Topic: THE NOT-TOO-TAXING RELAXING DAY (Read 22759 times)

bk · « **on:** November 13, 2005, 12:23:07 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, which were hopefully not too taxing, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're relaxing right now because coming home is too taxing at this time.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2005, 12:23:31 AM »

And the word of the day is: SOSTENUTO!

bk · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2005, 01:09:39 AM »

I see no evidence of a birthday on our home page or on our calendar. I can't do partays if I don't know what's going on.

If it is indeed dear reader Jason's birthdya, then let us all send him a big haineshisway.com birthday cheer. On the count of three: One, two three - A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER FOR DEAR READER JASON IF IT'S REALLY HIS BIRTHDAY AND IF IT IS REALLY HIS BIRTHDAY THEN WHY ISN'T IT ON THE OFFICIAL HAINESHISWAY.COM CALENDAR?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2005, 01:55:07 AM »

I blame Jose.. Jasons' birthday is next Saturday!!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2005, 01:55:20 AM »

I think Jason's birthday is next weekend. But if it means cake.......

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2005, 01:56:34 AM »

The thing I hate most about insomnia is the lack of sleep.

Michael · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:52:39 AM »

I get bored very easily with insomnia and I usually fall asleep.

Michael · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:56:58 AM »

About well known actors doing commercials a topic from yesterday.

I have no problem with actors doing commercials afterall it is a job and it help pays the bills.

BUT sometimes I wonder about their choice(s) in commercial work. Is this the only product that they have been asked to shill?

Michael · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:58:20 AM »

Good morning Larry.

Michael · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2005, 04:59:51 AM »

Bruce in his makeup as young Mr. Whipple.

BTW there were 504 ads from 1965 to 1989 putting Dick Wilson in the Guiness Book of Records for having the longest running (LIVE) character for TV commercials played by one actor.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2005, 05:51:12 AM »

Quote from: Michael S on November 13, 2005, 04:58:20 AM

Good morning Larry.

Good morning, Michael! And good morning, all! I have to work on an arrangement for Elaine Stritch and the New York City Gay Men's Chorus this morning before I make another go at the Mario Frangoulis charts.

DRGeorge, I love your new avatar. Thank you. I thought your Carmen Miranda was a great Halloween avatar, but looking at it constantly, I couldn't take anything you wrote seriously. However, I'm curious: do you have photos of yourself in other performances?

It's been my observation that commercials are a nice income for actors if they can land a good national one. I'm not sure if they particularly care what the work is if they're paid well for it. Jason Graae's Western Union voiceover "Everybody needs some money some time" brought him several years of good income. I used to call Rebecca the Tylenol Queen for her commercial, and I'm happy to see my friends are employed.

Ron Raines was paid a good sum to make a commercial in Japan, in which he sang quite nicely, but was it worthy of him? I loved Alice Playten's Alka Seltzer commercials but was it worthy of her? If I were John Lithgow, I'd be embarassed by the pitchy singing, and tacky design, writing and staging of the spot. Encores! THE APPLE TREE might have been worthy of Ms Chenowith's talents, but I'm sure OldNavy made her agent a deal her agent couldn't resist.

TOD: I've always preferred vocal over instrumental, so a lot of my favorite pieces are vocal, but let's see what stacks up. I know I'll miss something I love:
SYMPHONIC:
Respighi: Botticelli Pictures, Ancient airs & Dances, The Birds
Ravel: Piani concerti, Valses Nobles et sentimentales
Dvorak: cello concerto, Symphony No. 8
Smetena: Ma Vlast
Tchaikovsky: The Three Big Ballets
Elgar: cello concerto, Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture
Copland: Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring, Rodeo
Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks Music
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Saint-Saens: organ concerto, the tone poems
Stravinsky: the ballets
Bernstein: Fancy Free, Divertimento
Gershwin: Piano concerto in F
SYMPHPONIC VOCAL:
Ravel: Scheherazade
Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Les Nuits d'Ete
Dvorak: The Specter's Bride, Stabat Mater
Copland: Old American Songs
Britten: Les Illuminations, Serenade for Tenor Horn & Strings, Spring Symphony
Handel: Messiah
Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Bernstein: Songbook
Mozart: Requiem, Masses
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Poulenc: Gloria
CHAMBER:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerti
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, etc.
Borodin: String Quartets
A lot of Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak
OPERA:
Britten: Peter Grimes, Albert Herring, The Beggar's Opera, Midsummer Night's Dream
Mozart: Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro
Bizet: Carmen
Beethoven: Fidelio
Verdi: Falstaff, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto
Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann
Menotti: The Telephone, The Medium, Amahl and the Night Visitors
Puccini: Turandot, La Boheme, Il Trittico, Tosca
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Dvorak: Rusalka
Smetena: The Bartered Bride
Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress, Oedipus
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Pique Dame
Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortileges
Saint-Saens: Samson and Delila

And that's enough!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2005, 05:54:24 AM »

How could I have forgotten Schubert's Trout Quintet, one of my favorites?

FJL · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:10:30 AM »

Elmore - Trout Quintet? Is that a "What is it, fish?" reference? Or is that your joke to begin with?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:27:36 AM »

Quote from: FJL on November 13, 2005, 06:10:30 AM

Elmore - Trout Quintet? Is that a "What is it, fish?" reference? Or is that your joke to begin with?

