Alphabet Associations - II

[Leinster Lass]

Bruckner's motet: Christus factus est

Poulenc's motet: Hodie, Christus natus est

Bach's cantata: Christus, der ist mein leben, BWV 95

Well, the Irish are certainly on form this morning. Shall we leave it up to anton to adjudicate - the first mention of Christus was obviously the breakthrough.

[Dermot]

Well, the Irish are certainly on form this morning. Shall we leave it up to anton to adjudicate - the first mention of Christus was obviously the breakthrough.

As there is no VAR here, the referee's decision is final.

[antongould]

Well, the Irish are certainly on form this morning. Shall we leave it up to anton to adjudicate - the first mention of Christus was obviously the breakthrough.

Well done indeed happy for either of you to Drive On ..... but I think one of you may have an oven ready D ...... oh and welcome and, again, well done Dermot .....

[Leinster Lass]

As there is no VAR here, the referee's decision is final.

[Leinster Lass]

Well done indeed happy for either of you to Drive On ..... but I think one of you may have an oven ready D ...... oh and welcome and, again, well done Dermot .....

If that's OK with Dermot - let's me hearing more from the city of my birth!

Which 'D' links London, New York and Budapest?
FYI: This question has no seasonal connotations!

[Dermot]

If that's OK with Dermot - let's me hearing more from the city of my birth!

Which 'D' links London, New York and Budapest?
FYI: This question has no seasonal connotations!

Antal Doráti

Born in Budapest

Principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London 1963-1966

For Ballet Theatre in New York he created scores in the 1940s from music by Offenbach and Mussorgsky

All this according to Wikipedia

[Leinster Lass]

Antal Doráti

Born in Budapest

Principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London 1963-1966

For Ballet Theatre in New York he created scores in the 1940s from music by Offenbach and Mussorgsky

All this according to Wikipedia

Well ... not the answer I had in mind, but you're correct in assuming that the connection is somebody's surname.

[antongould]

Well ... not the answer I had in mind, but you're correct in assuming that the connection is somebody's surname.

I was convinced Dermot had smashed it ..... so are we saying not a conductor’s surname ..... ????

[Leinster Lass]

I was convinced Dermot had smashed it ..... so are we saying not a conductor’s surname ..... ????

The person concerned may have conducted but is not primarily - if at all - remembered for that.
It would be nice to think that whoever solves this receives due recognition.

[crb11]

The person concerned may have conducted but is not primarily - if at all - remembered for that.
It would be nice to think that whoever solves this receives due recognition.

I was wondering about Erno Dohnanyi, who trained in Budapest and held various posts there and died in New York, but I can't see an obvious London connection. (He played and conducted there quite a bit, but that would also have been true of various other European cities.)

[cloughie]

I was wondering about Erno Dohnanyi, who trained in Budapest and held various posts there and died in New York, but I can't see an obvious London connection. (He played and conducted there quite a bit, but that would also have been true of various other European cities.)

London - he played Beethoven PC4 in 1897!

[antongould]

I was wondering about Erno Dohnanyi, who trained in Budapest and held various posts there and died in New York, but I can't see an obvious London connection. (He played and conducted there quite a bit, but that would also have been true of various other European cities.)

I was wondering that too .......

[Leinster Lass]

The connection between the person concerned, who died at age of 62, and each of the named cities is the same.

[crb11]

Took a bit of tracking down, but I think we are looking at Antonin Dvorak, who was an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society in all three cities.

[antongould]

Took a bit of tracking down, but I think we are looking at Antonin Dvorak, who was an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society in all three cities.

Wow ......