Classical Music for Aficionados
Jim . Did a little Plane spotting today because of European storm. Giant USAF C-17 transport coming into Preswick looked like a rock dancer, and USAF only uses pilots on those monsters with mucho miles in their log book. At my usual target , Amsterdam Schiphol, which is always windy , commercial liners were taking a dozen or more go-arounds to get them down . I was scared watching them ! I would estimate gusts from 80 to 100 miles . To top it off a BA flight rode the storm jet- wind and set an all time record from JFK to Heathrow , less than 5 hours . Is your house OK ? |
Angela Hewitt’s unique F278 Fazioli was destroyed in an attempt to lift it on to a trolley Hewitt said her F278 Fazioli, the only one in the world fitted with four pedals, and worth at least £150,000, was “kaputt”. She said: “I hope my piano will be happy in piano heaven.” “I adored this piano. It was my best friend, best companion. I loved how it felt when I was recording – giving me the possibility to do anything I wanted.” He said: “Every single piano is different and you grow with them and they change as they age and you develop together. For a pianist at that level a piano becomes an extension of your body and that’s why she dragged it around for her recordings.” . “Paolo [Fazioli] says he will never fit four pedals ever again to it [a F278] because it was such a pain in the arse.” https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/11/virtuoso-mourns-beloved-150000-piano-smashed-by-movers |
