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    It's about time we introduced a woman into the proceedings ... This is a recording I was about to inflict on AC before he went 'public' with this thread. Lili Boulanger was a French composer from the beginning of the C20 - she would probably be much better known if she had lived longer but she died aged only 24. This setting of Psalm 24 knocked me sideways when I first heard it - the sheer impact of the opening with its powerful, rhythmically-urgent music grabbed my ears like little else.
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    Like dugh, I've got a lot of affection for the Brandenburgs although I have to say it's been a long time since I last listened to them. Each concerto uses a different combination of instruments and Bach, being the master he is, uses them to their full in each. My favourite is No.1 - who else could use three oboes and two horns together to such stunning effect? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQBHLziS1OY
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    It's quite a 'romantic' interpretation and wouldn't be to my taste particularly. What it has done though, is to remind me that I've been avoiding the French harpsichordists and it's about time that I did something about it That sounded approachable and not excessively decorated. Thank you for giving me an unintentional prod!
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    I enjoy playing the early Beethoven piano sonatas and this one is a favourite. However, I wouldn't think of listening to it - a small part is because I don't want to be listening to a performance which will always be way out of my reach, the other reason is piano music as a whole doesn't feature. A lot of people think like you, Val, and find much enjoyment and relaxation from listening to the piano - just not my thing.
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    On my way to the slow movement, I dipped into the first as well. That, I found identikit sub-Mozart - definitely nothing to write home about. The slow movement was quite different. It has all sorts of interest: harmonically, rhythmically and in its use of the orchestra. It reminds me of early Beethoven (which is a pretty good thing, in my book).
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    Tradesmen

    northie commented on Parker Owens's story chapter in Tradesmen

    I loved both the content and the structure of these. Would I have noticed the structural element if you hadn't mentioned it? Possibly. Does noticing the structure make any difference? Only in so much as it increases my admiration for your craft. Two phrases stood out for me: 'machining new parts' - the lover adding strength and resilience to his beloved. 'Weft and warp' - both words with an element of onomatopoeia which always 'work' wherever I read them. [This review is guaranteed bus free ... ]
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    The early lemur catches ... nothing! Mine
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    You think you'll get away with the shiny by walking? Me, I'm a brisk trot sort of musician ... Bye!
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    why do prattling poets proffer preposterous posers?
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    ... and continue on a very regular basis with the rest of it. What should we say? Every other day ...
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    Thank you for miodelling it for me. Gives me a faint idea of just how wonderful it must look on me. I'll have it back, now... *Grabs the shiny and pushes the lemur into the nice, wet, slimy gutter*
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    Dutch oven - WTF is that? Tim - try this definition http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dutch%20oven
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    God! Some people think they're so funny *While the zombie rolls about laughing at his own 'wit' ... * There we are - it needs a bit of a clean but never mind. Mine
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    You might think that and it might seem so ... but, no, it's all a delusion and the shiny is actually, verifiably Mine
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    I've obviously learnt from one of the best teachers ... Right, time for more threats or even actual violence Mine, thank you! (See, I'm a polite thug, if nothing else )
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    *the musician, refreshed by a long siesta, dashes past the lumbering penguin, snatches the shiny, slapping it over the beak on the way.* Mine
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    litmus You're forgiven, Drew ...
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    The Mint was apparently an area of London rather than a building. This Wikipedia article is short and informative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_of_the_Mint
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    escapade cheeky sod!
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    Is anybody listening to my wonderful, tuneful music? Emi, somebody ...
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    sheep ...
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    From what I can remember of the TV commentary, Hodgson realised that where his regiment was situated it was unlikely that many people would live to see end of the following day, the day he indeed died. It does make the end of the poem hard to bear.
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    Rejoice in the Lamb. It's been ages since I've been a choral singer but I can still remember singing this amazing text although I only remembered bits until you very kindly refreshed my memory. You can just sense the words pouring out of him, sometimes with an almost manic frenzy. I'd forgotten the section about the instruments and their 'rhimes' but reading it immediately brings back Britten's wonderful setting. Smart's work must have only been recently rediscovered when Britten decided to set it.
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    *Decides to wake up and entertain the huddled masses (or scare them off) - doesn't matter, really ...*
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    Looks at watch, impatiently. Settles down to wait for as long as it takes ...
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