Classical Quiz (cont.)

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Originally posted by herm:
Jarrett, you're such a quiz fiend!

Just a-yappin' for the question (which obviously is bound to be bewilderingly obscure anyways).

So come on Jonathan, let's have it!

Herman

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What do you mean?
A lot of people here sound British so excuse me for my lack of polish.

Spot on. Your turn.

Herm - obscure? I try not to be after Ross re-read Washington Square when I wanted the composer of the music to the original film. Still feel a bit guilty about that. Good book though.

Jonathan

Beethovens 6th Symphony has a famous one. Ravel's Mother Goose Suite has one. Mahler's 1st symphony has one (sort of). Saint-Saens, Respighi and Delius have them too but the names of the pieces would give the game away.

duncan

storm movement ??

no storms in Ravel as far as I know,

the connection is to be found in the first movement of the Mahler and the second of the Beethoven.

duncan

putting my head in the noose

All right, Duncan, my guess would be birdsong, especially the cuckoo-like thing, which is in 'Petit Poucet' in the Ravel, and obviously in Beethoven's 'Scene at the Brook.' And there's a very unsubtle cuckoo right at the start of the Mahler. so I guess that's what we're talking about.

Herman

Musical Cuckoos: Saint-Saens had one in the Carnival of the Animals, Delius heard a first cuckoo in spring and Respighi's The Birds had one too.

Never heard a cuckoo sing a descending forth myself, but Mahler must have heard one on one of his mountain walks.

duncan

No, look! it's between my feet now

because now I'll have to think of a question. A question that will set me free...

Herman

the Borodins

OK, guys, this is going to be so easy.

As we're all well aware, there's the Borodin String Quartet, best known for it's superb Melodiya recordings of the complete Shostakovich Quartets.

However there's also a (originally Russian) Borodin Trio, based in America, who have recorded most of the Romantic and Modern piano trio repertoire for Chandos.

The funny thing is the composer Borodin did write two string quartets but he has no piano trio to his name (AFAIK).

So my question is how come these different ensembles both bear the Borodin name?

Herman

Anyone any ideas:

The Borodins

As we're all well aware, there's the Borodin String Quartet, best known for it's superb Melodiya recordings of the complete Shostakovich Quartets.

However there's also a (originally Russian) Borodin Trio, based in America, who have recorded most of the Romantic and Modern piano trio repertoire for Chandos.

The funny thing is the composer Borodin did write two string quartets but he has no piano trio to his name (AFAIK).

So my quiz question is how come these different ensembles both bear the Borodin name?

Herman

I assume you have to ask for permission
to call yourself an 'xxx' quartet ... so I assume
both groups asked to use the name.

The real question would be who did they have
to ask.

Still Life in the Old Beast

Hi James,

The question wouldn't be who they'd had to ask. It's rather who chose the name...

Herman

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