tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post110676232781118496..comments2023-11-20T10:17:40.928+00:00Comments on Good in Parts: By way of an elegy....Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-1106818442786874772005-01-27T09:34:00.000+00:002005-01-27T09:34:00.000+00:00I have a fairly ancient recording of tortelier pla...I have a fairly ancient recording of tortelier playing the Elgar - totally fab. it has to be a Desert Island piece, surelymaggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246507654740964519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-1106786799927982252005-01-27T00:46:00.000+00:002005-01-27T00:46:00.000+00:00Oh, wow - I LOVE du Pre's playing and haven't thou...Oh, wow - I LOVE du Pre's playing and haven't thought about her in ages. How cool would it have been to hear that concert? I'll bet the masterclass was a thrill though! I'm a flutist and pianist myself, and I've found some of my best teachers hearing them give masterclasses to other players.<br /><br />By the way - I found your blog through Real E Fun and I really enjoy your writing style!LindseyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01854324007177738140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-1106763329506974882005-01-26T18:15:00.000+00:002005-01-26T18:15:00.000+00:00Pstt. Don't tell everyone, but I'm a cellist, too....Pstt. Don't tell everyone, but I'm a cellist, too. That would have been wonderful to have heard Du Pre playing the Elgar.<br /><br />Last time I heard it (live, I mean), the soloist was Raphael Wallfisch. The acoustics were terrible, though, and it was hard to hear him over the echoey sound of the orchestra at times. Unfortunately, I was rather tactless, and I said to Wallfisch afterwards, "I'm sure it was wonderful, but it's a shame I couldn't hear you much because of the acoustics." It just slipped out, and he looked terribly disappointed.<br /><br />I was more tactful when I met Lynn Harrell, who I think plays the Dvorak absolutely beautifully.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your Du Pre memories!<br /><br />Dave Rattigan :)David L Rattiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524484021153263418noreply@blogger.com