Pianophilia

arglmann wrote:[He must have been a good boy and eating his yoghurt erveryday since then.

Correct. I understand Oprah Winfrey wants to interview him about his weight loss programme...

Regards
Fred

Choral conductor John Alldis (1929-2010).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... lldis.html

As we approach the end of the year, let's remember
those composers who passed away during it, who may
not have been previously mentioned in this thread.

Jacques Hétu (1938–2010).
Ariel Ramírez (1921–2010).
Arne Nordheim (1931–2010).
Jack Beeson (1921–2010).
Willem Breuker (1944–2010).
Ann Southam (1937–2010).

Bye bye Babbitt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/arts/ ... .html?_r=1

By turns serious, tough, quizzical and amusing - a composer whose rigorous methods didn't eschew humour. His reputation will only grow with time.

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Dame Margaret Price, the Welsh soprano (who started as a mezzo) has also left us. Her Mahler 4 with Horenstein was magical, and her Isolde unsurpassable in my view.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12315183

a great singer, a tender voice, let me recall her with this

Strauss R. - Vier letzte lieder - Price M.,RAI ROMA,Sawallisch W. - 170580 - Roma.mp3

http://www.sendspace.com/file/qlfi4u

Flautist Richard Adeney (1920-2010).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/ja ... y-obituary

George Shearing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12458355

Very sad news concerning The 5 Browns:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41647449?gt1=4300

Eugene Fodor, just a few days before his 61st birthday:
http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20112/12132/

Conductor Yakov Kreizberg (1959-2011).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... zberg.html#