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User Details - civilwartamarin
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Casey Clausen | |
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Quandom clarinetist, husband to a lovely contralto, subscriber to the Minnesota Orchestra, member of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Science Museum of Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota Atheists, and friend to SACDs. Growing up in Iowa, I claim proximal affiliation to Dvorak, John Wayne, and Clair Patterson. Now in Saint Paul, I consider myself lucky to be surrounded by good music. Aside from the wonderful choir of which my wife is a part (Singers in Accord), she and I have seen some memorable performances at Orchestra Hall. Those include Beethoven's 9th with all the soloists from BIS' wonderful recording, Jean Yves Thibaudet playing Themes on a Variation of Paganini, Aho's 9th symphony, and Sudbin with Beethoven's 4th piano concerto. Most recently, attended Stephen Hough performing Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 and Alisa Weilerstein playing Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1. I've enjoyed this website for a number of years now, back to when I sold hi-fi in college, and am pleased to say I'm only a few discs away from having all of Bob Dylan's works available on SACD! It's hard to pick my favorite discs, but some include: Beethoven's 9th with the Minnesota Orchestra, Leontyne Price's Arias from the Living Stereo series, Beck's Sea Change, Van Cliburn's Tchaikovsky's 1st piano concerto from the Living Stereo series, Zenph re-performances of Gould and Tatum with the binaural headphone deal, the two Björk albums, Hough / Rachmaninov piano concerti cycle, and Roxy Music's Avalon. Finally, just because you like bagpipes and taiko drums does not mean you should buy Ontophony. |
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA | |
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Marantz SR7000 receiver Infinity Alpha series fronts, center, rear Velodyne CHT15 sub Pioneer DV563A SACD/DVD player Grado SR225 headphones. |
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tedlythesignificant@yahoo.com | |
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February 28, 2013
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| I'm a big fan of this recording. I listen to it about as much as I listen to the same concerto with Richter, Hough, Horowitz, Argerich, and Volodos. Each of the six bring something a little different that keeps me coming back. There is a bit of occasion around the Van Cliburn on account of the competition. ... more | |
June 21, 2012
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| Speaking of Sudbin, will any of the Beethoven concerti be recorded next year while the Minnesota Orchestra is away from their regular home? While I would welcome Sudbin playing anything, I haven't heard anyone play Liszt like Arnaldo Cohen. Armenian, if you haven't checked out Cohen's Liszt on BIS, I cannot recommend it enough. My Cziffra has been ... more | |
May 14, 2012
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| I ordered this thinking it was a Nick Cave album! Oh well, I'll almost certainly like it anyway. Thanks for the tip! ... more | |
May 8, 2012
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| No worries. I understood the post as you intended it to read. Interestingly, North Dakota's main concern is convincing people to move to the state. There really isn't much talk of arts funding at this time in the USA, but plenty of talk on the big topics of the day. Hopefully those big topics are resolved sooner than later so arts can be discussed ... more | |
May 8, 2012
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| I'd be interested in seeing data supporting this, so I'd know just how far behind we are. I suspect that where I live there is a good deal more support for the arts than other states, but I wouldn't want to state that as fact without some kind of supporting evidence. The Minnesota Orchestra is receiving an overhaul to its lobby area. There are two ... more | |
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