tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post480334230041292343..comments2024-01-24T08:24:14.555-05:00Comments on My Favorite Intermissions: Stream of ConsciousnessMaury D'annatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-72379289204984465242007-03-13T21:39:00.000-05:002007-03-13T21:39:00.000-05:00Yeah, I used to think of Berberian's Surabaya John...Yeah, I used to think of Berberian's Surabaya Johnny vs. Stratas' as a good example of camp vs. kitsch, respectively. I'm not sure that makes any sense to me anymore. Anyway, you've put me in mind of my intro to Cathy B. which was a musician friend freshman year, an excellent guitarist, playing me Surabaya Johnny. I didn't remember that until just now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-58618928469269336472007-03-13T18:48:00.000-05:002007-03-13T18:48:00.000-05:00Listen to Cathy Berberian's recording of "Surabaya...Listen to Cathy Berberian's recording of "Surabaya Johnny", if you're searching for something "exquisitely sarcastic".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-32466827683353849942007-03-08T10:06:00.000-05:002007-03-08T10:06:00.000-05:00Gregory: I'm pestering Alex von Wellsung to tutor ...Gregory: I'm pestering Alex von Wellsung to tutor me in putting sound files on here, and then maybe I'll post it. With rather large disclaimers.Maury D'annatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136129943169313348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-48011909343627525892007-03-07T09:51:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:51:00.000-05:00I must own "Little Alabama Coon". I rejoice in suc...I must own "Little Alabama Coon". I rejoice in such anachronistic incorrectness. The gauntlet has been thrown, and now it's up to me to find it, though I'm hoping Maury has it and can direct me to a recording, commercially available or otherwise.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529720009266903423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-89441892962627708582007-03-05T12:43:00.000-05:002007-03-05T12:43:00.000-05:00ticket to ride; i want to hold your hand; michelle...ticket to ride; i want to hold your hand; michelle; eleanor rigsby; yellow submarine; here, there, and everywhere; hide your love away; yesterday; can't buy me love; girl; hard day's night<BR/><BR/>all recently released on a french cd entitled "beatles arias," although i think it's only available in, er, france.<BR/><BR/>she more or less *did* do a recital of embarassing stephen foster songsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-86224895836074481122007-03-05T04:41:00.000-05:002007-03-05T04:41:00.000-05:00I love Galli-Curci's version. Never knew it was i...I love Galli-Curci's version. Never knew it was in an anime flick, though.JSUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477558636942883735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-74693807202106314142007-03-05T01:37:00.000-05:002007-03-05T01:37:00.000-05:00also: I didn't realize that there were so many rec...also: I didn't realize that there were so many recordings of Home, Sweet Home. The only one that I'm familiar with (and it tears my little beating heart out) is Amelita Galli-Curci's, which gives one of the most poignant moments in Grave of the Fireflies a particularly heartbreaking quality.<BR/><BR/>wow. i am sentimental.alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585425683549946199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17999907.post-38352192415562806992007-03-05T01:34:00.000-05:002007-03-05T01:34:00.000-05:00oh hey! i love cathy berberian!I used have, illega...oh hey! i love cathy berberian!<BR/><BR/>I used have, illegally, of course (please note past tense!) at least a half-dozen or so of the beatles um...rearrangements. and they were all a hoot, though i think some were rather better done than the others.<BR/><BR/>off the top of my head, i remember hearing Help! and Eleanor Rigby. OH! And the favorite of the ones I had heard, I Wanna Hold Your Hand.<BR/><BR/>I think some of them are played in a rather long interview taken by Charles Amirkhanian (sp?).<BR/><BR/>You can access links to the stream here: http://rchrd.com/weblog/pivot/entry.php?id=147<BR/><BR/>though I think it still pops up on my sidebar playlist. Of course there's a lot of talk about this and that in between (no idea if you happen to like that stuff as much as I seem to...)<BR/><BR/>berberian is kind of a hero to me (ha, betcha couldn't have guessed!) for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the piecemeal yet dogged development of her voice and technique and the recognition and subsequent capitalization on the weaknesses and strengths of her vocal capabilities...<BR/><BR/>hmmm. it seems Ms. Berberian has an even sparser wiki entry than Ms. Podles. I suspect that my regard for (and hence, temptation to make additions to the internets about) Ms. Berberian are somewhat similar to yours for Ms. Podles.<BR/><BR/>(flipping through a relatively recent issue of Opera Now, I became deliriously giddy to read a reviewer rave about Tom Meglioranza's programming and performance of Berberian's Stripsody!)alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585425683549946199noreply@blogger.com