Happy Birthday!!!!

[randmc]

If you didn't know, it's Mozarts 250th birthday soon-January 27th. And I've been invited to play at an all-Mozart concert tomorrow; so I decided to play the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations (sorry, forgot real name)...what are you doing for Mozart's birthday tomorrow?

[ahinton]

If you didn't know, it's Mozarts 250th birthday soon-January 27th. And I've been invited to play at an all-Mozart concert tomorrow; so I decided to play the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations (sorry, forgot real name)...what are you doing for Mozart's birthday tomorrow?

Firstly, Mozart's 250th birthday is, as you already wrote, not "tomorrow" but on 27 January.
Secondly, since this is a piano forum, may I make so bold as to mention that 27 January 2006 happens also to be the 69th birthday of John Ogdon?

Best,

Alistair

[pianistimo]

very cool.  happy birthday to both. 

ah! vous dirai-je, maman   K 265   (seems that it doesn't translate exactly - looks like 'are you my mother?)

[randmc]

Firstly, Mozart's 250th birthday is, as you already wrote, not "tomorrow" but on 27 January.
Secondly, since this is a piano forum, may I make so bold as to mention that 27 January 2006 happens also to be the 69th birthday of John Ogdon?

Best,

Alistair

If I already wrote it, why bring it up? And who, may I ask, is John Ogdon?

[abell88]

ah! vous dirai-je, maman   K 265   (seems that it doesn't translate exactly - looks like 'are you my mother?)

Ah, I will tell you, mother.

[tompilk]

If I already wrote it, why bring it up? And who, may I ask, is John Ogdon?

lol... are we going to turn this into another opus clavicembalisticum thread? Everybody get ready for the ride... no offensive language please... lol

[ahinton]

If I already wrote it, why bring it up? And who, may I ask, is John Ogdon?

You may ask - indeed you already have asked - although I am a little surprised that so well-known a pianist would have totally escaped the notice of anyone on this forum. Anyway, he was English, born in 1937 and died in 1989 aged 52, was a prodigious and widely-read musician who apparently once learnt and then publicly performed Brahms 2 all on one day, developed a phenomenally wide-ranging repertoire including Busoni's Piano Concerto (his recording of it was the first of that work ever to be released) and many other Busoni works, was joint first prizewinner with Ashkenazy in the 1962 Tchaikovsky Competition and went on to give many performances, make a vast number of recordings and compose a piano concerto and quite a few other works during his relatively short career. One of his final achievements was two performances and a recording of a certain work which I will not name but which you will find in a post a little above this one...

Best,

Alistair

[ahinton]

lol... are we going to turn this into another opus clavicembalisticum thread? Everybody get ready for the ride... no offensive language please... lol

I don't know. Who's "we", specifically? Don't look at me - I'll not be travelling in that particular airspace in this thread - especially as Mozart never wrote the abovementioned piece. As you'll note above, I've endeavoured to answer the question concerned - albeit with absurd succinctness - without mentioning it...

Best,

Alistair

[tompilk]

Thank you, with sincerity...(if thats how you spell it)
Tom

[apion]

who apparently once learnt and then publicly performed Brahms 2 all on one day,

Imposserous .......

[tompilk]

Imposserous .......

i wouldn't doubt it... this true randomly... (sorry stevie but i like your way of speaking)

[Jacey1973]

Keep an eye out on BBC radio 4 (on digital) - on 27th Jan there are 3 programmes about Mozart, which includes the live broadcasting of 5 hours worth of Mozart concerts from around the world - however this is from 11pm till 4am!! I will probably end up staying up half the night!

Also on Sat night (28th) they are showing highlights of the previous night before. Have a look here for details of Mozart concerts/broadcasts from the BBC (radio and television): https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/mozart/

To celebrate Mozart's birthday I am going to see the Academy of St Martin in the Fields chorus and orchestra performing Mozart's clarinet concerto and requiem on saturday night....amongst many other Mozart themed concerts this year. I don't think anyone can escape hearing Mozart...not that we'd want to!

I was thinking today how Mozart died so relatively young (in his 30s)...yet how much he achieved in such a lifetime...it's amazing we are still celebrating his music over 200 years later and it still sounds so fresh, new and exciting.

[ahinton]

Imposserous .......

John Ogdon was quite at home in the world of the "imposserous" (even though he'd almost certainly never heard that actual word himself). He was actually interviewed after the performance and asked how he had managed to achieve what he had on this occasion - in which, apparently, he did not even have time and opportinuty to learn this concerto at the instrument but instead absorbed it on the train on the way to the performance with the score before him. With an innocence typical of him, he answered "oh, but I'd heard it lots of times!". Having worked with him, I can easily see that this could well have been perfectly true - and, believe me, anyone less inclined to show off his prowess, past or present, would be "imposserous" to imagine...

Best,

Alistair

[randmc]

John Ogdon was quite at home in the world of the "imposserous" (even though he'd almost certainly never heard that actual word himself). He was actually interviewed after the performance and asked how he had managed to achieve what he had on this occasion - in which, apparently, he did not even have time and opportinuty to learn this concerto at the instrument but instead absorbed it on the train on the way to the performance with the score before him. With an innocence typical of him, he answered "oh, but I'd heard it lots of times!". Having worked with him, I can easily see that this could well have been perfectly true - and, believe me, anyone less inclined to show off his prowess, past or present, would be "imposserous" to imagine...

Best,

Alistair

You know, an author once told me that summarizing is a gift. I, being the rebel that I was, disagreed with him. I felt that it is more of a skill.

[ahinton]

You know, an author once told me that summarizing is a gift. I, being the rebel that I was, disagreed with him. I felt that it is more of a skill.

Whatever anyone may think - positively, negatively or otherwise - I am only too well aware of the sheer inadequacy of my above attempt to encapsulate John Ogdon in a mere brief paragraph...

Best,

Alistair

[sharon_f]

Well, where I am now it is the 27th, so.....

HAPPY 250th WOLFGANG!!!!!! (And Happy Birthday to Mr. Ogdon, too.)

[brahms_schumann]

If you didn't know, it's Mozarts 250th birthday soon-January 27th. And I've been invited to play at an all-Mozart concert tomorrow; so I decided to play the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star variations (sorry, forgot real name)...what are you doing for Mozart's birthday tomorrow?

I am going to Salzburg by train to attand there to a masterclass and concert

[Mozartian]

Happy Birthday Mozart!

I celebrated by taking a break from SAT studying and playing through some sonatas and the twinkle variations, as well as having the Moz in my CD player all day. Love my Mozart.

[randmc]

You know, an author once told me that summarizing is a gift. I, being the rebel that I was, disagreed with him. I felt that it is more of a skill.

No offense, but I'm not sure brief is the right word...

[pianorama]

I was just about to start a post about this too, but you beat me to it. Unfortantly, the only Mozart song that I know well enough not to embarrass myself is a duet for piano and violin. On Feb. 19 I am playing that duet at the Gloria Dei Luthran Church at an all-Mozart concert. I wish they could have made the concert closer to his birthday. Why couldn't they done it on Jan.28 or 29th? Or heck, even today for tradition's sake? The song I'm playing is Allemande, K 509. In haven't met the violinist yet, but I get to practice with her on Sunday (Jan. 29^th). As for today, I played Happy Birthday for him about 3 times, and played my part of the duet alone, but it sounds pretty weird since I'm playing the harmony for the most part. For the concert, they even have tickets that say "Mostly Mozart" that cost $15 dollars for an adult to get in! ($5 for students and children, and $10 for seniors.) I get in for free since I'm performing. (Just imagin charging a child to perform a song!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART!

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