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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Ravel: Michelangeli, Michelangeli, Michelangeli... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ravel Piano Concerto No2 in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Guy, the Bernstein was OK but I never was warmed nether to his play not to his conducting. Not to mention that his Ravel play always sound to me more like Slav’s dance then the Ravel concerto. Still, I never head Bernstein playing it with Columbia, I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Italy’s the best: Michelangeli the composer. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-13 
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People know that I am huge fan of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and religiously collect each single note he ever played. What is much less known that Michelangeli was a superbly gifted composer. Well, perhaps not a composer but “harmonizer”. I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An interesting read about Michelangeli (article by John Bell Young) by oxric on 2016-01-09 
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Thought this might be of some interest...'THE MAN WHO WOULD BE SCARBO:REMEMBERING ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI by John Bell Young'http://www.forte-piano-pianissimo.com/MichelangeliMonograph.htmlrgds...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: And Michelangeli again by Antonio J. on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ravel Piano Concerto No2 in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Hi,I heartfully agree with Romy, Michelangeli is a master playing the Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. A friend told me that Richter was once asked why he never played the Ravel's Concerto and he answered "why bother, Michelangeli already plays...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: And Michelangeli again by Antonio J. on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ravel Piano Concerto No2 in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Hi,I heartfully agree with Romy, Michelangeli is a master playing the Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. A friend told me that Richter was once asked why he never played the Ravel's Concerto and he answered "why bother, Michelangeli already plays...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Ravel: Michelangeli, Michelangeli, Michelangeli... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ravel Piano Concerto No2 in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Guy, the Bernstein was OK but I never was warmed nether to his play not to his conducting. Not to mention that his Ravel play always sound to me more like Slav’s dance then the Ravel concerto. Still, I never head Bernstein playing it with Columbia, I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A stunning Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. by Romy the Cat on 2004-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A stunning Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. in Musical Discussions  15 Replies 
As anyone else I have developed my own ways to buy music. Beside any of my current interests, I, for instance, have some conductors who’s recording I buy no mater what: Scherchen, Golovanov, Barbirolli, Bohm.... Among pianists it would be probably th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Italy’s the best: Michelangeli the composer. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-13 
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People know that I am huge fan of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and religiously collect each single note he ever played. What is much less known that Michelangeli was a superbly gifted composer. Well, perhaps not a composer but “harmonizer”. I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: If you are developing affinity to Debussy by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More Gieseking! in Musical Discussions  19 Replies 
Then you shell try also Alfred Cortot and Michelangeli. They are different then Gieseking and it is exactly why they are interesting. Michelangeli is particularly special… The Cat ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: More on the "Emperor" Concerto.... by Antonio J. on 2004-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A stunning Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. in Musical Discussions  15 Replies 
Thanks, I have some Serkin sonatas but none of the #5 by him. I like Beethoven very much, he is one of my favourite composers but I think it's not easy finding versions that bring up all the beauty and character he put into his music. What about...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: “200 CD collection” is not good. by Romy the Cat on 2005-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A phenomenal find: Garvilov-Prokoviev in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
[quote user="Antonio J."]Did you score the full 200 CD collection: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00002EITP.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpgor just the Gavrilov 2 CD set?I've been wondering if the whole set is worth the price. Individual sets are very diffi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Reviving an old thread by Antonio J. on 2009-05-26 
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I want to share with you that the CD that Romy found with the Michelangeli's performance of the Emperor with the Paris Orchestra and Celibidache is available at Music and Arts (scroll down to find the 2 Michelangeli CDs they have) with reference:CD-4...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Would you make a copy of it? by Antonio J. on 2004-10-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A stunning Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto. in Musical Discussions  15 Replies 
Hi Romy, Very interesting post. I love that concerto but I can hardly find here anything by Michelangeli and I don't think I ever find that version. Would you send me a copy of that CD?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: I received it today by Antonio J. on 2004-10-23 
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Double thanks Romy, the recording is really wonderful and everything you said in your first post. It's like listening to Michelangeli playing the whole orchestra and getting the concerto coherent in time and energy. Probably the best version I've lis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An interesting read about Michelangeli (article by John Bell Young) by oxric on 2016-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An interesting read about Michelangeli (article by John Bell... in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Thought this might be of some interest...'THE MAN WHO WOULD BE SCARBO:REMEMBERING ARTURO BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI by John Bell Young'http://www.forte-piano-pianissimo.com/MichelangeliMonograph.htmlrgds...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: More on the "Emperor" Concerto.... by Romy the Cat on 2004-10-23 
