--- Harry Pickett <hjpickett@cablenet-va.com> wrote: > "The harpsichord is a light and delicate thing" > George Bernard Shaw described the Harpsichord as > "Skeletons copulating > on a tine roof" > The pianist who did two days ago was Roslyn Tureck, > my favorite Bach > interpreter on the piano. > Cheers > Harry > My favourite too - she's incredible. I saw her 25 years ago in London - she played the Goldberg Variations on the harpsichord, and then after an inverval she played them again on the piano. Absolutely brought the house down. The standing ovation lasted nearly 10 minutes. She has a wonderful rich, even tone on the piano Bob. ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/
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