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Thats great henry, will watch it through when ive got time to savour it.
Thanks for making this available to us.
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Opinions? Good? Bad? Ugly?
sorry henry, dont know about others but i want to sit and watch this properly when im on wifi, and not using up mb on my phone. And just simply havent had the occasion yet. Full report when i do.
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Henry, sorry for delay. Am up to 25mins, more to follow.
Wow, how brilliant.
Good opening introduction from you, nice mix of info and personal context. Pitched just right for your audience.
Bruce definitely is a showman, and a relaxed entertainer. Set the scene well.
Se telefonando, wow, your girl did so well!! A tough song. You need good lungs to sing it coz it leaves any singer breathless, but ms ramirez did brilliantly.
Nice job on Gringo like me, at first i wasnt quite sure about the humour/slightly tongue in cheek approach but italian songwords in english can be a bit clonky/ squirmy - however, once into the song Mr Yacko pulled it off. And his finale was very powerful.
The theme from la Due stagione della vita by maegan mcConnell was just beautiful. Excellent italian prose and style.
Overall, so far, superb! And gutted it was in a different continent!!
I know several uk and euro Ennio fans who would've gone after Indio and his gang armed just with a housebrick for a chance of a front row seat.
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Jan 9, 2016 - 10:43 PM
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Morricone
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Henry, sorry for delay. Am up to 25mins, more to follow.
Wow, how brilliant.
Good opening introduction from you, nice mix of info and personal context. Pitched just right for your audience.
Bruce definitely is a showman, and a relaxed entertainer. Set the scene well.
Se telefonando, wow, your girl did so well!! A tough song. You need good lungs to sing it coz it leaves any singer breathless, but ms ramirez did brilliantly.
Nice job on Gringo like me, at first i wasnt quite sure about the humour/slightly tongue in cheek approach but italian songwords in english can be a bit clonky/ squirmy - however, once into the song Mr Yacko pulled it off. And his finale was very powerful.
The theme from la Due stagione della vita by maegan mcConnell was just beautiful. Excellent italian prose and style.
Overall, so far, superb! And gutted it was in a different continent!!
I know several uk and euro Ennio fans who would've gone after Indio and his gang armed just with a housebrick for a chance of a front row seat.
THANK YOU!
Mr. Yacko's wry approach to "Gringo Like Me" was totally from my suggestion. It represented the group of songs Morricone wrote with Italian lyricists in English. The results can definitely approach the obtuse.
But your appreciation and expression of how worthy the concert is heartening.
My love for composers has always been accompanied and contrasted by the idea they should put more value to the music they have specifically created. Goldmith, Williams, Bernstein, Morricone and from what I understand Herrmann watered down their music and their repertoire for the concert hall. Somehow I don't see Morricone doing half these pieces in concert. So this backyard concert, and these artists wonderful performances, became all the more precious when I realized how rare it all is. I play this tape at least once a week, not just for nostalgia, but because many of these are my favorite renditions of this music.
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Its great henry. More to follow when i have a wifi time to watch the rest.
Anyone who hasnt checked this out really should.
You would pay to see these people perform!
Henry you need to speak to maegan and ms ramirez and take this show on the road!! Ha ha.
London....paris...milan...munich....amsterdam...and my house!!
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Jan 11, 2016 - 10:56 AM
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Henry, congratulations for setting up such a truly entertaining show. You picked up outstanding tunes that deserved to be featured on that evening. Like BillCarson and others said, the singers and musiciens all have achieved a great performance. Also, Bruce Kimmel's presentation is hilarious. I especially liked the moment where he compared your numbered soundtracks with an auction!
Bill, thanks for welcoming me in the thread dedicated to LA CORRISPONDENZA.
Laurent
Thank you and welcome Laurent!
I enjoyed your contributions over the years to everything Morricone. You are an expert I bow to.
I know many who do not come here because of the combative nature of some of the members but I have found between the abuse button (for those who cross the line) and the ignore button (for those whose comments you find consistently annoying) things have remained relatively civil here.
Thanks for the complements! I desperately needed that. The amount of work I and, particularly, the artists, did over quite a few months was amazing but stressful. They, for me, performed astoundingly well (particularly under the circumstances). And I wish more who said they were coming had come.
Bruce Kimmel who brings that showmanship practically every month to the Federal, a north Hollywood eatery (next one this sunday), added a real cherry to the sundae. That E PER TETTO UN CIELO DI STELLE whistling number was not an easy thing to do. And that mike was not exactly geared for such a piece and this was outside. A couple times he wanted to switch to an easier Morricone piece but he could see how much in love with it I was. In the end the simple beauty of this rare piece came through. I thank him and Tom Griep who made the whole smorgasboard (18 songs!) work.
BTW the whistling is no surprise since Bruce did that on the Varese compilation Morricone album "Once Upon A Time In The Cinema".
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