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Blog Thread 4; Live Free or Blog Hard - 'cos we all like blogging
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 24 Jan 2013, 13:08 ---That's an excellent review! When you first posted about the concert I looked at the website hoping it might be in London and entertaining unrealistic ideas about going to it (I wouldn't be able to afford it even if I had time). Does he play in the UK often?
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He played at King's Place, London a couple of weeks ago (I went); an all-Birtwistle concert that he largely arranged, to go with the opening of an exhibition of art by Adam Birtwistle, the composer's son. [BTW, yes it is Birtwistle with no "h" in.]
He's playing in Birmingham next month, I think - (Googles) yes, here we go. That's an interesting one; I may try to go.
He usually plays in the BBC Proms, and often at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. I guess he gets over to the UK 6-9 times a year, and to the USA 4-6 times a year (he has an O-1B visa). He goes to Japan most years, and was in Australia last year. His agent once got a bit overenthusiastic, so that he had a rehearsal in Norway the same day as a concert in Spain - that involved getting a private jet...
He's allowed to reschedule his teaching in Stuttgart as much as he likes, but he is required to fit it all in somehow.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Redball on 24 Jan 2013, 13:44 ---That's a great review! And I need to hear some of that music.
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I don't have a recording of the Birtwistle yet (he's recorded all of Birtwistle's previous piano music, though); I've got him playing some Busoni in his mid-20s, and also several recordings of the Debussy from that time; I may slip you one or two that are good enough. There is also a recording of the concerto that Carter wrote him five years or so ago.
Some of you may not know that I recorded and engineered his first few CDs for him - the most popular of those is probably this.
Jace:
I've never had trouble with having my ID when I bought cigarettes (I don't smoke, but I've bought for friends when on the way to their house) or alcohol. I am never upset about being carded either because I know that I have to present ID to purchase it. I also keep my ID in my wallet and I couldn't fathom that people wouldn't have their ID until I remembered that a lot of people that go clubbing or out to bars don't carry a wallet, instead just having their ID and cash or cards in their pocket, and they probably leave them at home frequently.
de_la_Nae:
Indiana theoretically charges about twelve dollars for a state-backed photo ID, but they have a lot of exceptions they'll make to just give you one. I think for example in preparation for last November's elections as long as you had some other pieces of paperwork in order they were handing them out to just about anyone who could prove majority residence (we've had voter ID laws for a while now).
Bluesummers:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 24 Jan 2013, 12:54 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 21 Jan 2013, 06:22 ---Oh look, a concert today.
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Oh look, a review as well. ;D
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Wow...impressive. You're related, I assume? :psyduck:
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