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daveinnorfolk
post Sep 24 2007, 08:36 PM
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Carlo is a great ambassador for the Organ, and getting people into serious organ music. His own playing however is poor and limited in repertoire. He's a lot like pavarotti really, whom many Opera conniseurs hate with a passion

Enough said
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post Sep 25 2007, 07:44 AM
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QUOTE(guilmant @ Sep 24 2007, 12:00 PM) *

QUOTE(Susie @ Sep 23 2007, 10:12 PM) *


What do all you organ buffs think of Carlo Curley?


If there were ever a question that might end this thread, then this is it.

Watch, wait and see...........


Well, I'm sure I didn't mean to end the thread. I have to say that I agree with daveinnorfolk, and I know that my husband gives CC a wide berth too. I was just wondering whether our view was shared by others.
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post Sep 25 2007, 08:50 AM
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"Carlo Curly" and "wide berth" in the same sentence (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Who'd have thought?

I prefer to avoid Virgil Fox whenever possible.

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Well, I'm sure I didn't mean to end the thread. I have to say that I agree with daveinnorfolk, and I know that my husband gives CC a wide berth too. I was just wondering whether our view was shared by others.
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post Sep 25 2007, 09:20 AM
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QUOTE(Barry Thain @ Sep 25 2007, 09:50 AM) *

"Carlo Curly" and "wide berth" in the same sentence (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Who'd have thought?

I prefer to avoid Virgil Fox whenever possible.

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Well, I'm sure I didn't mean to end the thread. I have to say that I agree with daveinnorfolk, and I know that my husband gives CC a wide berth too. I was just wondering whether our view was shared by others.



Well apparently he's lost a lot of weight now, though I haven't seen him play for a number of years. What shouldn't be questioned is that he probably does still have a great technique, but doing lollipops all the time doesn't show him off. I have a friend who worked for Decca in the last century when CC was producing really top notch records of difficult repertoire.

The analogy with Pav is a good one. Why flog yourself to death doing something of minority interest to educated musicians (organ recitals to two men and a dog/singing on the opera stage) when there's big bucks to be made by clever marketing and promoting (big recitals with own organ/doing opera highlights in the park in front of the blue rinse brigade who would never set foot in an opera house).

And believe you me, CC is not cheap!
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post Apr 13 2008, 04:30 PM
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EH????
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post Apr 13 2008, 05:00 PM
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Not nice. I see that the lady has posted here before. Have the moderators seen this?

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post Apr 13 2008, 05:02 PM
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Several posts reported.

Advice on how to block the user so that one doesn't have to see the offensive material in Barry Clari's thread in the cafe.
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post Apr 13 2008, 05:13 PM
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Not nice. I see that the lady has posted here before. Have the moderators seen this?

Barry Williams


I think that the term "lady" is somewhat of a misnomer, Barry.
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post May 8 2008, 10:54 PM
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My favourite Organist is Roger Tivey brilliant talented player (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post May 9 2008, 09:30 AM
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My favourite Organist is Roger Tivey brilliant talented player (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Who he? Googling wasn't much help. Where can we hear his next recital?
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post May 16 2008, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE(guilmant @ May 9 2008, 10:30 AM) *

QUOTE(Tiffintop @ May 8 2008, 11:54 PM) *

My favourite Organist is Roger Tivey brilliant talented player (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Who he? Googling wasn't much help. Where can we hear his next recital?

He's retired now originally from the Northants area Our Mr Music very talented indeed brilliant Organist. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Sep 27 2008, 10:17 PM
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Geraint Bowen from Hereford Cathedral and Ian Tracey from Liverpool Cathedral are my two favourite.
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post Sep 28 2008, 12:23 PM
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For Baroque music and early music, my favourite Organist is Gustav Leonhardt

For French Music, my favourite Organist is Marie-Claire Alain

For really modern and Jazzy Stuff I absolutly Love Carol Williams - oh no I mean DR Carol Williams (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I would tell you the organists that I dont like but its not relavant to this post and after my last post on the organ playing of my tutor, ive been put off critisising people for a while.
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It would have to be Theo Saunders largely because I know him, he used to teach me, and used to play at one of my churches.

I just played with google and apparently he got his FRCO at 20, I thought it was bad enough someone in the year below me at school getting his ARCO in the sixth form.
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post Oct 8 2008, 09:01 PM
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I love listening to John Kitchen in Edinburgh - he plays with such style and character.


Well, as a former pupil, I'm inclined to agree, and a great teacher.

I have to say, I've never been disappointed by Thomas Trotter. Superlative musician and great with audiences, an excellent ambassador for our instrument.
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