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It’s about time I beat ya! You have been winning for years! ;-)

54 posted on 07/24/2015 6:52:22 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)

To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise; SandRat; PROCON

#50
Sandy!!
I am happy he got it! :P

55 posted on 07/24/2015 6:55:42 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!w)

To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise

...however, I DO like to win. :)

56 posted on 07/24/2015 6:56:16 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!w)

To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; left that other site

MUSIC FOR WALLERIN’

Anton Arensky: Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello in D minor, Op. 32, First Movement

Like so many Russians, Tony Arensky’s problem was vodka – and lots of it! It was a combination of booze and tuberculosis that finished him off at the ripe old age of 44 in 1905. He was a consistent second rate composer, but once in his professional life he got on his tiptoes, reached for the stars and snagged one.

The first time I heard this piece at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival in 1992, my jaw dropped all the way to my chest. I thought I knew all the chamber pieces that involved piano, but I had never heard of this gem. I couldn’t understand why.

Rather than play the pedant and take you through sonata format – which my students should know by heart – I’ll suggest you pour a glass of wine, grab a handkerchief or a box of tissues, and just waller in the music. The Russians base their classical music on great tunes, and this one is a keeper.

Arensky: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 32, First Movement

57 posted on 07/24/2015 6:56:34 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)

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