DRFJL, Schubert's "Trout Quintet" is called so because the theme and variations movement, which was the original title music for the Tim Daly series WINGS, is based on a song by Schubert, "die Forelle" or The Trout. What is it, fish? Yep!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:29:47 AM »

How could I have forgotten Kurt Weill's two great operas, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Street Scene, Berg's Wozzeck, and Weinberger's Schwanda the Bagpiper?

Or, in symphonic, Kodaly's Hary Janos? Duh!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:31:07 AM »

Wonderful choices, DRELMORE!

I will only add a vote for Copland's Rodeo and Billy the Kid.

I also enjoy Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.

As for obscure....Edward MacDowell is an interesting early 20th Century composer who did some very nice piano work.

http://jhiller.bol.ucla.edu/macdowell.html

Jrand73 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:31:52 AM »

Of course to look at - he's no Mario Frangoulis (or even John Barrowman) - but then again - who is?

td · « **Reply #17 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:36:23 AM »

It may not be officially DR Jason's b.d., but, I am baking cake today! Friday was my dear friend Roseanna's b.d., so I'm cooking her an enormous dinner, which we shall dine upon around 7:30 tonight. (Triple Chocolate Fudge cake, btw. Oh! and Bountiful Beer Bread must be baked as well).
In the SIX DEGREES department - KISS KISS BANG BANG was written and directed by Shane Black, correct? Well, Pat Black, Shane's mother and my mother graduated high school together! I see Ms. Black often as I am the official chronicler, secretary and wordsmith for the West Deer Class of 1952.

I like Marc Blitzstein's REGINA.
I also like Robert Wilson's/Philip Glass' EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH.
I think it was Adams who wrote NIXON IN CHINA, or whatever that thing is called.

Is Eduoard Lalo 20th century? I'm very fond of his music.
(Has anyone else heard Vadim Repin play the Spanish Symphony?)

td · « **Reply #18 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:37:10 AM »

I'm waiting patiently for Mario to come to my house.

TPunk · « **Reply #19 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:38:23 AM »

Good morning all. As Rodzinski posted yesterday, we both really enjoyed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I can't remember the last time I laughed out loud that much during a movie. Two thumbs up and highly recommended.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 13, 2005, 06:45:40 AM »

Quote from: JRand55 on November 13, 2005, 06:31:07 AM

Wonderful choices, DRELMORE!

I also enjoy Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.

As for obscure....Edward MacDowell is an interesting early 20th Century composer who did some very nice piano work.

Thank you, DRJRand55! How goes your Frangoulis listening? I just got yesterday his "Follow Your Heart" CD, which I will play today.

Edward MacDowell is the subject of a wonderful novel by Doris Grumbach, CHAMBER MUSIC, which I highly recommend.

I cannot believe I forgot Carmina Burana! When I first knew the piece it was still rather obscure, but now its "O Fortuna" is used in every other movie commercial where the music is not set. Still, Orff's composition is quite a thrilling visceral experience.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:16:00 AM »

Good Morning!

Well... Time for me to get into my motor car and head up to NYC. And it looks like a very nice day for a drive. Hopefully, the traffic will be nice too.

And I shall call the requisite parties once I'm back up in the city to see if anyone would like to sup this evening.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #22 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:20:43 AM »

As for the topic of the day.... What immediately comes to mind are:

Debussy: Most of the piano works, especially the "Preludes" and "Etudes" (Mitsuko Uchida's recording on Philips of the Etudes is simply delicious!)
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas - I'm partial to the middle period ones. Some of those late ones can get just a bit too cerebral for me at times.
Ravel: The piano works, especially the "Miroirs" suite.
Barber: The vocal works - the songs. And it's been mentioned many a time, but "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" has to be one of the most perfect pieces of music. Simply beautiful.

And that's all I have time for now...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #23 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:21:48 AM »

...And the theme for "Wings" eventually went on to become based on a theme from Schubert's Piano Sonata in G (or was it B-Flat?).

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #24 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:22:08 AM »

OK - Time to drive...

Laters...

Jrand73 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:27:58 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on November 13, 2005, 06:45:40 AM

Thank you, DRJRand55! How goes your Frangoulis listening? I just got yesterday his "Follow Your Heart" CD, which I will play today.

Edward MacDowell is the subject of a wonderful novel by Doris Grumbach, CHAMBER MUSIC, which I highly recommend.

Very well, thank you. I am thinking that I shall also purchase Follow Your Heart. Sometimes I Dream is a very NICE CD! Mine is enhanced so it has the video for Vincero, Perdero which I haven't watched yet.

And thanks for the name of the novel. Interesting!

Now off to the World of Wisdom. And I hope people planning to come to the store today do not all wait and come in the last half hour!!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:29:37 AM »

I like that comedienne Judy Sostenuto - especially when she plays her accordion.

DR td - Mario will be at my house for a LONG time, I will let you know when he is released!

Ginny · « **Reply #27 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:30:16 AM »

Good morning! We do have a birthday today in the extended HHW family - my DH Richard's. Our son is home this weekend, so we will all have a lovely birthday dinner at The Montgomery Inn, after which DH will take DS back to UC before joining his Cincinnati shape-note group for their November sing.

Ginny · « **Reply #28 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:36:11 AM »

TOD - Most of my favorites have already been listed. I also like Mouret's Rondeau (aka Theme from Masterpiece Theatre), which was the processional for our wedding.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #29 on:** November 13, 2005, 07:46:50 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 13, 2005, 07:20:43 AM

And it's been mentioned many a time, but "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" has to be one of the most perfect pieces of music. Simply beautiful.

HOW COULD I FORGET THAT ONE? "One is my mother who is good to me" always makes me cry, Barber's setting is so wonderful.

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