Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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    :righton: Unfortunately I've never been to London (or the UK for that matter)....but it's definitely on our list of 'must visit places'. I lived so many years in Europe - but never went to the UK. I regret that.
    So many amazing buildings and structures - but THAT thing I find utterly hideous! :righton:
     
  2. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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    :love::love::love:
     
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  3. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Best of luck with your CT scan.
     
  4. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    CT, USA
    You have to try that famous (or infamous) blood pudding ... :D
     
  5. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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  6. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Unlike my brother-in-law who lives in NYC but has a 50-acre ranch in the mountains of Telluride, CO, I live in CT and it is flat as a pancake ...
     
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  7. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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    Hahaha. No blood pudding or haggis for me. I'll stick to the fish and chips. Or Prime Rib. :winkgrin:
     
  8. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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    On the TT...:tiphat:

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  9. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I worked with a Brit for many years and he told me the American (probably the Canadian too) beef tasted much better than the English beef ...
     
  10. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    It did help a man trapped in a walk in freezer....
    Trapped butcher saved by black pudding
    It's great cold or grilled packed with Iron.
     
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  11. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    No Haggis??? Hoots Mon! :D
    It's consumed quite a bit in my house!
     
  12. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I just read that article an hour ago. That butcher was a very lucky man ...
     
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  13. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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    Hahaha!! YUCK. :yikes: I wouldn't eat that if they'd paid me!!
    But then again I am the typical finicky eater. No tripe, liver, brain, kidneys or prairie oysters for me.

    I do eat the occasional gusanos de magey. :wave:

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  14. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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    Can't have an opinion on that. Never eaten UK beef.
    Canadian beef that I eat is grass fed and I occasionally enjoy a good sirloin steak here. I have also tried Argentinian and Brazilian beef - very good.
    I don't eat corn fed American beef. Cows should eat grass not corn in my opinion.
    There is an interesting documentary we recently saw called Steak Revolution. It's on Netflix - quite interesting. They explore the culture of steak and how it varies from country to country. Leaner beef steaks in some cultures are the popular thing - fattier, marbled meat considered better in others.
     
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  15. DeepFloyd11

    DeepFloyd11 Lady Eclectic

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  16. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

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    Ha! You have a colorful imagination! Yes, it's a captivating picture (and the music is quite good, too ;)), but you might find him less sinister in the alternate shot/pose below. The album credits Chris Hopper as photographer, but no other information.

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    I recall seeing an advertisement for this record in Stereo Review magazine, wherein he was referred to as "The Phantom of the Piano"-- obviously some ad person at Columbia thought Lewenthal looked like he stepped out of Gaston Leroux's novel.
    At the time he was starting a "Romantic Revival" series of albums featuring important-but-forgotten 19th century composers or works by famous composers that were neglected. I don't believe it went past two volumes, though. Here is the other one:

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    Both albums came with little 7" bonus records where he talks about the music and illustrates points at the keyboard.
     
  17. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

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    And I thought my audio gear was taking up a lot of room! That horn looks scary.
     
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  18. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

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    It's not dated anywhere, but I thought it was an early '80s release. EMI is/was the parent of the French Pathé Marconi company, so I suppose they wanted to keep the EMI logo on it, but with a slight variance. The record label still has the "His Master's Voice" dog on it.

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  19. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

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    Sorry to hear that; I hope they give you a good bill of health after your scan.
     
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  20. Wes H

    Wes H Forum Resident

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    Did you take that photo near where you live?
     
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  21. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    A lot with meats is in how you cook it and personally I always source ours locally from an independent butcher from local farm and so very traceable.
     
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  22. Soulpope

    Soulpope Common one

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    Vienna, Austria
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    (LP Deutsche Grammophon German Press 2530 133) 1971 .... straight to the point Brahms Klavierquartett reading ....
     
  23. Soulpope

    Soulpope Common one

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    Vienna, Austria
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    (CD Chandos Red Book Edition CHAN-9902) 2001 .... recorded December 2000 .... bought this recently on a strong recommendation from a wise music enthusiast (with a hint that this Chandos CD being on the verge becoming extinct) and so glad I did follow - luminous music in superb sound ....
     
  24. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    Phase Three where Shallow adds three works...
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    Grieg, E. String Quartets with Fugue. Meccore String Quartets 2017 MDG 903 1998-6 stereo/"whatever" sacd
    A cheap used find on the 'bay of all places, this is an entertaining account well recorded at least in stereo by this Polish assemblage even if the multichannel is 2+2+2 rather than 5.0/5.1 which really makes no sense as most multichannel users will be using 5.0/5.1 and variations.
     
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  25. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    Maybe Chandos would care to do a box set?
     

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