how come it's my go to set a puzzle? 
Gimme a mo then .....
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how come it's my go to set a puzzle?
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Originally posted by amateur51 View Post how come it's my go to set a puzzle?
Gimme a mo then .....
Because:
Originally posted by Caliban View Post
Gandhi
1. Ammy worked out Philip Glass (the compound) and
2. Anna got the Rotterdam connection - both leading to Gandhi as PG's opera Satyagraha was based on his life
3. Mercia got Shankar's connection to the film Gandhi
If Mercia's sitting it out and Anna has declined an H... eyes down for...
<drum roll>
Amateur Hour!!
Mercia and Anna assisted with the G but have gorn orff.... leaving you as the remaining solver!
'Twas good to see Northender around! Hope we see much more
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Which three Hs …
Was Irish-born, German-raised and became an American composer and conductor
Conducted in Dresden and sadly took himself off there
Was a musician of Greek-Macedonian ancestry who had a famous lupine relative
Plenty more clues to come if you ask nicely ....
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I'm not fond of just Earl Grey, too perfumed... but I quite like a blend of half EG, half normal tea: and that can happily be taken with milkOriginally posted by Pianorak View PostBought Earl Grey by special request, as my usual Tetley and Red Bush weren't deemed good enough. Was I wrong to shudder and wince when my guest asked that it be served with milk? Earl Grey with milk?!?!
(I'm sure that will provoke a <shudder> or a <wince> in certain quarters!
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A chacun son whatsit, après tout..."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Same here, Caliban - very partial to Lapsang souchong in the same way, and Keemun and Russian Caravan tooOriginally posted by Caliban View PostI'm not fond of just Earl Grey, too perfumed... but I quite like a blend of half EG, half normal tea: and that can happily be taken with milk
(I'm sure that will provoke a <shudder> or a <wince> in certain quarters!)
A chacun son whatsit, après tout...
Addition: A central London coffee & tea merchant that sells direct to the public and by post.
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You're talking a road of cobras!Originally posted by Caliban View PostI intend to have a pint or two of Cobra beer (clue!) so may be a little squiffy on my return... I shall expect to be entertained after lunch, in particular by the correct answer
On the question of Earl Grey, no way should it be contaminated with milk, nor for that matter should any other tea - I have a preference for Lady Grey and also like Rose Pouchong. ( Lovely ladies both ).Comment
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Much to ponder here!!Originally posted by amateur51 View PostWhich three Hs …
Was Irish-born, German-raised and became an American composer and conductor
Conducted in Dresden and sadly took himself off there
Was a musician of Greek-Macedonian ancestry who had a famous lupine relative
Plenty more clues to come if you ask nicely ....
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Looks like a bunch of Herberts (Victor Herbert, Herbert Kegel, Herbert von Karajan).Originally posted by amateur51 View PostWhich three Hs …
Was Irish-born, German-raised and became an American composer and conductor
Conducted in Dresden and sadly took himself off there
Was a musician of Greek-Macedonian ancestry who had a famous lupine relative
Plenty more clues to come if you ask nicely ....Comment
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I'd just got to Herbert Kegel but scb has swept in magnificentOriginally posted by subcontrabass View Post
What's the lupine relative thing all about, though but?"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Hugo Wolf - just edited my post CalibanOriginally posted by Caliban View PostI'd just got to Herbert Kegel but scb has swept in magnificent
What's the lupine relative thing all about, though but?
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostHugo Wolf - just edited my post Caliban
Good lord, I had no idea! What was the connection?
- Don't be so damn lazy Caliban, look it up for goodness' sake!!!
EDIT: I see, a slightly obscure Slovene connection... As I said, first I've heard of it. So Wolf-Karajan and Shankar-Norah Jones... A day for genealogical connections
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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An I to link Domenico Scarlatti, Maurice Ravel, and Elisabeth Lutyens.Comment
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It's a testing one, scbOriginally posted by subcontrabass View Post
Thought I knew Ravel-related stuff pretty well backwards, but nothing so far.
Just to let you know cogitation is in progress....
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Only thing I've been able to come up, but not confident about, is:Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
Scarlatti was in the service of Infanta Maria Barbara, Ravel - Pavane for a Dead Infanta and Lutyens - The Birthday of the Infanta.Comment
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