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Post by Sabine on Jun 21, 2006 23:19:34 GMT 1
On the 21st of August they´re going to have "Die Zauberflöte" (The Magic Flute) (Yes, yes, Caro´s so right about the Mozart year.) here at the Schlosspark in Oldenburg. I´d so love to go and see it but the tickets are potentially pricy. One for about €40! Plus, even if it was less expensive, I can´t seem to convince people of the fact that it´d be great to go and see it! Ooooohhhhh, I´d so love to go there!!!! The magic flute is my favourite opera. It´s fabulous. Remember what I´ve told you about it, Swanny?! I´ve played it with my clarinet and with my flute, but I´ve never seen it. That´s such a pity! Ok, we´ll see what the next months will bring for me and dependent on that we´ll decide if we can go there or not. What day of the week is it?
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Post by Sabine on Jun 21, 2006 23:21:34 GMT 1
Re-reading this whole topic again, I come to realize that I did not tell you yet that I always sing "Ode to joy" when I take a shower (Well, almost always.)! Now, the folks in the bathrooms of the flats above and bellow my one can most likely hear my singing. I figure, because I can hear whenever they sing or talk in their bathrooms. So far, no one rang my doorbell yet but I am waiting for the day when they´ll finally knock at my door to complain about the fact that I am always singing the same song! Oh, yes, the great "Ode to joy". The wonderful piece of music that they play in my favourite scene of the movie "Dead´s poet society". Oh, it´s so great!!!! What a sad movie. Hey, Swanny. When will your neighbours present you a contract with a record company?! They must have already noticed your talent, so it´s only a matter of time till they ring your doorbell to present your new manager.
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Post by SingleTunePoet on Jun 22, 2006 12:03:33 GMT 1
For some reason I typed the wrong date yesterday. It´s the 26thof August! (I probably only said 21st because yesterday was the 21st of June indeed. *lol* Sorry!) Anyway, the 26th of August is a Saturday. I love the Zauberflöte banners they put up here in Oldenburg. Unfortunatly they don´t seem to have much online info about it. I checked Oldenburg´s website all over again and did not find a word about that event. Either I am blind or they don´t want to promote it on that site. I did not find any useful links so far except for those that lead you to the online ticket offices, such as this one: www.germanticketoffice.com/detail_en.php?ID=d387626132020But I´m not the queen of internet research anyway. That´s somebody else´s job! And of course I remember what you told me about the Zauberflöte! Somhow I still have my doubts about that. You know my neighbours, they´re not the most…well…they´re…how can I put this without ever sounding negative?! *lol* If they organize a manager for me then only in order to get rid of me, haha. They must be so annoyed. Who´d be my manager anyway, what do you think?
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Post by Sabine on Jun 24, 2006 16:50:39 GMT 1
Ok, I´ll check on the Magic Flute, hahaha.
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Post by Brownie on Jul 10, 2006 20:40:32 GMT 1
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Post by DazedOblivion on Jul 11, 2006 1:51:05 GMT 1
Thank you, Brownie for posting those links. The music really went well with the performances. My step-daughter recently met Kristi Yamaguchi. She said that Kristi Yamaguchi is very kind, and that her two children were cute and well-behaved.
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Post by Brownie on Jul 11, 2006 23:16:26 GMT 1
Oh my god ! Kristy Yamaguchi is my favorite because she's so graceful ! I didn't know she had children ! I even don't know if she still skates in shows as professional I have some video tape from her since 1992 (Olympics winter games in France) and I'm lucky I could find some of them and now ones here : www.youtube.com/results?search=kristi+yamaguchiAbout this topic, I can say that those programs on classical musics are ... perfection ! * www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNX03ymS0OM (Blue Danube) * www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeLvftshIOY and I discoverd the "Fantasie Impromptu" from Chopin thanks to her.
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Post by snookyjojo on Jul 12, 2006 19:02:22 GMT 1
Wow! Brownie, thanks for those!!! Really cool that you are so interested in classical music! I just read about a chinese orchestra, the hong Kong philharmonic Orchestra. It's really cool I think! They still play with thjose typical chinese instruments! really interesting! don't oyu htink? here's their website: www.hkpo.comokay hahaha, I just had a look at their site...uuuuuhm...I at least THOUGHT they'd play with typical chinese instruments...hahaha
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Post by Brownie on Jul 12, 2006 21:19:03 GMT 1
I don't know them, but about chinese music, I really love the "Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto". (still looking for Vanessa Mae's version). I discovered it from a chinese movie ("The lovers" from Tsui Hark) and enjoy the lovely melody. You can listen to it here with chinese instruments : www.radioblogclub.com/open/82967/13/butterfly_loversI can't find the violin version on the web right now, but I have it in mp3.
