Classical Quiz
Posted by: John Schmidt on 17 October 2000
Woodface is onto a good idea with his music quiz. As that thread is getting a bit long, and leaning mostly towards rock and popular music, perhaps we can start a more classical thread. Judging from the threads on Mahler and Schubert, there's no lack of knowledge. As with the other quiz, if you answer correctly, you can pose the next question. Here's a starter:
In the 1950's Emil Gilels was first allowed out of the Soviet Union to tour. This was the first opportunity for many in the West to hear a performer of the "Russian Piano School", and he played to universal acclaim. Gilels was somewhat overwhelmed, and was heard to say "If you think I'm good, wait until you hear __________" To which other Russian pianist was he referring?
John Schmidt
"95% of everything is crud" - Theodore Sturgeon
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by Peter Litwack
Who wrote 7 pieces for 3 Trautoniums?
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by John Schmidt
...but that well-known composer of pieces for all manner of oddball instruments: Paul Hindemith.
Cheers,
John Schmidt
"90% of everything is crud" - Theodore Sturgeon
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by Peter Litwack
Hindemith is a greatly underrated and underappreciated composer. The 7 pieces for 3 Trautoniums is very inventive - great contrapuntal writing.
Go ahead, John.
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by John Schmidt
Who said "Wagner's not as bad as he sounds"?
Cheers,
John Schmidt
"90% of everything is crud" - Theodore Sturgeon
Posted on: 06 March 2001 by Former member
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Posted on: 07 March 2001 by John Schmidt
Your questions.
BTW, what's (nt)?
Cheers,
John Schmidt
"90% of everything is crud" - Theodore Sturgeon
Posted on: 07 March 2001 by Former member
Get from Shostakovich to Ronald Reagan in 3 steps or less.
In case of multiple correct answers, the one judged most entertaining will win.
Vuk.
Posted on: 07 March 2001 by Former member
Shostakovich dedicated his cello concerto to Rostropovich.
Rostropovich conducted the National Symphony Orchestra, which is located in Washington.
Ronal Reagan lived in Washington.
Posted on: 08 March 2001 by John Schmidt
Shostakovitch supported himself in his youth by playing the piano in movie houses for silent films.
Silent films were full of overacting.
Ronald Reagan overacted (of course, that would also connect Shostakovitch to William Shatner. Let's not go there).
Cheers,
John Schmidt
"90% of everything is crud" - Theodore Sturgeon
Posted on: 08 March 2001 by Former member
Shostakovitch (as some sort of national institution) provided music for 'offical' soviet cinema.
Regan stared in some dodgy anti-communism gov policy based films.
Posted on: 08 March 2001 by Former member
Neither Reagen nor Shostakovich remember who Nancy is.
Posted on: 08 March 2001 by Former member
I was thinking the Lone Ranger route, but Jonathan's is conving and just as short, so it's his turn.
(Omer, have you moved to Springfield for the porks chops? BTW--I had also forgotten about Nancy until you reminded me.)
Vuk.
Posted on: 11 March 2001 by Former member
What is the musical link between Henry James'
Washington Square and John Steinbecks'
Of Mice and Men?
Jonathan
PS My favourite Ronnie R story - at some medal ceromony he told a story of a US Pilot.. big heriocs etc.. which several members of the press tried to track down in the US Military archives without sucess. Later - a film buff pointed out that although the story was not true - it was the plot of a 1950's B movie staring Mr R Regan.
[This message was edited by Jonathan Ribee on SUNDAY 11 March 2001 at 19:05.]
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Posted on: 12 March 2001 by Former member
Jonathan, I have virtually re-read Washington Square trying to find the answer to this (and thankfully it is a short book). The only thing I could find was a fleeting reference to Bellini and Donizetti. That can't be the connection you were after?
Ross
Posted on: 12 March 2001 by Former member
Ross - you're going to hate me - think of the films of the books. Original ones, both 40's I think.
Sorry to keep you up
Jonathan
Posted on: 12 March 2001 by Former member
Your right, Jonathon, I'm not thinking too highly of you right now. This is a film question, not a book question - very misleading. However, I think I know the answer - the musical score by Aaron Copland - which
barely makes it a classical music question.
Ross
Posted on: 13 March 2001 by Former member
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Posted on: 13 March 2001 by Former member
Ross
Spot on - Aaron Copland wrote the scores to the 40's films of Of Mice and Men and The Heiress - the film version of Washington Sq.
Both scores won a lot of awards.
Apologies - it was the Shostakovich and Regan fim links that got me thinking.
Although through perfidious means - a re-reading of Washington Sq is probably not the worst way to spend some time?
Jonathan
Posted on: 13 March 2001 by Former member
True - Washington Square is a pleasant read, but I'm more of a fan of the obcurities of the impenetrable late James style. The Ambassadors is my personal favourite. And while we're on the subject, the Library of America have re-issued the complete works in a very nice hardcover edition, highly recommended.
Oh yes, back to the quiz. Here is my question:
We are going to a party! We will all be wearing a blue coat and a scarlet sash tied in a knot on the left. But the password is ... death!
Who are we and what are we going to do?
Ross
Posted on: 13 March 2001 by Former member
Should this work be watched most poignantly, perhaps, at say, Opéra de la Bastille?
Or am I barking up the wrong revolution?
Jonathan
Posted on: 13 March 2001 by Former member
Vuk,
quote:
Omer, have you moved to Springfield for the porks chops?
Exactly :
quote:
Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No!
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal!
Homer: Heh heh heh... ooh... yeah... right, Lisa. A wonderful... magical animal.
Posted on: 13 March 2001 by Former member
Jonathan, nope. Right genre, wrong country.
Omer, huh?
Posted on: 14 March 2001 by Former member
Come on, guys, its a popular opera. You
know the answer.
Ross
Posted on: 16 March 2001 by Matthew T
So was the italiced
know a hint?
It appears that you have stumped us on this one, more clues please.
Matthew
Posted on: 16 March 2001 by Former member
This was the question -
We are going to a party! We will all be wearing a blue coat and a scarlet sash tied in a knot on the left. But the password is ... death!
Who are we and what are we going to do?
You already know it is an opera. The first sentence can be re-phrased: We are going to a ball!.
Now it has to be obvious(?)
Ross
