Alphabet Associations - III

[vinteuil]

May one ask what the 'unfair advantage' was?

... I think French Frank was referring to the Frenchness of the clue

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[french frank]

Variations 1 Dohnanyi Nursery Song 2 Beethoven Diabelli 12 Variations on a Russian Dance 3 Tippett Corelli

You have the V (so did Aunt Daisy but failed to register it). I like the Tippett Corelli, though not the Michael I had in mind, but you are on the right lines.

1. we already have Mozart's V: Ah, vous dirai-je, maman, illustrating a childish dilemma.

2. requires two musicians, one a Russian, the other not, and a devilish connection (not Diabelli) to provide the second V

3. the third V involves a descent into madness, and the Michael might also possible be Gabriel or Raphael or others You were almost there ...

[vinteuil]

Michael might also possible be Gabriel or Raphael or others ...

... they sound angelic. One might almost say Archangelic ...


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[AuntDaisy]

You have the V (so did Aunt Daisy but failed to register it). I like the Tippett Corelli, though not the Michael I had in mind, but you are on the right lines.

1. we already have Mozart's V: Ah, vous dirai-je, maman, illustrating a childish dilemma.

2. requires two musicians, one a Russian, the other not, and a devilish connection (not Diabelli) to provide the second V

3. the third V involves a descent into madness, and the Michael might also possible be Gabriel or Raphael or others You were almost there ...

"I know nothing" as Manuel would say...

Rachmaninov Variations on the devilish Paganini for 2?
Fiery Angel? No variations there??

[french frank]

AD and vinteuil on the trail.

1. Mozart's 12 variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman, K 265

2. is indeed Rachmaninoff's Variations of the Rhapsody on a theme of the devilish Paganini, op 43.

So we just need a V which sees an archangel descending into madness

[AuntDaisy]

AD and vinteuil on the trail.

1. Moazart's 12 variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, mama, K 265

2. is indeed Rachmaninoff's Variations in the Rhapsody on a theme of the devilish Paganini, op 43.

So we just need a V which sees an archangel descending into madness

Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey.

This is fiendish French Frank - well done.

[french frank]

... I think French Frank was referring to the Frenchness of the clue

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Yes, and knowing what the folk song was about.

[AuntDaisy]

Schumann's Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations) were inspired by spirits & a descent in to madness... Not sure about an Angels.

[french frank]

Schumann's Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations) were inspired by spirits & a descent in to madness... Not sure about an Angels.

Another good one, but I'm not too sure about an archangel Robert.

[AuntDaisy]

Another good one, but I'm not too sure about an archangel Robert.

Bob to his friends

[french frank]

Bob to his friends

Descent into madness not to be taken too literally. Could have been an ascent, or even a variety turn.

[AuntDaisy]

Would madness include Arcangelo Corelli's variations on "La Folia"?

That well-known archangel - as vinteuil had already guessed, along with cloughie being very close.
Apologies for being dense / slow...

[french frank]

Would madness include Arcangelo Corelli's variations on "La Folia"?

Yippee! The three Vs are:

1. Mozart, K265: 12 Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman

2. Rachmaninoff, op 43, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, 24 Variations on Paganini's Caprices.

3. Arcangelo Corelli, violin sonata op 5, no 12, 23 Variations on La Folia.

Not sure who takes the palm - Aunt Daisy?

[AuntDaisy]

Yippee! The three Vs are:

1. Mozart, K265: 12 Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman

2. Rachmaninoff, op 43, Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, 24 Variations on Paganini's Caprices.

3. Arcangelo Corelli, violin sonata op 5, no 12, 23 Variations on La Folia.

Not sure who takes the palm - Aunt Daisy?

Thanks French Frank. I had a lot of help & clues.


What W links...

Bach's two ungrumpy books.
An 1843 amourous opera.
Finally, Trevor's Dec. 1984 venue, shared with pop royalty.

[LMcD]

Thanks French Frank. I had a lot of help & clues.


What W links...

Bach's two ungrumpy books.
An 1843 amourous opera.
Finally, Trevor's Dec. 1984 venue, shared with pop royalty.

The 1843 opera could be Balfe's 'Le Puits d'Amour' ('The Well of Love'), in which case the venue could be Sadler's Wells. The two Bach books would then presumably be the Well-Tempered Clavier Vols. 1 and 2.