Alphabet associations - I

[Resurrection Man]

I'd found a M. Marrast who was a French bigwig and present at one of Berlioz's concerts held at Versailles. After Googling Walther Marrast, it comes up with Walther Straram (an anagram!) but as a violinist.

In desperation I thought that Elphinstone was a misdirection and that it was the English version of the French "Elfin Stone".

[Resurrection Man]

Would it be Countess Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone de Flahault ?

[mercia]

Would it be Countess Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone de Flahault ?

it would

wikipedia says Walther Marrast (Straram) was a conductor

[Resurrection Man]

Bolero Chopin dedicated his Bolero to her.

[mercia]

Bolero Chopin dedicated his Bolero to her.

[Resurrection Man]

Straram premiered Ravel's Boléro

I had the original French document that described him as a violiniste!

[Resurrection Man]

And I have various bits and pieces for Trilogy Bolero...but the best is from Emerson Lake and Palmer ...Abaddons Bolero on their LP Trilogy

[mercia]

Straram premiered Ravel's Boléro

[mercia]

the best is from Emerson Lake and Palmer ...Abaddons Bolero on their LP Trilogy

that's what I had in mind

sorry it wasn't a good question
the RM wins - I'll do a roundup of the answer in a minute

[Resurrection Man]

No, it was a bloody good question...very tough but still good.

I'd like a C to link a factory in London, races in Spain and a Catalan

[mercia]

B

Emily Elphinstone, Mr Marrast, the end of a Trilogy

Bolero

Chopin's Bolero opus 19 dedicated to the 15-year old Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne
Ravel's Bolero conducted at its 1928 premiere by Walther Marrast (Straram)
Abbadon's Bolero, the last track on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Trilogy album

sorry it was a rotten question

[vinteuil]

Chopin's Bolero opus 19 dedicated to the 15-year old Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne

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I know that inherited titles are ridiculous - but, still, I shall miss a certain picturesqueness when all the hereditary titles are gorn...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Petty-Fitzmaurice,_Marchioness_of_Lansdowne

PS - when Chopin dedicated his Bolero to her in 1834 she was Emily Jane de Flahaut. It was only in 1843 when she married Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice that she became Countess of Shelburne - and only in 1863 did she become Marchioness of Lansdowne...

[amateur51]

No, it was a bloody good question...very tough but still good.

I'd like a C to link a factory in London, races in Spain and a Catalan

Races as in cycle races or races as in ethnic groups, RM?

[Resurrection Man]

Races as in cycle races or races as in ethnic groups, RM?

A good question...you spotted my attempt at misdirection...in the context of cycle races.

[Flay]

Originally Posted by mercia
W
Schubert 7, a Tragic Symphony, and piano sonata no. 29 for orchestra

Originally Posted by Flay

It's not Vinny's outdoor cat is it?
Oops, friend round, pub night, I'm driving

well done RM, got it in three and I can retire

sounds like you're quite familiar with Felix
ah, was that the cat reference ??

While compliments are being flung around, could I add that I thought that W was an excellent question too. I got the answer of Felix Weingartner but was being hasted out to my pub quiz night obligation (we won so it's free drinks next week! ), so I could not post it. The cat/vinteuil/Garten reference was purrfectly awful, and I apologise for it.