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Comment on A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS by Richard Mitnick

Richard Mitnick — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:28:15 +0000

Great to something from you. Your pen is fit as ever.

I found two DVD discs here exactly like what I was to make for you. Did I send you the wrong discs?

Comment on DUDA, DIDO and the DIATONIC SCALE by MarK

MarK — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:54:24 +0000

Thank you for another typically AlanRichian piece of writing about music. As always, a pleasure to read. It was good seeing you in your usual WDCH seat during the BPO concert last Monday night. Did not see you there on Tuesday, but hope that you are well.

Comment on DUDA, DIDO and the DIATONIC SCALE by CK Dexter Haven

CK Dexter Haven — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:27:43 +0000

Thanks for the wonderfully worded opinions, Mr. Rich. Very glad to have them, even with the delays and communication breakdowns.

Hope you are well.

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by Richard Mitnick

Richard Mitnick — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:51:56 +0000

Alan,

Important to note on the subject of the DVD’s, first, if you have any kind of VCR, DVD recorder, whatever, you can capture “Great Performances” programs like the Dudamel premier, “American Masters”, etc. PBS wants to charge upwards of US$24.99 for these programs. You can put them on VCR tape or, like me, record them on a DVR (or Tivo) and then get them onto a DVD blank which costs me US$0.22ea.

I have recorded the biographical “Leonard Bernstein – Reaching for the Note”; Philip Glass – Philip in Twelve Parts”; Five films on Andy Warhol; The Bernstein Freedom Concert in Berlin when the wall came down; “Buena Vista Social Club” about music, or the lack of it, in Cuba, this film the work of Ry Cooder; “Calle 54″ an award willing movie by Ferdinand Treuba about Latin Jazz; George Harrison’s “Concert for Bangladesh”; Eric Clapton’s “Concert for George (Harrison); Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden in 2008;The Sidney Pollack documentary “Sketches of Frank Gehry” about Frank Gehry; The Great Performances piece “Karajan – Or Beauty as I See It” about you know who; a short film, “The Sound of Miles Davis”, old scratchy, but as Miles played, “So What”; The very short film put together by Olivia Harrison about the Traveling Wilburys; Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in “Maytime”, “Roy Orbison – A Black and White Night”; two Sarah Brightman concerts, The whole of the Ken Burns’ “Jazz”; Philip Glass’ “Qatsi trilogy”.

Now, you are I am sure not interested in even half of what I have recorded. But, think of the money PBS wants for these and I put them on a US$0.22 piece of plastic which will last my lifetime.

So, if, you have some kind of recorder, watch what is coming up on KCET and KLCS, KOCE, KVCR, whatever you get, and capture it.

>>RSM

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by Richard Mitnick

Richard Mitnick — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:57:07 +0000

Alan,

Sorry, I just now saw your question.

Yes, I can copy DVD’s. I can also take the DVD and “rip” the data to a computer format, .mp4, so that I can keep it on my computer.

I can also take .mp4 downloads of music videos and convert them to DVD format to watch on the big screen TV.

If you want to know what I use for all of this, just send me an email note.

>>RSM

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by MarK

MarK — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:04:36 +0000

Obviously, Alan, one cannot argue about sense of humor. If it’s not funny to you, then there is nothing one can do about it.
To me, Maestro Slatkin’s “innovations” were very funny, precisely because they are based on some very real and highly questionable current trends in symphonic marketing and presentations – hyperbolically exaggerated, of course, in the classic style of good American satire. This is the stuff of which the most poignant (and therefore, i think, the best) kind of humor is made – genuine laughter through tears.
An additional level of enjoyment for me possibly comes from the fact that i have known Maestro Slatkin personally, but mostly professionally, for three decades now – and this kind of levity seems, on the surface, to be completely contrary to his meticulous nature and very proper style of behavior. But he does have a good sense of humor and knows how to tell entertaining stories quite well. As is evident in this amusing article.

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by Alan Rich

Alan Rich — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:04:49 +0000

Lucky daughter & family. Can you copy DVDs? My ATWATER KENT can’t.

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by Alan Rich

Alan Rich — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

As jokes go, this is pretty lame. Sounds more like some serious arts promotion nowadays. My “HORROR STORY” STANDS

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by Richard Mitnick

Richard Mitnick — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:23:46 +0000

Fortunately, those of us in the New York City Metropolitan area were able to hear the premier concert with the John Adams “City Noir” and the Mahler first symphony via NPR/music.

But, then, WNET Public Television gave us the concert on a “Great Performances” program. I recorded the concert. I will cut a DVD. Then, I will rip the DVD to .mp4 so that I can put the concert video on my computer and then on my Zune. That way, I can watch and listen flying out to your great city to see my daughter and her family.

I really loved the John Adams piece.

I have just gotten the Mahler Symphonies, with Rafael Kubelick and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Mahler is totally new for me. I am playing the cycle on my Zune on my exercise walks.
I have a running commentary on my weblog, “Whither Public Radio and serious music” at http://richardmitnick.wordpress.com.

The first three symphonies were just to blaring and brassy for me. I am sure that it is to my discredit. But the fourth!! I said, “…viva viva Mahler…’ all light and lyric, what a relief. I suppose I am showing my ignorance.

Thanks for your article on “The Dude” and the first concert.

>>RSM

Comment on GUSTAV, GUSTAVO, BUON GUSTO by MarK

MarK — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:10:22 +0000

The link for the blog post i mentioned above is: leonardslatkin.com/news092309.shtml.