx
Sep 4, 1999 5:50 pm
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Jose Miguel Fernandez wrote: Here Goes :- The National (Free to Air) "Government Funded" broadcaster here in Australia recently broadcast 4 "versions" of "The...
Billy Kitson
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Sep 5, 1999 8:38 am
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RE: Billy Kitson complaining about the current dearth of Bach performances After fighting through a barrage of confusing punctuation, I have to say I couldn't...
Richard Walley
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Sep 5, 1999 8:23 am
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Dear José, I joined this list to get an idea about what was happening with Bach around the world and to let people know about an event next year which will...
Robert Stone
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Sep 5, 1999 7:08 pm
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Thank you for this, incidently, have I got this right, Jose you live here in Australia too? Michael Stitt Australian Lutenist. ... ...
michael stitt
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Sep 6, 1999 3:44 am
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... Hmmm, maybe we need a controversial statement to debate :-) We could discuss favourite recordings. Or, perhaps everyone's at alt.music.j-s-bach ... Michael...
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Sep 6, 1999 5:02 am
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Ok, lets start some debate then ? :) I just am curious about your opinions on Bach played on modern grand pianos. I myself prefer this above the harpsichord,...
Tjako van Schie
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Sep 6, 1999 8:17 am
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... pianos. OK, here goes. Personally, I love to hear Bach played on modern pianos- listening to Glenn Gould playing preludes and fugues is one of the great ...
Richard Walley
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Sep 6, 1999 8:07 am
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Hi Tjako! I reard somewhere Glenn Gould talking on his Bach recordings said when he plays Bach on organ he plays as if he is at piano and same with the ...
Zachary Uram
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Sep 6, 1999 12:43 pm
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Hi Richard Statement that Bach is "piano salesman" is not historically accurate. He recommended some Silbermann "pianos" (which were more harpsichord-ish than ...
Zachary Uram
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Sep 6, 1999 12:48 pm
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Billy Kitson
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Sep 6, 1999 2:17 pm
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... I doubt if Silbermann's FortePiano had/has much in Common with Steinway ?? IMHO Bach on anything else but a period type instrument is like Vivaldi on a...
Billy Kitson
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Sep 6, 1999 2:21 pm
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... IMHO 1). Glenn G "missed the Bus by 10 Kms" !! 2). The Neighbour's cat appears more "musical" !! Bill(Y)....
Billy Kitson
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Sep 6, 1999 2:26 pm
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... Personally, the only JSB piano recordings I find worthwhile/listenable are Gould's. ... I'm somewhat the same, though I can listen to French music without ...
mdunn@xxxxxxxx.xx.xxx...
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Sep 6, 1999 4:09 pm
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Billy, billy.... So if you want to listen to e.g. Mozart there should be cracked wooden traversos and trumpets without pistons and violins with cat-snares? And...
Tjako van Schie
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Sep 6, 1999 4:07 pm
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The piano-salesman argument (in the discussion about Bach on piano) was not from me... However Bach did know the early pianofortes from Silbermann and he...
Tjako van Schie
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Sep 6, 1999 8:02 pm
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Richard, I also prefer the Bach on modern piano. I to dislike the sound of the harpsicord as a solo instrument. Phil...
FILLER74@xxx.xxx
Sep 6, 1999 11:26 pm
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Dear All- Thrilled to bits! This is why I joined the list! Now you must forgive me, but I do have an irritating habit of making ill-considered inflammatory...
Richard Walley
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Sep 6, 1999 11:48 pm
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Dear Michael: My apologies for subscribing to the the Bach list and not contributing, yet. I will do so now. I, too love the vocal works of Bach-the...
Robert C Murphy
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Sep 7, 1999 2:37 am
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Richard the idea with HIP is not that we must recreate the social, theological, political, etc. environment an original listener of these works would have...
Zachary Uram
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Sep 7, 1999 2:37 am
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Dear Tjako: I forgot to tell you what a professor of mine who taught musicology and organ at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ and who also played for ...
Robert C Murphy
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Sep 7, 1999 2:46 am
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Richard, Well after translating your letter into laymens terms i think i agree with you. LOL Phil...
FILLER74@xxx.xxx
Sep 7, 1999 2:48 am
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Robert, <<wo flies copulating on a screen door!!>> that is a very interesting analogy, i was craking up. Phil...
FILLER74@xxx.xxx
Sep 7, 1999 2:52 am
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Richard, Bach was a piano salesman? I must have missed that aspect of his life. For what piano company did he work? Actually, Bach sounds good on just about...
dave
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Sep 6, 1999 4:15 pm
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... Zach, Now I know why all of Gould sounds so terrible! #Dave P. ========...
dave
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Sep 6, 1999 4:18 pm
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Group, I'm of two minds on this matter of harpsichord and "authentic" performances of Bach in general. With regard to Bach's organ music, I much prefer it...
dave
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Sep 7, 1999 3:52 am
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Robert Your professor needed the wax removed from his erudite ears then! :) Harpsichord has beautiful and dazzling sound. Zach ... ...
Zachary Uram
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Sep 7, 1999 6:43 am
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I agree Dave! I have the Goldbergs on different types of pianos, harpsichord and organ. I enjoy all but I prefer it on harpsichord as Bach wrote it. Now I want...
Zachary Uram
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Sep 7, 1999 6:48 am
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I'm also a tracker backer :) Mechanical action all the way, oh yeah! hehe ________________________________________________________ uram@... "Blessed are...
