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Hi everyone, I'm not really called Ruby but I'm bored of using my initials to log into sites, so I scanned through a list of Strad violins and picked one out.  I'm a huge fan of Russian classical, but I like plenty of other composers too - Vivaldi, Elgar, Debussy, Schubert's little piano bits and bobs... I play the violin (not professionally) and used to be in plenty of orchestras when I was younger, but haven't done anything like that for years, which is a shame really. I'm specifically after some advice about recordings of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet - presumably I need to post that somewhere else? I just thought I'd better be good and do my first post here as requested. R |
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« Reply #1 on: 13:41:20, 15-05-2008 » |
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Welcome, Ruby! |
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« Reply #2 on: 13:46:53, 15-05-2008 » |
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Thanks! Should I put my question in Q & A? Just been having a browse - I've gone all shy.  |
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« Reply #4 on: 14:03:49, 15-05-2008 » |
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Hello Ruby from me too!
Apart from my very favourite composer, who is Liszt, I'm also interested in obscure composers, some of whom happen to be Russian (e.g. Lyapunov, Balakirev, Rubinstein etc.)
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« Reply #5 on: 14:11:09, 15-05-2008 » |
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Thanks for that - appreciated! I've replied to it with details of the question. |
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« Reply #6 on: 14:12:53, 15-05-2008 » |
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Hello Ruby from me too!
Apart from my very favourite composer, who is Liszt, I'm also interested in obscure composers, some of whom happen to be Russian (e.g. Lyapunov, Balakirev, Rubinstein etc.)
Hi Jonathan! Gosh I've not heard of Lyapunov or Balakirev - I'll have to make a note of the names just in case! Are you familiar with any Glazunov? I'm not sure where I picked the name up from, but I think he may have been a contemporary of Prokofiev. |
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Don Basilio
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« Reply #7 on: 14:57:51, 15-05-2008 » |
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Hi, Ruby
I'm not a great one for symphonic music, but I have seen the Royal Ballet do a scene from Glazunov's Raymonda, and I have his ballet score The Seasons as a filler to The Nutcracker. Which reminds me off our Signature tune thread...
From which you will deduce that he did ballets, contemporary with Tchaikovsky.
Nice of you to join us. Look forward to hearing from you in future.
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh: a time to mourn, and a time to dance
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« Reply #8 on: 15:06:25, 15-05-2008 » |
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I'm a huge fan of Russian classical,
The best people are, I believe, Ruby! So Dobro Pozhalovat'!, Welcome on board! There's lots of Glazunov out there, and so little of it played  He seems to be known mostly for his Trombone Concerto, which isn't really his best work anyhow. There are eight symphonies (and sketches for a ninth) - which rarely see the light of day. There is a rather good early symphonic poem (in three movements) called "The Moscow Kremlin". |
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« Reply #9 on: 15:08:26, 15-05-2008 » |
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Just checked that I wasn't talking through my hat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_GlazunovAnd he was an older contemporary of Prokofiev. And a younger contemporary of Tchaikovsky. |
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« Reply #10 on: 15:11:49, 15-05-2008 » |
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Welcome Ruby, from a fellow non-professional violin(ist).
Sadly I am not a strad, but an old english fiddle, a bit battered round the edges, and suffering from worms. I am sure you are a lot more classy!
Have fun here
Tommo
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« Reply #11 on: 15:15:50, 15-05-2008 » |
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Hello Ruby from me too!
Apart from my very favourite composer, who is Liszt, I'm also interested in obscure composers, some of whom happen to be Russian (e.g. Lyapunov, Balakirev, Rubinstein etc.)
Hi Jonathan! Gosh I've not heard of Lyapunov or Balakirev - I'll have to make a note of the names just in case! Are you familiar with any Glazunov? I'm not sure where I picked the name up from, but I think he may have been a contemporary of Prokofiev. Hi Ruby, Yes, I am and we have the boxed set of all the symphonies plus assorted other orchestral peces as well as all the piano works on Hyperion - all really well constructed, extremely good music with good tunes! |
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Best regards,
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« Reply #12 on: 15:40:23, 15-05-2008 » |
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Wow - I've been distracted by various other threads on here (I really ought to be doing some proper work) and there have been lots of replies in my absence. Thank you to all of you for your warm welcome. Reiner Torheit and Don Basilio - thanks for all the info about Glazunov. I need to start saving right away! Would "the seasons" or "the Moscow Kremlin" be a good starting point, do you think? I think I'd written down "Raymonda" as that looks quite well-known (as far as any of his stuff is well known). I'm afraid my knowledge is very poor compared to all of you, but I'll certainly hang around and chip in where I can. |
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« Reply #13 on: 15:42:54, 15-05-2008 » |
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Welcome Ruby, from a fellow non-professional violin(ist).
Sadly I am not a strad, but an old english fiddle, a bit battered round the edges, and suffering from worms. I am sure you are a lot more classy!
Have fun here
Tommo
Thanks for the welcome! Well I'm not italian either - anyway all the best fiddles are the old and battered ones. (I don't have worms though....  ) |
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« Reply #14 on: 19:03:44, 15-05-2008 » |
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(I don't have worms though.... ) Thank heavens for that! The very idea - on THESE boards!  Welcome, Ruby! |
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