Going out with John Le Mesurier!

Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 18 September 2007

Recently the was a Thread about fabulous women on which I posted that I once really had a thing about the late Hattie Jacques. Well she married John Le Mesurier in 1949 [and apparently they divorced in 1965, which I did not know], and I expressed the wish that I could have met her before Mr Le M!

Which got a comical response. Of course I would have been much too young to have known either of them well, but it got me to thinking which person - just one for a start at least - would Forum Members like to have had the chance to have met but were too young to have done so, and for what reasons?

My nominee is Dr Adolf Busch the violinist and String Quartet leader. He was much more than that of course; composer, teacher, orchestral impressario, and staunch opponent of Nazism in Germany, but most of all very kind to young and aspiring musicians, and a very bright and interesting gentlemen with many interests beside music as well. He was twice married, and his son-in-law was Rudolf Serkin!

ATB from George
Posted on: 24 September 2007 by pe-zulu
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Originally posted by GFFJ:

The trouble with Bach, is that I would be totally over-awed by him! Perhaps he would have been a really nice person, and he seems to have kept good relations with his children which is a possible sign of this.

Perhaps he was quite a funny man, and the portrates of him make him look impatient with the sitting process, but his eyes seem to contain the possibility of having had quite a sense of fun!

I would like to have met him in in happy off-duty mode, and just accepted his music without question, though to hear him play would have been something without parallel in musc I am sure! Think how much better we would understand how to play the music in that case! We would have realised the need to describe the perfomances in detail, with hindsight!

ATB from George


Dear George

I am absolutely sure that he was a very kind person with a great sense of humour. No reason to fear him. And of course I would accept his music without question, - I rather meant, that I would like some authentic instruction into his musical world, theoretical as well as practical and most of all to hear him play. And it is difficult if not impossible to describe a performance style with words in sufficient detail, nothing can compare to the living aural tradition , but the ones who heard him play would be able to recreate the tradition. so I would arrange that some great modern performers were present too.

Kind regards, Poul
Posted on: 25 September 2007 by Shayman
Julian Vereker anyone?

From what I've read of his posts he had a vision, understanding and no bullshit approach to hifi like no-one else I've read.

He could really answer hifi questions in a clear and understandable way and equally dismiss hifi voodoo in a similar fashion.

Couldn't we just all do with him here now?

RIP JV

Jonathan