BaL 24.03.12 - Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958

[Barbirollians]

You can't mean Hilary Finch, surely

To my ears, she always sounds ... as tho she .... has a really important .... point to make .... if only she could find her notes

Brilliant !

[Barbirollians]

I have Perahia and Brendel and although I did not hear all the BAL i was very taken with the Kempff extract I heard.

[amateur51]

You mean like Uchida at the end of D 958?

[johnb]

I have Perahia and Brendel and although I did not hear all the BAL i was very taken with the Kempff extract I heard.

Although it isn't quite one of the ultra-bargains we are now used to the DGG boxed set of Kempff playing the Schubert Piano Sonatas is very good value at £23.99 for 7 CDs. He is one of those pianists who is always enlightening, without imposing himself on the music (did someone whisper 'Uchida'?).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Schubert-Piano-Sonatas-Franz/dp/B00004SA8A/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1332712719&sr=1-1

[salymap]

I thought Harriet Smith was a friend of Berlioz. My she must be getting on a bit.

I'd like to hear Mr Knightley introduce a programme. He's okay by me.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

A BaL introduced by Mellors from Lady Chatterley's Lover would be interesting - if only for the vigorous discussions on etymology ("it's not 'Anglo-Saxon', you fool, it's 'Viking'!") resulting on these Boards!

[JFLL]

I thought Harriet Smith was a friend of Berlioz. My she must be getting on a bit.

She was. She got tired of being bossed about by Emma Woodhouse, emigrated to France, broke loose and took up with Berlioz . In advanced old age she decided to return to good old Blighty and got a job with the BBC (with a useful reference from Mr Knightley).

[amateur51]

I thought Harriet Smith was a friend of Berlioz. My she must be getting on a bit.

I'd like to hear Mr Knightley introduce a programme. He's okay by me.

Harriet Smithson, innit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Smithson

[cloughie]

Harriet Smithson, innit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Smithson

You mean it was her lad?

[amateur51]

You mean it was her lad?

[LeMartinPecheur]

Harriet Smithson, innit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Smithson

She was an actress so it's probably spelt "Harriet Smith's on".

I do love that wiki picture of Kemble and Smithson as Romeo and juliet: her expression always suggests to me that she's none too thrilled about where he's putting his left hand