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allchopin

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Heads up Houston, Hamelin

on: January 08, 2006, 04:24:35 PM

Hamelin to come Wortham Center Jan 21, 8pm.
It's sponsored by SPAhouston I believe, so check out their website for tickets.

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stevie

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #1 on: January 08, 2006, 10:08:16 PM

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jalgor

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #2 on: January 09, 2006, 02:36:08 PM

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BoliverAllmon

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #3 on: January 09, 2006, 03:45:54 PM

so that is where he went. I knew he was coming soon. I just couldn't remember when. thanks for the info.

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Alde

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #4 on: January 09, 2006, 05:56:12 PM

What is he performing?

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allchopin

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #5 on: January 09, 2006, 07:15:50 PM

Thanks for the spice, stevie.

He'll be playing Bach's French Suite #5, Brahms' Op. 119, Schubert D. 960 sonata, and Liszt's B-A-C-H.

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allchopin

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #6 on: January 23, 2006, 02:09:38 AM

Just a follow-up on the performance for those who missed - The show was excellent, with the usual expected technical feats and a wide range of tone color. I think Hamelin has been misconstrued in the past as a dry performer, but I must tell these people to go to a recent live performance of him.
His encores included a song of Chopin transcribed by Liszt (I'm guessing it was 'My Joys') and a hilarious rendition of the Nokia ring tone, which he had dedicated to a 'special person in the audience, whoever he or she might be' (referring to the person whose cell went off during his Schubert). Anyone else able to make it?

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stevie

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #7 on: January 23, 2006, 10:29:40 AM

HAHAHAHAHAHA respect DA LEGENDARY CG OF DA DOC

please biatch wiz da nokia

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minor9th

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #8 on: January 24, 2006, 12:33:52 AM

Here's his San Francisco program:

SCHUBERT Sonata in A Major, D. 664
VLADIGEROV Sonatina Concertante, Op. 28
WAGNER-LISZT Isoldens Liebestod
VERDI-LISZT Ernani Paraphrase
BELLINI-LISZT Reminiscences de Norma

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #9 on: January 25, 2006, 06:26:14 AM

Quote from: allchopin on January 23, 2006, 02:09:38 AM

Just a follow-up on the performance for those who missed - The show was excellent, with the usual expected technical feats and a wide range of tone color. I think Hamelin has been misconstrued in the past as a dry performer, but I must tell these people to go to a recent live performance of him.
His encores included a song of Chopin transcribed by Liszt (I'm guessing it was 'My Joys') and a hilarious rendition of the Nokia ring tone, which he had dedicated to a 'special person in the audience, whoever he or she might be' (referring to the person whose cell went off during his Schubert). Anyone else able to make it?

OMG

respect THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!

GENIUS COMEDIC GENIUS served with a side of mad-improvisation skill.

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stevie

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #10 on: March 02, 2006, 02:49:36 AM

Quote from: steinwaymodeld on January 25, 2006, 06:26:14 AM

OMG

respect THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!!!

GENIUS COMEDIC GENIUS served with a side of mad-improvisation skill.

hahaha this a rip off of da GAV random sheet, but wiz mo CG

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allchopin

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #11 on: March 02, 2006, 10:34:35 PM

Andrei did something similar? I don't think the sketch itself was an improv, but I doubt he planned to play it before the concert. Either that or he's so used to cell phones going off that he is able to count on it. $:-\$

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viking

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #12 on: March 03, 2006, 02:50:26 AM

Im going to his BUSONI CONCERTO LIVE IN WINNEPEG!!!!

Its gunna be sweet

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jre58591

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #13 on: March 04, 2006, 04:56:50 AM

Quote from: viking on March 03, 2006, 02:50:26 AM

Im going to his BUSONI CONCERTO LIVE IN WINNEPEG!!!!

Its gunna be sweet

lucky bastard. im gonna see his shostakovitch concertos in los angeles on mar 11. i sure hope his encore(s) is(are) good. when will he perform the busoni concerto in los abgeles?

when he does, im there.

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viking

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Re: Heads up Houston, Hamelin

Reply #14 on: March 05, 2006, 04:55:35 PM

Words cannot decribe what I saw last night....

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