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Post by DazedOblivion on Sept 24, 2006 16:26:20 GMT 1
Yesterday Caro told me of another great film composer who has done soundtracks for many major films. I didn't know about Hans Zimmer, so I added him to the list. Thinking back on the films for which he has composed, I can say that, yes, he's great! Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) – The Lion King, Gladiator, etc.Born in Frankfurt, Hans Florian Zimmer began his musical career playing keyboards and synthesizers with, among others, the bands Ultravox and The Buggles ("Video Killed the Radio Star"). In the 1980s, he worked with film composer Stanley Myers. His breakthrough came in 1988, with the score for Rain Man, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Since then, Zimmer has composed music for many major movies, such as Muppet Treasure Island, Crimson Tide, The Rock, True Romance, Gladiator, Driving Miss Daisy, The Prince of Egypt, Pearl Harbor, The Thin Red Line, Black Hawk Down, Backdraft, The Last Samurai, The Weather Man, The Da Vinci Code and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. In 1995, he received an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the animated movie The Lion King. He also composed the theme for the boxing show The Contender. (I copied this) There is MySpace profile too: www.myspace.com/hanszimmermyspaceWikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_ZimmerOfficial Website: www.hans-zimmer.com/
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Post by OhioCorrFan on Sept 24, 2006 16:37:10 GMT 1
Mmmmh... Interesting !!
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Post by snookyjojo on Sept 27, 2006 13:10:46 GMT 1
yeah, he's GREAT! I can't believe I forgot to tell you about him sooner! wow! Hey, guess what! On Ocoer 25th, I'll go to a concert of the Berlin Philharmonics! YAY! They'll play a piece by Schostakowic (who turned 100 years old last monday btw) and debussy and some other stuff! With a big orchestra! YAY! hihihihihi
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Post by cw on Apr 11, 2009 11:45:24 GMT 1
Dredging up an old thread I know but it was interesting reading. Being an old Conservatorium grad, I have actually played (as soloist) and conducted an orchestra. These have basically been student orchestras and semi-pro ones; probably the biggest "name" was playing Rhapsody In Blue with the Durban Philharmonic back in 83 (now known as the KZN Philharmonic, prob RSA's top orchestra these days). I never really sought to be a "concert pianist" and my main career has been law ... with a part-time sideline as a session musician. I am fortunate that there are 2 orchestras of intl class in my country (Sydney S.O & Mlebourne S.O) and over the years, my travels have allowed me to catch many top intl orchestras such as the Concertgebouw, Berlin P.O, all the London majors, St Petersburg P.O. Was interesting reading earlier comments re Lennie Bernstein and that he wasn't really a "classical composer" and am not sure that is 100% true. He WILL always be best known for West Side Story, and justifiably so. In many ways that is a piece that has transcended its original genre. He also had a major concurrent career as a leading conductor, esp with the NY Phil. His compositional career did also include operas like Candide, ballets like Fancy Free and a symphony or two. Going back to WSS, a number of major themes were orchestrated and arranged into an orchestral suite known as the "Symphonic Dances". Bernstein recorded it both with American orchestras and the Israel P.O (an outfit he often guest conducted). The annual BBC Proms series is something I like to catch if I am in the UK at the time and back in 2007, I was able to catch a performance of this piece from an amazing youth orchestra from Venezuela, the Simon Bolivar Orchestra. The first half of the concert was Shostakovich's 10th Symphony with the 2nd half Latin music with the Symphonic Dances the centrepiece. I've been able to locate some clips of this performance which I hope get across the quality of their musicianship. There is all the necessary Latin verve present for the opening and Mambo and yet Somewhere & One Hand One Heart have rarely been played more tenderly ..or beautifully. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBthQ7lnld0 part 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtnjixhvOTU&feature=related part 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwL_zYluc5k part 3 (one can't help thinking that one of the cameramen has a more than artistic interest in the principal flautist !!) As part of their encores, they gave us their "party" version of Mambo www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWs9G-c_pcs&feature=relatedSteve, I think the conductor (Gustavo Dudamel) is now the chief conductor of either the L.A Phil.
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Post by DazedOblivion on Apr 12, 2009 6:27:41 GMT 1
Amazing, CW!
That conductor Gustavo Dudamel must be tremendously charismatic on top of musical to be able to inspire a youth orchestra in the way that he has. You're right. Part three, (the one with the flautist given lots of camera time) is beautifully performed. And that encore is a hoot! If orchestra were an Olympic sport, I daresay that Venezuela would take the gold medal.
Gustavo Dudamel is indeed with the LA Philharmonic now (according to Wikipedia, that is).
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Post by cw on Apr 27, 2009 15:09:52 GMT 1
It certainly was one of the best orchestral performances I've witnessed ....and one of the most enjoyable musically !! These clips have became understandably very popular on Youtube which has came to the orchestra's attention with orchestra members (including the much admired flautist, Katy) responding on the thread. More on this orchestra. It has actually been a national project for 20-30 years and has targetted youth from many of the poorest areas of Venezuela. Naturally, it is a source of great national pride. Dudamel HAS taken on the LA Phil position but still continues to work a lot with this orchestra. Mambo IS probably their number ONE encore .... little wonder. Actually have a little more Bernstein. WSS was obviously his most famous work but a close 2nd is the overture to his opera Candide which has became an orchestral favourite in it's own right. This is a clip of Bernstein conducting the London SO in the early 80's. Very entertaining viewing ...... one wonders what he'd have got up to with the Bolivar Orchestra !! www.youtube.com/watch?v=422-yb8TXj8
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