Alphabet associations - I

[cloughie]

Mauro Giuliani?

He wrote a Gran Quintetto, op. 65 (two violins, viola, cello & guitar)

But surely it couldn't be that obscure? Or could it....

It certainly could and is!

Have you got the next one for us?

[Nick Armstrong]

It certainly could and is!

Have you got the next one for us?

I think the rubbers-cloughie confrontation is a fascinating one - each regards the puzzles as being as much IQ tests as 'musical trivia' questions, I think!

[rubbernecker]

It certainly could and is!

Have you got the next one for us?

Cloughie, you are a clearly complete and certifiable C (by any standards)

Thomas's conception was to be grander than the symphonic poem; but in the end it was Bach who provided the soundtrack - all the others were merely incidental. What's the H?

[Nick Armstrong]

Cloughie, you are a clearly complete and certifiable C (by any standards)

Whereas you Rubbers repeatedly earn your place among the great Rs of the world...



(phew... Frenchie's "language" robot is still pursuing Anna, I hear... )

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Thomas's conception was to be grander than the symphonic poem; but in the end it was Bach who provided the soundtrack - all the others were merely incidental. What's the H?

Hamlet?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... 'tho' I suspect I've fallen into a carefully-laid trap!?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

... or perhaps I've won a cigar?

[Nick Armstrong]

... or perhaps I've won a cigar?

Ah... I've just got the Bach connection. I think you may be right, ferns. Smart thinking

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Thomas's conception was to be grander than the symphonic poem; but in the end it was Bach who provided the soundtrack - all the others were merely incidental. What's the H?

Ambroise Thomas' opera, Hamlet; (which is a lot longer than ... )
Liszt (and Tchaikovsky) Symphonic Poem Hamlet;
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Walton, Me: Incidental Music for various productions of Hamlet;

... and Bach/Loussier Air on a G-String (LOOK OUT!!! - ROBOTS!!!) as background to "the mild cigar from Benson & Hedges"!

[Nick Armstrong]

Ambroise Thomas' opera, Hamlet; (which is a lot longer than ... )
Liszt (and Tchaikovsky) Symphonic Poem Hamlet;
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Walton, Me: Incidental Music for various productions of Hamlet;

... and Bach/Loussier Air on a G-String (LOOK OUT!!! - ROBOTS!!!) as background to "the mild cigar from Benson & Hedges"!

Surely correct Where's rubbers gorn?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0SbVFxl64A

[Anna]

(phew... Frenchie's "language" robot is still pursuing Anna, I hear... )

I do apologise for any rudeness on my part yesterday. Mea Culpa, plus 3 Hail Marys and a Novena chucked in for good measure plus a healthy dose of self flagellation is called for

[rubbernecker]

Ambroise Thomas' opera, Hamlet; (which is a lot longer than ... )
Liszt (and Tchaikovsky) Symphonic Poem Hamlet;
Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Walton, Me: Incidental Music for various productions of Hamlet;

... and Bach/Loussier Air on a G-String (LOOK OUT!!! - ROBOTS!!!) as background to "the mild cigar from Benson & Hedges"!

Oh, bravo, Ferney

A full house, and most definitely a cigar!

(When you say 'me' do you mean yourself or the Great Brian?)

Now put one on the I-Player for us...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

When you say 'me' do you mean yourself or the Great Brian?

- no, in a previous life, (before Ferneyhough was even a name to me!) I composed some music for a production of the play: scored for a quartet of percussionists and a Flute/Saxophone player, it was closer to Birtwistle's Orestia Music.

Now put one on the I-Player for us...

An ostrich becomes a stork, (rudely) interrupted, between a stringy Serenade and a Nocturne. What am I going on about?

[amateur51]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0SbVFxl64A

Bravo fhg!

And many thanks for the link … soooo funny!