Secret Santa

[Nick Armstrong]

A tube of Germolene for Scriabin

You obviously have a more hintimate knowledge of Scriabin and his afflictions that I do!

[Ferretfancy]

A few packs of condoms for J.S. Bach

Kinder, Kuchen und kleine kantaten.

[teamsaint]

there is a very great danger of this thread going wrong, IMO.

as for the subtext(s) in the Mod's post #41, I will leave my thoughts unwritten....for now.....:whistle

[teamsaint]

You obviously have a more hintimate knowledge of Scriabin and his afflictions that I do!

I think Our Wrexham born (?) chum is perhaps thinking of Scriabin's Poem of Excema, see.

[Flosshilde]

I think dear Cali must have confused his Germolene with his Anusol

[amateur51]

I think Our Wrexham born (?) chum is perhaps thinking of Scriabin's Poem of Excema, see.

I'd always understood that Scriabin had a spot on his upper lip that rapidly went septic, leading to septicaemia from which he died. It was not possible to take a death mask because his face was so badly disfigured.

[pastoralguy]

I'd always understood that Scriabin had a spot on his upper lip that rapidly went septic, leading to septicaemia from which he died. It was not possible to take a death mask because his face was so badly disfigured.

OMG! That's horrible. I didn't know that.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Yes - I'd "remembered" it as a Cold sore that had become septic. The Anusol would be welcomed by Mahler, who nearly cancelled the premiere of the Resurrection Symphony because of excruciating pain from heamorrhoids (and underwent surgery a few days afterwards).

Happy Christmas, everyone!

[Flosshilde]

I'm sure Scriabin will pop the Anusol into Mahler's stocking next year, in the grand tradition of recycling unwanted Christmas presents

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Stravinsky's mother used to dissuade her sons from picking their spots on the grounds that "that was how poor M Scriabin died"!

[MrGongGong]

A gag and a straightjacket for Mr Zimmerman and Mr McCartney

[Zucchini]

The Anusol would be welcomed by Mahler, who nearly cancelled the premiere of the Resurrection Symphony because of excruciating pain from heamorrhoids (and underwent surgery a few days afterwards).

If he hadn't spent so much time sitting on his bum writing long music, he wouldn't have had hemorrhoids and would have been a more cheerful person. And present day orchestral players and concert audiences wouldn't suffer from hemorrhoids after suffering an evening of his music

[Flosshilde]

I thought it was sitting on radiators that caused the problem?

Anyway, they're easily soothed by a massage.

[amateur51]

I thought it was sitting on radiators that caused the problem?

Anyway, they're easily soothed by a massage.

Steady Neddy

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Myth - Mahler's walking expeditions (and his conducting activities) would have offset any seated time composing. It was possibly his youthful enthusiasm for vegetarianism that might have caused problems - too many courgettes, for example, can lead to a bloody pain in the