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[quote user="Antonio J."]Do you know of other renditions of this work worth the purchase?[/quote] This concerto is “lucky”, it well-performed and there are many good recordings. Some of my “honorable mentions” would be: Michelangeli with anybody else...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Finding something unique in the composition by Paul S on 2008-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More Gieseking! in Musical Discussions  19 Replies 
I have some Cortot and some Michelangeli - somewhere -  but I am not sure if it includes Debussy, because I have not been able to stay in the room with most of the "Images"-type of Debussy rendered by most artists, most of the time, so I ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The new releases from "Music and Arts" by Romy the Cat on 2005-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new releases from "Music and Arts" in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Music and Arts Programs of America, Inc. www.musicandarts.com info@musicandarts.com Tel 510-525-4583 or Fax 510-524-2111CD-1063(2) IN MEMORIAM HANS HOTTER (1909-2003). A selection of Lieder from the Raucheisen project of the German Radio Sy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Software for collection classification by Antonio J. on 2007-05-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Software for collection classification in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
I've been searching the net looking for some music cataloguing software that allows as much as possible of the following features:- It can look for CD data online avoiding extensive typing of information. I know, there's no such thing for L...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My Audio "Reviewing" agenda. by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio "Reviewing" agenda. in Playback Listening  2 Replies 
I constantly receive emails from people asking me my opinions about audio equipment. I was trying to address it in here: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=681 …but still. Those people do not really understand hot tedious to think ab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: FM Acoustics FM122? by guy sergeant on 2005-12-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eq for 78's in Analog Playback  5 Replies 
Hi Romy,   Thanks for the tip. I'll look into it.  The highly recommended one over here is the Graham Slee Jazz Club.  http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/preamps/jazzclub.htmHowever I want to try to get the old LEAK tube preamp to work first....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Samuel Feinberg's Well-Tempered Clavier. by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Samuel Feinberg's Well-Tempered Clavier. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
I warmed up this morning my tubes and dived into my shelf with solo piano music fishing for some Bach, to celebrate.  I wanted it to be long and beautiful and what might be longer and more beautiful then Well-Tempered Clavier? I deseed to go f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: How to play piano with ... salami by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Juana Zayas plays Chopin in Musical Discussions  10 Replies 
[quote user="Michaelz"]Care to explain "rubber finger?"?[/quote]Michaelz, sure I will. However, would you please use some identifiable titles for your posts? The reasons I ask because many people, including me, monitor the new posts within this site ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Liszt Piano Sonata & Chaconne by Busoni+Bach by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Liszt Piano Sonata & Chaconne by Busoni+Bach in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
Hey, Guy. The pre-Baltic countries are a nice place to be – quite interesting people in there, although thier women behave like they just were taken out of a freezer. :-) They kind of facially less-reactive and less-responsive than the girls-souther...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Some Mozart's latest Piano Concertos by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mozart, Piano Concerto in C maj., Alfred Brendel, Vox PL12.1... in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
  The Mozart's latest Piano Concertos are cool and everlasting thing; it is interesting that with all Mozart's Piano Concertos simplicity the capable pianists could really play them well only in the end of their carries.  The Mozart's conc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Furtwangler and the “foreign noises”. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Furtwangler War Years Recording in Musical Discussions  5 Replies 
Blackmore, Yes, I head people telling those stories, I heard most of Furtwangler’s war time recordings and I can not recall any bombing sound or sound of sirens. However, to tell you honestly I do not specifically looked for them as I do not really ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: The random Asahina and Slovakian Bruckner. by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The "new" Shostakovich 10th symphony in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="JANDL100"] Have you got around to the Nanut Bruckner 8 yet, Romy?   Love it or hate it, I'm sure you'll have a strong opinion! [/quote] I have listened it a few times and I still do not know. I like the performance but it did ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some kinky goodies from HMV Japan this week. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-25 
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Japanese are very strange people and fortunately sometimes this strangeness manifest itself in very cool way. For years I fish in Japan for some interesting recordings. Sometimes the Japanese folks release something that is not available anywhere els...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Immediate Gratification by Surrogate Sonic Effects by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About destiny of “High-End Sound”. in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
Mighty lights changed that night into morning,Speakers blew up that orderly silenceWith my tunes that the country had learned.But my voice, gruff and husky, and roaring,By the latest achievements of scienceInto pleasant falsetto was turned.(Vysotsky,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Some thoughts about transformer for my MF channel. by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
First of all thanks to all who assist me with this project, including those who did not post here. Jim, Electraprinted Jack is great guy but he does not believe in exotic cores, very unfortunate because I like to deal with him. Jessie, you are righ...
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