Oct. 13th, 2006

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Прослушали:
Моцарт, Ночная серенада К.239
Бах, Концерт До мажор, BWV 1064
Гайдн, Ноктюрн Соль мажор, Hob. II:27
Моцарт, Симфония 36 До мажор, К.425

Дирижировал Тон Купман, абсолютно радикально, как в фильмах Чаплина, с нечеловеческим драйвом артикулируя симфонии и выхватывая звуки руками из воздуха. Купман никогда не исполняет ничего, написанного после смерти Моцарта; он один из авторитетов аутентического движения. Аuthentic performance movement is an effort on the part of musicians and scholars to perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they were performed when they were originally written.

Програмка уточняет: W.H.Auden wrote of Mozart serenades: "while bottles were uncorked, / Milord chewed noisily, Milady talked." By the time of Auden's verse, these extraordinary pieces, the most extravagant background music ever composed, had found a more appropriate home in the concert hall. But they were written to be played as an entertainment at prominent functions and high-society events, often held outside—not, in other words, for serious listening. Most of them, in fact, were performed just once and then forgotten.
birdwatcher: (Default)
Прослушали:
Моцарт, Ночная серенада К.239
Бах, Концерт До мажор, BWV 1064
Гайдн, Ноктюрн Соль мажор, Hob. II:27
Моцарт, Симфония 36 До мажор, К.425

Дирижировал Тон Купман, абсолютно радикально, как в фильмах Чаплина, с нечеловеческим драйвом артикулируя симфонии и выхватывая звуки руками из воздуха. Купман никогда не исполняет ничего, написанного после смерти Моцарта; он один из авторитетов аутентического движения. Аuthentic performance movement is an effort on the part of musicians and scholars to perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they were performed when they were originally written.

Програмка уточняет: W.H.Auden wrote of Mozart serenades: "while bottles were uncorked, / Milord chewed noisily, Milady talked." By the time of Auden's verse, these extraordinary pieces, the most extravagant background music ever composed, had found a more appropriate home in the concert hall. But they were written to be played as an entertainment at prominent functions and high-society events, often held outside—not, in other words, for serious listening. Most of them, in fact, were performed just once and then forgotten.
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Britain’s top army commander said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating security problems on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon. Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt said the British presence in Iraq also hurt British security interests abroad.

А мы? А мы? А у нас я -- первый (и, наверное, единственный), кто считает, что можно уйти сейчас из Ирака, без катастрофических последствий для безопасности и экономики США.
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Britain’s top army commander said the presence of British troops in Iraq was exacerbating security problems on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon. Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt said the British presence in Iraq also hurt British security interests abroad.

А мы? А мы? А у нас я -- первый (и, наверное, единственный), кто считает, что можно уйти сейчас из Ирака, без катастрофических последствий для безопасности и экономики США.
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"The driver was following the orders from his navigation system and even though there was a sufficient number of warnings and barricades, he continued his journey into the construction site," a police spokeswoman told Reuters.

Весь мир - это вычислительный центр, и все мужчины и женщины - просто компьютеры. Они следуют инструкциям.
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"The driver was following the orders from his navigation system and even though there was a sufficient number of warnings and barricades, he continued his journey into the construction site," a police spokeswoman told Reuters.

Весь мир - это вычислительный центр, и все мужчины и женщины - просто компьютеры. Они следуют инструкциям.