Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #67)

Now playing the following CD from my Chopin collection ...

 

What was the name of the song in which Barry Manilow plagiarized Chopin Preludes, Op. 28 No. 20? Was it "Mandy" or something like that? Pardon my ignorance, as I have not followed any non-classical music for well over twenty years ...

 

"Could It Be Magic," Stuart.

 

Right! Now I remember. One of my younger sisters was an alum of Manilow; they both attended High School of Music & Arts in NYC (she is obviously a bit younger) and she was the one who pointed out the Chopin Preludes 28 as the starting movement of "Could It Be Magic" ...

I need to give my Chopin collection a bit more spinning time. With almost 200 recordings between CD's and LP's, they are much under-appreciated ...

 

von Karajan!

 

Telemann's Tafelmusik by Schola Cantorum Basiliensis & Wenzinger. Unfortunately, somewhat "passé" today. It sure seems to be some cloth/textile, but I remember wondering once why it feels different.

 

For this semi-retiree and frequent trader. now playing CD6 - Brahms Sonatas for Cello and Piano by Janos Starker and Gyorgy Sebok from the following box for a first listen while closely watching the market ...

 

Now listening to "Philippe De Vitry - Motets & Chansons" performed by Sequentia on DHM.

 

Just to set the record straight Manilow has always given Chopin credit for the music. For a while after "Could It Be Magic" was a hit Manilow would play the Prelude as is in his concerts before singing his lyrics over it. So Manilow did not plagiarize by any definition of the word.

 

I have the following box by Sequentia but have no other early works by the group ...

 

Barry Manilow appearing in the Classical Corner... Who'd have thought it

 

Manilow was the good guy compared with other pirates ...

 

George is far more knowledgeable than I when it comes to pops ...

 

I respect Manilow giving credit, but is it piracy when a particular piece of music is in the public domain?

 

Now playing CD2 of the Mozart Series from the following box for a first listen ...

 

Like J.S. Bach?

 

Looks like JS Bach owed Vivaldi some royalties ...

 

Luckily for Bach, he didn't sample Marvin Gaye.

 

GF Handel was smarter and in fact was studying to be a lawyer before he pursued a composer career. He only re-used his own scores ...

 

Remember the lawsuit between Lotus 1-2-3 and Quadro Pro? Even the same keystrokes could get a software company in trouble. Back in the days, lesser-known composers tended to copy the style of the famous composers ...

 

Enjoying now on a rare mid-week off:
Radu Lupu's Schubert
CDs 5,6,7,8,9
D845, D894,D557, D780, D958.D959, D784, D157, D664, D960, Impromptus Opp.90 and 152.



http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/listening-to-lupu

 

A beautiful set! I only wish they had omitted the Beethoven Concerto 3 with Zubin Mehta, the only non-solo recording.

 

I've got the original Denon CD from way back in the day. These are remarkably poised performances for a seventeen year-old.

 

About to play the Sixth Quartet, a piece I've never quite come to terms with-- perhaps a step back from the brilliance and energy of the Fifth. The Minguet take a little getting used to as well, with broader tempi than the Arditti, for example, choose in their excellent recordings of Rihm's chamber music.