tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918352234512214855.post335754198978042016..comments2023-08-08T12:11:29.741+01:00Comments on bara brith: Now that's what I call Horn PlayingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918352234512214855.post-86934894455832592852009-10-08T21:12:52.766+01:002009-10-08T21:12:52.766+01:00Dennis Brain represents the perfect horn player. ...Dennis Brain represents the perfect horn player. He is the ideal to which all British horn players aspire. His recording of the Mozarts with the Philharmonia and Karajan is still the standard.<br /><br />As to opera, I was pleasantly surprised by a Donizetti ditty I got to hear at the ROH in May. It had great warmth and the singing was gorgeous, which is more than can be said for the Wagner I'm teaching. Ugh.leutgebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566408268292424147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918352234512214855.post-37629684107001204962009-10-08T07:02:48.454+01:002009-10-08T07:02:48.454+01:00smooooooth :-) But not bland.
I discovered yeste...smooooooth :-) But not bland. <br /><br />I discovered yesterday the joy of post-baroque coloratura. I've never really understood why people get so worked up about opera, but now I think there may be grounds for enthusiasm, if not the weird fanaticism one sees in places. <br /><br />Try <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPe7zbM-MxY" rel="nofollow">this</a>!<br /><br />Or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmYRQWYlDbM" rel="nofollow">this</a>!<br /><br />Obviously "Jauchzet Gott" still rules, but ...berenikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917803593444075354noreply@blogger.com