The Grim Reaper and Music

[ahinton]

It has already been mentioned here in passing that The Grim Reaper has been working overtime of late in culling musicians; in the past few months, indeed, he (is it a he?) has taken from us, among others, Marvin Hamlisch, Jacques Barzun, Hans Werner Henze, Elliott Carter, Simeon ten Holt, Ian Parrott, Ravi Shankar, Anthony di Bonaventura, Philip Ledger, Jonathan Harvey, Dave Brubeck, Lisa della Casa, Galina Vishnevskaya, Charles Rosen, Otto Ketting and Victor Merzhanov, an already horrendous list now augmented just two days ago by the departure of Richard Rodney Bennett, albeit not on the Orient Express. There's the rest of today and five more clear days left of this year; might there be a chance that we all be spared yet more musical demises?

[cloughie]

It has already been mentioned here in passing that The Grim Reaper has been working overtime of late in culling musicians; in the past few months, indeed, he (is it a he?) has taken from us, among others, Marvin Hamlisch, Jacques Barzun, Hans Werner Henze, Elliott Carter, Simeon ten Holt, Ian Parrott, Ravi Shankar, Anthony di Bonaventura, Philip Ledger, Jonathan Harvey, Dave Brubeck, Lisa della Casa, Galina Vishnevskaya, Charles Rosen, Otto Ketting and Victor Merzhanov, an already horrendous list now augmented just two days ago by the departure of Richard Rodney Bennett, albeit not on the Orient Express. There's the rest of today and five more clear days left of this year; might there be a chance that we all be spared yet more musical demises?

Amongst the list are there those that perhaps you have not heard of, or perhaps you thought were already dead?

[EdgeleyRob]

And those you thought would go on forever.

[Serial_Apologist]

The last 12 years have seen a terrible toll on jazz musicians as well: Dave Brubeck (already mentioned), Don Tchicai, Mike Brecker, Joe Zawinul; and Derek Bailey, Elton Dean, Paul Rutherford, Graham Collier, Ian Carr, Jeff Clyne, Lol Coxhill, Michael Garrick - just to mention those we've lost here who come to mind.

We are lucky to have heard their music, maybe bought their records, and in my case been honoured to have known them all.

[cloughie]

The last 12 years have seen a terrible toll on jazz musicians as well: Dave Brubeck (already mentioned), Don Tchicai, Mike Brecker, Joe Zawinul; and Derek Bailey, Elton Dean, Paul Rutherford, Graham Collier, Ian Carr, Jeff Clyne, Lol Coxhill, Michael Garrick - just to mention those we've lost here who come to mind.

We are lucky to have heard their music, maybe bought their records, and in my case been honoured to have known them all.

...or even months

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Even though we regret the passing of these people, they (and wet) are lucky as they have left a legacy that will ensure that they will not be forgotten.

[bluestateprommer]

Last week, James DePriest died, age 76:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/james-depreist-pioneering-conductor-dies-at-76.html?ref=music&_r=0&pagewanted=all

Sadly, I never got to see him live.

[Dave2002]

Last week, James DePreist died, age 76:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/arts/music/james-depreist-pioneering-conductor-dies-at-76.html?ref=music&_r=0&pagewanted=all

Sadly, I never got to see him live.

I had hardly any information about his life, and didn't realise that he was that "mature". I ordered his recording of Respighi as I was very impressed by it - http://open.spotify.com/track/2Dbx5NYBHuu8sa8oLW9Q0w He also made some other interesting recordings

http://open.spotify.com/album/4oGgGDSl1U5znwfYbXHJXr Lees, Persichetti, Daugherty

http://open.spotify.com/track/6THpNP3WucqZbOQwTuVBJJ Walton

with the Oregon SO.

Also the Schedrin arrangement of Carmen, with the Monte Carlo orchestra - http://open.spotify.com/track/2Fp5t8fTw4YAlXrClv7H3c

Diamond, Persichetti and Babbit with the Juillard orchestra - http://open.spotify.com/track/2Io6VPReTY9BFEz47uNYWs

Shostakovich 10, with the Helsinki PO http://open.spotify.com/track/4CO0dsf0JvHdfBUCIcqO1v

and lastly [see very recent Hindemith thread] some Hindemith with the RPO - Nobilissima Visione and the Four Temperaments - http://open.spotify.com/track/5ySde5TvXJqv6Fr7P6jYl7

An interesting life, and one with considerable difficulties to face.

[bluestateprommer]

No signs of it letting up, apparently, with the death of San Francisco Symphony principal oboe William Bennett yesterday morning, aged 56, following a sudden cerebral hemorrhage last Saturday while performing Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto:

http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/S-F-Symphony-oboist-dies-at-age-56-4317151.php

This was Joshua Kosman's brief article on that Sat. night performance when it happened:

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/S-F-Symphony-oboist-has-cerebral-hemorrhage-4304378.php

Poignantly in retrospect, this is the review of that program from the concert 2 days before, Thursday night:

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/San-Francisco-Symphony-review-Strauss-4301599.php

[salymap]

And not forgetting the pianist, Katharina Wolpe, who died in a tragic accident on 9th February.

[Tony Halstead]

And not forgetting the pianist, Katharina Wolpe, who died in a tragic accident on 9th February.

Dreadful news. What sort of accident?

[Mr Pee]

http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2013/02/breaking-san-francisco-oboist-dies-in-hospital.html

[salymap]

Dreadful news. What sort of accident?

Good morning Waldhorn. I'm still waiting for someone to bring me the full obit but I gather her car hit a tree. [Wiki/etc] There's a thread on her somewhere and she was due to give a recital in March. She was interviewed on R3 quite recently and, at 81, had a lot of life in her. All very sad.

[MrGongGong]

Richard Orton who was a real pioneer of electronic music at York University sadly died recently

http://www.uymp.co.uk/news.php?news_id=245

[Bryn]

Dreadful news. What sort of accident?

Not too sure about there being an accident:

http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/24378477