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Offline quantum

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RIP Claudio Abbado
on: January 20, 2014, 02:21:47 PM
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Offline mjames

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Re: RIP Claudio Abbado
Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014, 04:32:45 PM
Died before I could ever listen to him live....sigh...rest in peace maestro

And coincidentally, yesterday I was listening to his rendition of Verdi's Requiem.
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Offline Bob

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Re: RIP Claudio Abbado
Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014, 07:58:56 PM
I was just thinking we've still got all the recordings.  Haha.  Kind of overlooks the person, but the recordings are here whether the person is dead or alive.
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Offline senanserat

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Re: RIP Claudio Abbado
Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 01:14:03 AM
Its kinda sad to think someone dies and the world just doesn't give a damn. Keep spinning alright
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Re: RIP Claudio Abbado
Reply #4 on: January 25, 2014, 11:40:37 PM
Yep, but we still have the recordings.  That's the only way I knew of him.

And, even though he's dead, if you record a piece he recorded, you'll still be competing against him for sales and ears.  Amusing.
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