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

[Charles McElwain <mcelwain_lists@nowac.org>]

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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