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DeepBlue
2024-12-24 05:58:30 UTC
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Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella



Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!

Cheers!
DeepBlue
2024-12-24 06:02:19 UTC
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.. I meant Happy New Year 1941 ... !!!
Owen Hartnett
2024-12-24 17:48:46 UTC
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Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
Cheers!
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately, the orchestra blatted the first
note, sounds like it's in the next room, and the timpanist couldn't be
discouraged one whit. But then again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here, the orchestra is definitely in the
back seat.

Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music, maybe a tiny bit too forceful
in the second movement, otherwise a great performance by her.

-Owen
DeepBlue
2024-12-25 21:54:37 UTC
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Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
Cheers!
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately,
the orchestra blatted the first note, sounds
like it's in the next room, and the timpanist
couldn't be discouraged one whit. But then
again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here,
the orchestra is definitely in the back seat.
Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music,
maybe a tiny bit too forceful in the second
movement, otherwise a great performance by her.
Dude, methinks you are nitpicking too much.

This is a live performance likely recorded
in less than ideal conditions. Who knows
where the mikes were positioned and how
the soundracks were mixed and balanced.
Give them some slack.

Cheers!
Pluted Pup
2024-12-26 00:42:43 UTC
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Muza Rubackyte, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
And a pluted purim for you (with extra cheese)
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Post by Owen Hartnett
Cheers!
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately,
the orchestra blatted the first note, sounds
like it's in the next room, and the timpanist
couldn't be discouraged one whit. But then
again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here,
the orchestra is definitely in the back seat.
Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music,
maybe a tiny bit too forceful in the second
movement, otherwise a great performance by her.
Dude, methinks you are nitpicking too much.
This is a live performance likely recorded
in less than ideal conditions. Who knows
where the mikes were positioned and how
the soundracks were mixed and balanced.
Give them some slack.
An observation is not a denunciation.
DeepBlue
2024-12-26 02:57:50 UTC
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Muza Rubackyte, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
And a pluted purim for
you (with extra cheese)
Purim falls on March 14.
A librarian ought to
have figured that out.

Cheers!
Owen Hartnett
2024-12-26 04:28:12 UTC
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Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
Cheers!
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately,
the orchestra blatted the first note, sounds
like it's in the next room, and the timpanist
couldn't be discouraged one whit. But then
again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here,
the orchestra is definitely in the back seat.
Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music,
maybe a tiny bit too forceful in the second
movement, otherwise a great performance by her.
Dude, methinks you are nitpicking too much.
This is a live performance likely recorded
in less than ideal conditions. Who knows
where the mikes were positioned and how
the soundracks were mixed and balanced.
Give them some slack.
Cheers!
They recorded that piano great - really sweet sounding. Too bad they shut the
door to the orchestra. And I did give the performance some slack, when it came
to Rubackyte's part. She was terrific. I used to be in the school of
one-must-be-lenient-on-historical-recordings but I flunked out for using too
many hyphens. Now I like good sound.

-Owen
DeepBlue
2024-12-27 07:08:15 UTC
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They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!

Cheers!
Owen Hartnett
2024-12-27 22:48:24 UTC
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They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't listed on the page, and there was only a
static image of Ms. Rubackyte, and I don't have ears with the same precision
as yours.

-Owen
DeepBlue
2024-12-27 23:05:29 UTC
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They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.

Happy New Year!

dk
Rachmaninoff
2024-12-30 18:25:29 UTC
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Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Happy New Year!
dk
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Owen Hartnett
2024-12-30 18:55:14 UTC
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Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Happy New Year!
dk
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?

-Owen
Rachmaninoff
2024-12-31 02:11:09 UTC
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On Dec 30, 2024 at 1:25:29 PM EST, "Rachmaninoff"
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Post by DeepBlue
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Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Happy New Year!
dk
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?
-Owen
Gesundheit!
DeepBlue
2025-01-01 06:53:34 UTC
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On Dec 30, 2024 at 1:25:29 PM EST, "Rachmaninoff"
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Post by Owen Hartnett
Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?
Dude, that recording was made long before
Yamaha married Boesendoerfer! 1993 to be
precise. IIRC Y and B got married in 2008.

