From Kelsey Z. Posted from 24.70.113.60 on November 25, 2006 at 5:35 AM (GMT)
"Swedish Watersprite" ? Hehe.
From Anne Horvath Posted from 24.179.13.16 on November 25, 2006 at 4:57 PM (GMT)
"...the dude from the Hungarian quartet...some old geezer on the piano..." Could you be more specific please?
From Friedrich Sprondel Posted from 217.233.26.216 on November 26, 2006 at 2:53 PM (GMT)
As to the balance of orchestra vs. soloist in Hahn recordings, I used to think the same until I actually experienced one of her performances. She played the Elgar concerto in Winterthur, and was audible always well over of a full late-romantic orchestra sound. The same I found later when I listenend to her Paganini life in Baden-Baden. The strength of her sound is incredible, as is her bow control. It appears as though she plays actually over the bridge all the time, and there never is a hiss, or in fact one single note she deems unimportant. It's technical perfection, full stop. -- Musically, I found many who were at odds with her non-virtuosic -- yet stunningly perfect -- reading of the Paganini concerto. I like it, and I think it opens up an entire new perspective on the music.
Best, Friedrich
From Ray Randall Posted from 71.8.199.143 on November 26, 2006 at 5:29 PM (GMT)
Is she still using that only ok sounding Vuillaume?
From Stephen Brivati Posted from 210.172.213.190 on November 26, 2006 at 10:42 PM (GMT)
Greetings, Friedrich, i wasn`t talking about the balance between orchestrea and soloist. The orchestra sounds distant.
Oh seeker of knowledge- A Scneider, Mieczyslaw Horszowski.
Burp
From Anne Horvath Posted from 24.179.13.16 on November 27, 2006 at 4:52 PM (GMT)
"seeker of knowledge"...ha ha. I believe it was Zoltan Szekely that was the leader of the Hungarian SQ, and Alexander Schneider was of the Budapest SQ. Also, I heard Ms. Hahn's Paganini on the car radio a few weeks ago, and thought it was just great. That is on the list of things to buy. Thanks.
From Stephen Brivati Posted from 210.172.213.190 on November 27, 2006 at 10:47 PM (GMT)
Greetings, OSOK- if you read the history of those quartets you will find that they changed their personel so often its a joke. That is the reason Heifetz claimed to have penned the following joke about the Hungarian (which I have forgotten so am improvising): one Russian is an intellectual, two are chess players, three are a revolution and four are a string quartet.
Szekely was a veyr good @player. If you can get his Roumanian dances they are well wortha listen. Cheers, Buri
From Anne Horvath Posted from 71.12.186.154 on November 28, 2006 at 4:34 AM (GMT)
That is my all-time favorite joke! The way I heard it was: One Russian is a philosopher Two Russians are chess players Three Russians are conspirators Four Russians are The Budapest String Quartet! There is a book about the BSQ, "Con Brio: Four Russians Called the Budapest String Quartet", by Nat Brandt, ISBN 0-19-508107-2. It is a very good book. Another book, by Claude Kenneson, is "Szekely And Bartok: The Story of a Friendship", ISBN 0-931340-70-5. This one starts out good, but loses steam about halfway through. There is a lot of good information though. Thanks, sir.
Comments
Posted from 24.70.113.60 on November 25, 2006 at 5:35 AM (GMT)
Posted from 24.179.13.16 on November 25, 2006 at 4:57 PM (GMT)
Could you be more specific please?
Posted from 217.233.26.216 on November 26, 2006 at 2:53 PM (GMT)
Best,
Friedrich
Posted from 71.8.199.143 on November 26, 2006 at 5:29 PM (GMT)
Posted from 210.172.213.190 on November 26, 2006 at 10:42 PM (GMT)
Friedrich, i wasn`t talking about the balance between orchestrea and soloist. The orchestra sounds distant.
Oh seeker of knowledge- A Scneider, Mieczyslaw Horszowski.
Burp
Posted from 24.179.13.16 on November 27, 2006 at 4:52 PM (GMT)
I believe it was Zoltan Szekely that was the leader of the Hungarian SQ, and Alexander Schneider was of the Budapest SQ.
Also, I heard Ms. Hahn's Paganini on the car radio a few weeks ago, and thought it was just great. That is on the list of things to buy.
Thanks.
Posted from 210.172.213.190 on November 27, 2006 at 10:47 PM (GMT)
OSOK- if you read the history of those quartets you will find that they changed their personel so often its a joke. That is the reason Heifetz claimed to have penned the following joke about the Hungarian (which I have forgotten so am improvising):
one Russian is an intellectual, two are chess players, three are a revolution and four are a string quartet.
Szekely was a veyr good @player. If you can get his Roumanian dances they are well wortha listen.
Cheers,
Buri
Posted from 71.12.186.154 on November 28, 2006 at 4:34 AM (GMT)
One Russian is a philosopher
Two Russians are chess players
Three Russians are conspirators
Four Russians are The Budapest String Quartet!
There is a book about the BSQ, "Con Brio: Four Russians Called the Budapest String Quartet", by Nat Brandt, ISBN 0-19-508107-2. It is a very good book.
Another book, by Claude Kenneson, is "Szekely And Bartok: The Story of a Friendship", ISBN 0-931340-70-5. This one starts out good, but loses steam about halfway through. There is a lot of good information though.
Thanks, sir.