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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (2463)	4/20/1998 12:53:00 AM
From: Berney	Respond to of 11051

Janko, well alas, you're in my time zone! Well, almost. Let me reaffirm Janko's position. Who is the largest private employer in the U.S.? And, could you support your family working for minimum wage. I admire what the GDR has undertaken. Could we possibly imagine in good ole' USA adopting Mexico and bringing their living standards up to ours. Wow. I equally enjoyed the conversation with Janko. Seven months of talking to someone on a computer and, finally, we get to chat. A treasure! Berney

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (2463)	4/20/1998 9:03:00 AM
From: MonsieurGonzo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11051

DJ; RE:" Gershwin " >while taxing in munich delta played me coupla bars of something called 'american in Paris'. Not bad, man. Keep composing... I really like Gershwin (to play) for a lot of reasons, DJ. His melodies are taken from the ethnic blues, which is the kind of music I grew up listening to in New Orleans, and can play by ear (after all, most have only three chords and a back-beat to tap your foot by). But the fingering - my god! His sense of the tactile - the way he makes you move those digits - is like Bach's sense of mathematical order, only realized in a different medium: touch. Most modern pianists play 'Rhapsody in...' and 'American in...' way too fast - as a piano/pyro-technics piece. There are times when you need to effortlessly run three octaves, yeah - like the way Spielberg or Lucas would spend 15% of the movie's budget on a spectacular scene (that only lasted 120 seconds on-screen) - only to return to the original, human-scale of the presentation. Oscar Levant had it down. Maybe you have to be really crazy (^_^) I don't think Glenn Gould could do it right. OTOH, I really like Katchaturian a lot - I've collected old, Moscow Radio Orchestra recordings of Oistrakh for many years. As Gershwin reflects the ethnic soul of the Americans, Oistrakh did the same for mother Russia. Perhaps I just like really fine soul music. Of course, I can't read music, DJ - that really makes learning 'Rhapsody in...' a lot more fun! -Steve