tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175206.post5625210510578079231..comments2024-02-10T07:33:09.862-08:00Comments on The Villa-Lobos Magazine: New Choros CD on BISDean Freyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10648812085016268727noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175206.post-76154276040483920992009-07-03T18:27:19.267-07:002009-07-03T18:27:19.267-07:00Am I alone in finding Ortiz's performance blan...Am I alone in finding Ortiz's performance bland and underpowered in places? Gothoni in the Ondine recording is much more characterful and to my ears he moulds the music more idiomatically and effectively. Overall, Ortiz disappoints me. Oramo and his Finnish orchestra play with superb commitment. I find myself turning to the earlier recording more often than to the newer BIS version.<br /><br />Harold LewisHarold Lewishttp://www.hclewis.demon.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175206.post-27338421439818702502008-02-26T20:18:00.000-08:002008-02-26T20:18:00.000-08:00Thanks! It was cool learning more about Liepaja -...Thanks! It was cool learning more about Liepaja - here at Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liepaja - "the city where the wind is born." Also, it's the capital of Latvia's rock music. <BR/><BR/>Latvia's third-largest city is about the same size as the Alberta city where I live, Red Deer, the third-largest city in Alberta - over 80,000 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer%2C_Alberta<BR/><BR/>Here's a link to the International Piano Stars Festival:<BR/><BR/>http://www.orkestris-liepaja.lv/Dean Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648812085016268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175206.post-71088770974996824602008-02-26T15:36:00.000-08:002008-02-26T15:36:00.000-08:00FYI. The correct spelling of the Latvian city is L...FYI. The correct spelling of the Latvian city is Liepaja. Thanks for the useful blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com