tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post5827398465872949849..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Cellists at lunchtimeDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-59221650159812883962016-10-16T22:05:47.594+01:002016-10-16T22:05:47.594+01:00Well, it's not that I love it, but I do find t...Well, it's not that I love it, but I do find the confronrational aspect a breath of fresh air. At least it communicates. Not heard much of the large scale stuff live. Mei Yi Foo featured some fascinating piano pieces in a recital which really impressed me.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-48507823471769391472016-10-16T21:49:40.353+01:002016-10-16T21:49:40.353+01:00I didn't know you were a fan of Lachenmann, th...I didn't know you were a fan of Lachenmann, though you join respected friends in appreciating his work. I made some early forays and gave up. Just doesn't speak to me and made me miserable to keep trying with it.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-74417892019692576302016-10-15T22:53:27.186+01:002016-10-15T22:53:27.186+01:00Golly, I didn't know of that connection. As yo...Golly, I didn't know of that connection. As you know, I'm a Lachenmann fan and Morricone's film music is - well, just great for the context, but I wouldn't seek it out in context. And I suspect from what Richard intimated that one Riflesso was probably enough. More fool him for not valuing Lachenmann's singular genius.<br /><br />Could do without Halloween here, it's become an industry thanks to American import... But there was a great photo of Jemima Khan, about whom I have mixed feelings - wouldn't be surprised if you didn't know who she was - dressed up as Ivana with a Trump mannequin draped over her with one hand on the expected place. That might have been a fun Halloween party. Also, of course, the Trumpkin was good.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-77943725609951728352016-10-15T21:36:52.195+01:002016-10-15T21:36:52.195+01:00Remarkable little finds, as always, in your photos...Remarkable little finds, as always, in your photos of the church. The Batman style winged skull and shrouded skeleton remind me Halloween is just around the corner here. I was fascinated by this: "Morricone writes out all the notes without stems or anything else to indicate the length - that's up to the player." I wonder if Helmut Lachenmann knows this. I'm suspecting so. Just recently read a very interesting interview with him, "I Am the Wound," in which he talks a good bit about Morricone. He loves Morricone's music, but the feeling, it seems, is not returned. He told of a concert that included both his and Morricone's music: "The program consisted of my “Mouvement,” two works by the Villa Massimo residents, and two pieces by Morricone: a suite from the film music to “Once Upon a Time in the West,” in some arrangement, and a composition for piano and four winds, kind of a piano quintet. But then I found out that Morricone apparently called the presenter and said, “If Lachenmann’s going to be there, then I won’t allow my film music to be performed. I’ll get up and go.” Still, we sat next to each other at the concert peacefully. But I didn’t dare ask him about his film music." Amusing, no?Susan Scheidhttps://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com