Schiff’s Brahms Concertos: Archetypal classics

[MickyD]

[QUOTE=Bryn;854926]For those on FB, can I recommend one of the discussion groups there, "The beauty of historical pianos"?[/QUOTE)

Thanks for that link, Bryn, it will provide much pleasant diversion when I go into hospital this week!

[Bryn]

Thanks for that link, Bryn, it will provide much pleasant diversion when I go into hospital this week!

You too? I'm currently self-isolating prior to (thankfully) day surgery on an ankle on Wednesday. PCR was reported back as negative, earlier today. Hope all goes well for you.

[Richard Barrett]

I still haven't really listened to this recording - it came out in the middle of a flurry of end-of-academic-year stuff after which I went off on holiday for two weeks, ending (sadly) tomorrow. I guess it could be the recording to change my mind about these pieces. Hope so.

[LMcD]

As a lover of words, I was pleased to see that shamefully neglected adjective 'wiry' make an appearance. For some reason, Gary Cooper immediately came to mind, followed by Randolph Scott.

[MickyD]

You too? I'm currently self-isolating prior to (thankfully) day surgery on an ankle on Wednesday. PCR was reported back as negative, earlier today. Hope all goes well for you.

I hope all goes well for you. As for me, I had excellent news last week - the scanner showed that my lymphoma is in total remission, so now I can go into hospital this Wednesday and do the graft as planned. Four to six weeks in a closed sterile room, so I will have plenty of time to contribute here!!

[Bryn]

I hope all goes well for you. As for me, I had excellent news last week - the scanner showed that my lymphoma is in total remission, so now I can go into hospital this Wednesday and do the graft as planned. Four to six weeks in a closed sterile room, so I will have plenty of time to contribute here!!

Very much the best to you, too. I do hope your closed sterile room has a good cooling system in place. The longest stay I have had in hospital was back in 1977, 3 months following a traffic accident, but that was in a general ward, (once out of the ICU). I was lucky to have had a generally very cheery set of medics. The house doctor was a nephew of Norman (Desmond's) Beaton and had a few ripe tales to tell about his uncle.

[Bryn]

Re. Brahms's pianos. see https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cg...15&context=ppr

[MickyD]

Very much the best to you, too. I do hope your closed sterile room has a good cooling system in place. The longest stay I have had in hospital was back in 1977, 3 months following a traffic accident, but that was in a general ward, (once out of the ICU). I was lucky to have had a generally very cheery set of medics. The house doctor was a nephew of Norman (Desmond's) Beaton and had a few ripe tales to tell about his uncle.

Oh yes, thankfully the room is very cool, and has to be totally germ free as my immunity system will be brought down to zero. It needs to be cool, our temperatures hit 39 degrees yesterday!
I remember Norman Beaton from my LWT days...The Fosters, which featured a very young Lenny Henry, too!

[HighlandDougie]

I hope all goes well for you. As for me, I had excellent news last week - the scanner showed that my lymphoma is in total remission, so now I can go into hospital this Wednesday and do the graft as planned. Four to six weeks in a closed sterile room, so I will have plenty of time to contribute here!!

Bon courage, mon brave! Hope that it all goes well - and great news about the lymphoma.

[MickyD]

Merci infiniment, Dougie! Yes, it was fabulous news and now I am keen to get cracking on this miracle process that will hopefully the banish the return of any further lymphoma. (lymphomae?)

[vinteuil]

... banish the return of any further lymphoma. (lymphomae?)

... lymphomata, I think.

Delighted to hear your good news - all best wishes for the continuation...

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[MickyD]

I knew you would know the answer to that one, Vints! Many thanks for your kind support.

[Bryn]

Oh yes, thankfully the room is very cool, and has to be totally germ free as my immunity system will be brought down to zero. It needs to be cool, our temperatures hit 39 degrees yesterday!
I remember Norman Beaton from my LWT days...The Fosters, which featured a very young Lenny Henry, too!

Norman Beaton was a very fine actor. He also featured in Drama on Radio 3, too. For instance:

31st March 1983:
19.45:
The British Empire by John Spurling
Part 2 of 3: The Christian Hero
Technical team: Carol McShane, David Chilton and Bert Coules
Directed by Richard Wortley
Burton: John Turner
General Wolseley: David Buck
Isabel Burton: Thelma Whitely
General Gordon: John Rowe
Jordan: Norman Beaton
Gladstone: David March
Also with Ronald Herdman, Anthony Newlands, Peter Baldwin, Stephen Thorne, Jim Reid, James Kerry, Charles Hodgson, Garrick Hagan,
Steve Hodson , Simon Hewitt Peter Tuddenham, Stuart Organ, Theresa Streatfeild, Geoffrey Kissoon, Anton Phillips, Frank Singuineau, Norman Beaton, Hugh Dickson, Joe Dunlop and Miranda Forbes
Repeated from 2nd December 1982
[Part 3 was in 1985- note that the BBC have no record of programs transmitted 2-15/4/83]


Due to industrial action no Radio Times was published covering the broadcast dates 2nd to 15th April 1983.

(My emphasis.)

[Barbirollians]

My sister has kindly given me the Schiff Brahms as a birthday present . Looking forward to them.

[LMcD]

Norman Beaton was a very fine actor. He also featured in Drama on Radio 3, too. For instance:



(My emphasis.)

We're currently working our way through the final series of 'Desmond's'