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Re: [F_minor] Alicia de Larrocha's passing 9-25-09



Title: Re: [F_minor] Alicia de Larrocha's passing 9-25-09
Even more apropos, on Saturday, 9/26, the day after GG's birthday, Barbra Streisand performed at the famous Greenwich Village jazz club (97 seats), the Village Vanguard.  It was the first time she'd performed there, in such a venue, since 1961.

The NYTimes has a nice piece on her, that refers to GG being a self-confessed "Streisand freak" (from his review of her 1976 album "Classical Barbra"), and talks with her about her approach to making music.

"Streisand's Fine Instrument and Classic Instinct"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/arts/music/27tomm.html?_r=1&ref=music
"The Village Vanguard Set List"
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/barbra-streisand-the-village-vanguard-set-list/

(There's a few other articles there as well, about the sociology of the performance.  All the seats were free, distributed by lottery, so some people who never would have had a chance to see her, did.)

Now, if only Petula Clark had sat in on the set and sang with Barbra, it truly could have been a GG birthday party...

At 9:54 AM -0500 9/28/09, Kpapademas wrote:
FYI: In case you have not heard:
The passing of pianist Alicia de Larrocha on Friday, September 25, 2009
(GG's birthday anniversary).
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/arts/music/26larrocha.html?_r=4&hp
 
Clips showing Madame Alicia with Dudley Moore
http://nemirovski.blogspot.com/2008/04/alicia-de-larrochas-rehearsal-and.html
 
 
Katherine


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