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Aldo Ciccolini, An Italian Pianist With A French Soul, Dies At Age 89
NPR ^ | February 2, 2015 | Anastasia Tsioulcas

Posted on 02/02/2015 6:46:36 PM PST by EveningStar

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To: TBP

My mother went to labor with ME while watching Groucho on “You Bet your Life”.


21 posted on 02/02/2015 7:11:49 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: TBP

My favorite scene is the Music contract Scene in “Night at the Opera”. I have had to sign a few of those in my day.


22 posted on 02/02/2015 7:15:07 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: aposiopetic
Absolutely, and I enjoy them. I just like the orchestrated versions better. Stowkowski does a nice rendition. But hey, music is subjective so I have no objection to your objection.
23 posted on 02/02/2015 7:17:25 PM PST by Fungi (Evolution is piece by piece over billions of years. At what point did a precursor become a human?)
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To: EveningStar; .30Carbine; 1cewolf; 1rudeboy; 31R1O; ADemocratNoMore; afraidfortherepublic; ...

Classical Music Ping.


24 posted on 02/03/2015 8:58:39 AM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: EveningStar

RIP.


25 posted on 02/03/2015 9:06:44 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: EveningStar

Have old LPs of him doing Debussy


26 posted on 02/03/2015 11:30:32 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh36PaE-Pf0

Debussy: Arabesque #1, Ciccolini, Piano
27 posted on 02/03/2015 11:32:28 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0peXnOnDgQ8

Better video actually a visual - he is performing Satie Gymnopedie #1 by Satie
28 posted on 02/03/2015 11:34:21 AM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: left that other site
My favorite is the letter scene from Animal Crackers.
29 posted on 02/03/2015 6:18:50 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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I will have to look that one up...it has been a while! ;-)


30 posted on 02/03/2015 6:20:28 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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