tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post5973954947872917772..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Dante in Eden, Bach after EasterDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-1877686844015573552018-05-10T13:56:08.354+01:002018-05-10T13:56:08.354+01:00Rondeau looks like a hyper-cool hipster. Only 27, ...Rondeau looks like a hyper-cool hipster. Only 27, just a little bit older than guitarist Sean Shibe who triumphed last night at the RPS Awards. Both young artists are making us think differently about their instruments. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-65365466417969497862018-05-10T13:44:14.214+01:002018-05-10T13:44:14.214+01:00Spell check continues to be the bane of my existen...Spell check continues to be the bane of my existence. “He’d be hope” should have been “he’d be at home.”Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-28256564702825130552018-05-09T20:24:26.703+01:002018-05-09T20:24:26.703+01:00Took a time out from annoying chores and sunk into...Took a time out from annoying chores and sunk into that gorgeous aria from BWV 42. I can well imagine you'd be tempted to get your oboe out of storage. Then was tempted further by the video of Jean Rondeau and ensemble. I, too, don't often warm to the harpsichord (though I very much enjoy Poulenc's Concert champêtre), and you are right, Rondeau's performance is exciting indeed. (Also enjoy that he looks every bit as if he'd be hope in a rock band!)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-68111102443120530782018-05-09T19:04:47.728+01:002018-05-09T19:04:47.728+01:00I was a failure at memorizing text in English, and...I was a failure at memorizing text in English, and here you are with a plan to memorize in Italian! Many thanks for the survey of more Bach cantatas, which I have earmarked for listening when I can.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-15300264607135249242018-05-08T20:37:31.467+01:002018-05-08T20:37:31.467+01:00Which is what you've got from Durling above. A...Which is what you've got from Durling above. As I grasp just enough of the Italian to compare, I find it perfect. None of the poetic translations I looked at, including Dorothy L Sayers', seemed the least bit 'Italianate'. And Dante is quite direct in his expression for the most part.<br /><br />It's Duccio, The Resurrected Christ appearing before the (eleven remaining) Apostles.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-73602168087056730852018-05-08T18:50:22.383+01:002018-05-08T18:50:22.383+01:00In the case of poetry in a foreign language, I st...In the case of poetry in a foreign language, I strongly prefer a prose translation - written in "poetic" language perhaps, but not trying to turn the original into a poem in English, that is with no attempt at metre or ( even worse) rhyme. This leaves open the possibility of a more exact translation, or one which can reveal the essence of the original thought, though not necessarily translating word for word<br /><br />What is the picture of the seven saints and the four non-saints?David Damantnoreply@blogger.com