tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post4699990566204169809..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: The Left Hand Zig-Zagswstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-91574327122581566172008-12-03T19:13:00.000-06:002008-12-03T19:13:00.000-06:00So interesting that you should mention the Troy Sa...So interesting that you should mention the Troy Savings Bank. I have a recording or two (Dorians, as you say) from that venue. The one I remember specifically (I'm not at home) is the piano and organ sonatas of Julius Ruebke by the brilliant French organist Jean Guillou. I think my couple volumes of Reger works for solo violin with Ulrike-Animé Mathé might also have been recorded there.<br><br>As for this recording, the iTunes download (I'm getting so lazy in my old age) does not have any booklet with it, so I am unsure.wunellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-40684773975900071692008-12-03T13:31:00.000-06:002008-12-03T13:31:00.000-06:00Joplin himself said that rags shouldn't be pla...Joplin himself said that rags shouldn't be played fast. <i>Solace</i> is my favorite, too. I've always thought of rags as character-pieces, not blueprints for improvisation. One more thing I have to read up on, I guess.<br><br>Was this recorded in the old Troy Savings Bank Music Hall? It's considered to be the most-acoustically appealing venue in the country, and <i>Dorian</i> records used to record there almost exclusively. I've heard a variety of concerts there, from orchestras to folkies, and it sounds better than anything.shrimplatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.com