Comments on: A brief remark on playing the cello http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1405 We of course all understand it, being intellectuals. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:47:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1405&cpage=1#comment-4565 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:01:00 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=1405#comment-4565 I’m having that printed on a t-shirt, Ruth, your Romberg remark. That was my initial reaction to him too, that I’d rather be playing Bach. I suspect my teacher assigned me this piece to force me to deal with fiddly notes and vibrato.

]]> By: ruth http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1405&cpage=1#comment-4564 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 01:17:27 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=1405#comment-4564 just play bach Mig. F*** Romberg. Life’s too short; I can’t get enough bach . all there is to learn is there plus it’s the best book ever written. gawd romberg. gimme a break. romberg was some bank clerk equivalent making a buck with all his flashy fast notes. NO. if you’re gonna play the cello (which you are) Make music man. you can do it.

ps in s’burg again this summer and determined to visit. would you like finally to hear mitridate?

]]> By: anne http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=1405&cpage=1#comment-4563 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:58:21 +0000 http://vermeer.hmdnsgroup.com/~metamorp/?p=1405#comment-4563 i’m sorry, you have seen “the hunger” haven’t you? when david bowie says, “no saccharine!” — if it’s schmaltzy, it’s Your Fault. and if it’s not too schmaltzy, perhaps catherine deneuve or her body double will have a nice little necklace to show you afterwards.

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