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michael stieber
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Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012 - 10:11 am:
I loved the week with John Corigliano (and also the love songs week, esp. Sarah Vaughan); we were fortunate to hear the premiere in Chicago of his Symphony (in memory of victims of AIDS), but I had no idea he wrote such great piano music. There are several composers that I find a renewed interest in since I retired and can now play piano whenever I want to. Would you find it intriguing to combine Albeniz, Granados, Mompou, and Soler with Alicia de la Rocca? I was at Carnegie Mellon U when they gave here an Hon. Doctorate of Humane Letters. She stood on the platform and said "On behalf of music, I thank you." That school with a great Music Dept. (supported by the Pgh Symhhony players) should have had a piano on stage and she could have played some lovely piece as her "speech", don't you think? Alas. A missed opportunity. Another composer I know would be interesting to people would be Gerald Finzi. I have a recording of his song cycle on poems of Thomas Hardy and a couple of his symphonic works, but I know little about him -- his relationship to fellow English/Welsh composers like Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Holst. You are a gem and I was happy to see you working our great WFMT; when I lived in Pittsburgh many moons ago I always listened to your St.. Paul Sunday Morning show. So, to quote Alicia, I salute you and say ON behalf of music, we all thank you!
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michael van cleemput
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Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012 - 04:42 pm:
It is wonderful to be educated in how to hear the beauty in music. Modern composers inspire me with perception of the universe through thought and sound of thought. We classical listeners need educating.
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Anne Moore
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Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 11:05 am:
I loved your collection of love songs for Valentine's Week. Just gorgeous. Thank you for the selections including some performers I never hear enough of.
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Alice Sprickman
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Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 07:26 am:
The week of John Corigliano was a high that can never be passed. Thank you so much for providing us with it. This week's love songs, while a timely idea, seems a downer by contrat.
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Renato Perez
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Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2012 - 10:07 am:
Bill, I'm enjoying your Corigliano series tremendously. I had the honor of meeting
Jobn Sr. back in the 1950s, when I played bassoon in the South Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and he came down to play the Brahms Violin Concerto. The Red Bank orchestra was a fine amateur group that "imported" professionals (mostly from the NYPhilharmonic) to solo in concerts. I particularly remember English Horn player Engelbert Brenner, who played (what else?) "The Swan of Tuonela" with us. Lovely sound. I was not familiar with Corigliano Jr.'s music but have become a devotee this week. His orchestration skills are remarkable. I might write to you on this series again after this week is over. Did I hear that he's going to be a regular in your program or did I imagine it? On another subject, here's my suggestion for a series that might be titled "Musical Language," exploring what features help us to identify a composer's music, even on a first hearing. What is it about Brahms' orchestration, for example, that tells me the music is Brahms'? The way he scores for the low strings, the construction of the melodies? How about Debussy's use of woodwinds and harp? Richard Strauss' soaring horns and imposing tuba? Philip Glass' repetitive phrases? Each composer has a unique voice and vocabulary. Think Varese, Shostakovich, John Williams. Of course, all this needs to be illustrated with examples. Do you think this is doable? Regards, Renato |
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