Too much piano?

[Guest]

Why do they do it? I have little interest in solo piano music. While I accept that others do, to devote a large chunk of what is one of the few remaining decent programmes in the morning on R3 is a tad unreasonable IMO. Radio off.

[Stunsworth]

I know what you mean. I don't like broccoli, and the last time I went to the supermarket they had piles of the stuff. I'm going to write to my MP and complain.

[amateur51]

I know what you mean. I don't like broccoli, and the last time I went to the supermarket they had piles of the stuff. I'm going to write to my MP and complain.

[MrGongGong]

Whereas you can never get too much asparagus IMV

[vinteuil]

... well, I don't know about 'too much piano'. But certainly 'not enough harpsichord'.

And when they choose to 'prefer' piano transcriptions of works composed for the harpsichord

PS ...

Whereas you can never get too much asparagus IMV

That is true. But I love broccoli, too...

[Serial_Apologist]

I prefer piano these days. Too much forte gets on my nerves.

[MrGongGong]

I prefer piano these days. Too much forte gets on my nerves.

As Morty used to say

[Pianorak]

Too much piano? - Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!! - Not enough!!

Mae West: Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

... well, I don't know about 'too much piano'. But certainly 'not enough harpsichord'.

What was it that Beecham said about the latter? "Two skeletons copulating on a corrugated iron roof"?

[EdgeleyRob]

What was it that Beecham said about the latter? "Two skeletons copulating on a corrugated iron roof"?

Vaughan Williams compared the sound of the harpsichord to 'the ticking of a sewing machine'

[french frank]

Whereas you can never get too much asparagus IMV

Why do we so seldom see the fat white asparagus in this country? I once saw some in the greengrocer's (or is it greengrocers?) in Boyce's [sic] Avenue but was on my way to have lunch with a friend. When I returned they had sold out and I've never seen any since.

I much prefer chamber music (including solo piano) to symphonic/orchestral stuff. Misguided, no doubt, but there you are.

[vinteuil]

What was it that Beecham said about the latter? "Two skeletons copulating on a corrugated iron roof"?

Vaughan Williams compared the sound of the harpsichord to 'the ticking of a sewing machine'

... [sigh]

(One really had thought such canards had been slaughtered and turned to confit by now. Apparently not. Re-sigh... )

[Stunsworth]

One really had thought such canards had been slaughtered and turned to confit by now

I may not like broccoli, but I love confit de canard, and will be eating some in a couple of weeks time.

[vinteuil]

Why do we so seldom see the fat white asparagus in this country? .

I think - but am happy to be corrected here - that the English and sometimes the French prefer the green - whereas the Germans and sometimes the French prefer the white.

Further research, of all kinds, clearly required.

And then the question of how to eat - fingers, obviously.

And the more tricky question of to serve with what? Me, I'm happy with melted butter. Mme V likes a good hollandaise. A bit of nice prosciutto avec ain't bad, neither...

[JFLL]

Why do we so seldom see the fat white asparagus in this country? I once saw some in the greengrocer's (or is it greengrocers?) in Boyce's [sic] Avenue but was on my way to have lunch with a friend. When I returned they had sold out and I've never seen any since.

Yes, the funny thing is that in the German-speaking countries white asparagus is the norm. They're mad on it. In May and June almost every restaurant has a sign outside 'Spargelzeit ist hier!', and it's always the white. Must grow better there. Swiss friends told us that they can also sometimes get purple and even black asparagus.