Happy 1941!

Cheers!
Owen Hartnett
2025-01-01 17:21:02 UTC
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On Dec 30, 2024 at 1:25:29 PM EST, "Rachmaninoff"
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Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?
Dude, that recording was made long before
Yamaha married Boesendoerfer! 1993 to be
precise. IIRC Y and B got married in 2008.
Happy 1941!
Cheers!
Another wedding I wasn't invited to! Don't feel too bad though, what do you
get pianos for a gift?

-Owen
DeepBlue
2025-01-01 22:48:06 UTC
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On Dec 30, 2024 at 1:25:29 PM EST, "Rachmaninoff"
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Post by DeepBlue
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Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?
Dude, that recording was made long before
Yamaha married Boesendoerfer! 1993 to be
precise. IIRC Y and B got married in 2008.
Happy 1941!
Cheers!
Another wedding I wasn't invited to! Don't
feel too bad though, what do you get pianos
for a gift?
I wish. Please send me a Fazioli for my next
birthday, upgraded with a Shigeru Kawaii CF
action.

Happy 1941!

Cheers!
Pluted Pup
2025-01-02 06:59:07 UTC
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On Dec 30, 2024 at 1:25:29?PM EST, "Rachmaninoff"
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Post by DeepBlue
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Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?
Dude, that recording was made long before
Yamaha married Boesendoerfer! 1993 to be
precise. IIRC Y and B got married in 2008.
Happy 1941!
Cheers!
Another wedding I wasn't invited to! Don't feel too bad though, what do you
get pianos for a gift?
A yard or two of felt.
Owen Hartnett
2025-01-02 18:37:00 UTC
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On Dec 30, 2024 at 1:25:29?PM EST, "Rachmaninoff"
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Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
Post by DeepBlue
Post by Owen Hartnett
They recorded that piano great -
really sweet sounding.
I hope you noticed the piano was
a Boesendoerfer, not a Stoneway!
Cheers!
I did not notice, because it wasn't
listed on the page, and there was
only a static image of Ms. Rubackyte,
and I don't have ears with the same
precision as yours.
Fair enough. Consider this as a great
opportunity to practice listening to
and identifying piano sound.
Was it a real Bosendoerfer or a Yamaha Bosendoerfer?
Would that be called a Yamadoerfer or a Bosenmaha?
Dude, that recording was made long before
Yamaha married Boesendoerfer! 1993 to be
precise. IIRC Y and B got married in 2008.
Happy 1941!
Cheers!
Another wedding I wasn't invited to! Don't feel too bad though, what do you
get pianos for a gift?
A yard or two of felt.
According to Martha Argerich, the answer is Horowitz:



I recommend the above clip even if you don't care about piano weddings.

-Owen

Rachmaninoff
2024-12-27 00:31:06 UTC
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Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
Cheers!
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately,
the orchestra blatted the first note, sounds
like it's in the next room, and the timpanist
couldn't be discouraged one whit. But then
again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here,
the orchestra is definitely in the back seat.
Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music,
maybe a tiny bit too forceful in the second
movement, otherwise a great performance by her.
Dude, methinks you are nitpicking too much.
This is a live performance likely recorded
in less than ideal conditions. Who knows
where the mikes were positioned and how
the soundracks were mixed and balanced.
Give them some slack.
Cheers!
That all works for me. The things I care about most in this concerto are
the piano and the timpani.
Owen Hartnett
2024-12-27 04:09:04 UTC
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Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
http://youtu.be/LfbSQzLOlbE
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
Cheers!
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately,
the orchestra blatted the first note, sounds
like it's in the next room, and the timpanist
couldn't be discouraged one whit. But then
again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here,
the orchestra is definitely in the back seat.
Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music,
maybe a tiny bit too forceful in the second
movement, otherwise a great performance by her.
Dude, methinks you are nitpicking too much.
This is a live performance likely recorded
in less than ideal conditions. Who knows
where the mikes were positioned and how
the soundracks were mixed and balanced.
Give them some slack.
Cheers!
That all works for me. The things I care about most in this concerto are
the piano and the timpani.
You should not be disappointed!

-Owen
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