Alphabet associations - I

[amateur51]

Right, it's the sleeper to Blanket Bay for me tonight - no snoozle today ;sadface:

Have a good evening y'all and I hope to 'see' you tomorrow

[Angle]

He played the Piano Sonata No. 23 (Beethoven) in Deception, a Bette Davis film in 1946.

He was born in Odessa

He lived at The White House Hotel until his death in 1995

Now, what else and then I shall give his name.

PS mercia should be doing all this.

His marriage only lasted a couple of years, and, not long after his divorce, a woman came backstage to see him after one of his concerts. He greeted her warmly: “Very pleased to meet you, madam. Er, have we met before?” “Yes, Shura. We were married.”

It all adds up to Shura Cherkassky.

PS: Am, I was watching tv instead of solving the puzzle. Fascinating programme about 3D photography during the war. I hope that I can be forgiven for not paying my fullest attentiuon to AA.

[Angle]

mercia: it could be some time tomorrow morning before I get around to a D. Would you like to do one for me, so as not to hold things up?

[rubbernecker]

I remember going to one of Shezza's concerts in the mid-seventies. He played the Balakirev Islamey. But that's all I remember.

[Angle]

Yes, it was Odessa that made it possible.
I should have known the re-meeting of wife though. I have heard it elsewhere recently.
Ah well, to bed.
Goodnight

[amateur51]

He played the Piano Sonata No. 23 (Beethoven) in Deception, a Bette Davis film in 1946.

He was born in Odessa

He lived at The White House Hotel until his death in 1995

Now, what else and then I shall give his name.

PS mercia should be doing all this.

His marriage only lasted a couple of years, and, not long after his divorce, a woman came backstage to see him after one of his concerts. He greeted her warmly: “Very pleased to meet you, madam. Er, have we met before?” “Yes, Shura. We were married.”

It all adds up to Shura Cherkassky.

PS: Am, I was watching tv instead of solving the puzzle. Fascinating programme about 3D photography during the war. I hope that I can be forgiven for not paying my fullest attentiuon to AA.

Angle, what is to forgive when you have given such a full answer concerning yet another of my heroes? :

Here's the cheeky chappie playing one of his best encores, Rachmaninov's Polka de WR, according to wiki: " The tune was a favourite of Rachmaninoff's father, Vassily (the "W.R." in the title refers to his father's initials in the German transliteration, Wassily Rachmaninoff), but it is not known whether Rachmaninoff knew its true author to be Franz Behr, or whether he believed that the melody was concocted by his father. " To me, it's two boys from the homeland, one playing the other's tribute to his father, a piece he dedicated to Godowsky It always cheers me up, this performance

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

[amateur51]

I don't think we should be in a hurry

there's plenty of time

chill out

we have the rest of our lives in front of us ...............................

(besides I shall be rebuked for monopolising the thread )

personally I couldn't have got that answer without the Odessa clue, I don't know about you

Mercia, you have just quoted my own life's motto back to me! - bravo!

Monopolising the thread, mercia?

I don't think so

[Angle]

What a late night I had - no sleep until about 5; hence the delay.

What connects the following Ds ?

- though not Italian, he became a specialist in Italian opera?
- pretended to read music and failed to come up to the mark?
- moved to play duets with his room-mate before marrying someone who went on to supervise dances?

[amateur51]

Cheers Angle - sorry to hear about your bad night - is this a commonplace?

Your D looks to be a good one - needs thinking about certainly and I'm off to the doc's to put in for my repeat prescription.

The nice man from the Wine Society has just delivered two cases of mostly Italian joy-in-a-bottle, an extravagance I know but 24 bottles for £160 delivered sounds better. That'll last me & mine all Summer I reckon

My order for the Clara Haskil edition will just have to wait ...again

[vinteuil]

The nice man from the Wine Society has just delivered two cases of mostly Italian joy-in-a-bottle, an extravagance I know but 24 bottles for £160 delivered sounds better. That'll last me & mine all Summer I reckon

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... snap! - but not quite. The nice man from the WS has just delivered two cases of joy-in-a-bottle here too, loire cabernet franc and burgundy 'for drinking now' (such a helpful and welcome instruction... ) - but, sadly, I don't think it will last me out all summer...

Back to thinkin' of dee...

[Nick Armstrong]

I don't know why rubbers thought An Education was a rubbish film. I enjoyed it enormously but possibly it's one of those coming of age/feel good factor films that appeal more to gurlies than big butch bikers?

Well, I watched 'An Education' last night. I thought it was very good for about the first half, the various relationships between the characters believable and intriguing. But then from the time that the girl's parents started to be ok with her frequenting the main bloke 'David', there was something wrong to do with the father's characterisation I think. I know 'David' is supposed to be a conman, but ... well I lost interest at that point. The whole thing conjured up the 60s a treat though, and I'm a sucker for that...

Turning to the question, my instant thought on reading the first part was Domingo... but that doesn't seem to fit the remainder. Back to the pork-pie thinking cap...

[amateur51]

... snap! - but not quite. The nice man from the WS has just delivered two cases of joy-in-a-bottle here too, loire cabernet franc and burgundy 'for drinking now' (such a helpful and welcome instruction... ) - but, sadly, I don't think it will last me out all summer...

Back to thinkin' of dee...

Mmmm loire cabernet francs, how lovely. Do you know RSJ restaurant vinteuil? (what am I saying, he's probably a fixture? )

http://www.rsj.uk.com/

[Anna]

Well, I watched 'An Education' last night.... there was something wrong to do with the father's characterisation I think........... The whole thing conjured up the 60s a treat though, and I'm a sucker for that... :

Yes, I'd go along with the father's characterisation but it did remind me of an incident when I was 15 and a 28 year old came to ask my father permission to take me to a party ......... in Notting Hill

A sucker for the 60s? Heartface, you were just a cute chubby toddler then, you can't possibly know anything about them!

Sorry Angle, haven't had a moment to think about D today. Thanks for posting menu Ams, always enjoy reading menus.

[Angle]

Six hours have dawdled by on this dreich day.
I shall post secondary clues in about twenty minutes - when Round the Horne will be distracting most.

[vinteuil]

... mmm loire cabernet francs, how lovely. Do you know RSJ restaurant vinteuil? ...

ams 51 - many thanks for that! not yet visited by me... (Wasn't it featured on the 'natural wines' bit of the Food Programme the other week?)
It sounds really interesting. For me loire reds are the ideal lunchtime quaff...
If I find myself in SE1 and in need of nosh I shall give it the once over...