Steven Isserlis

@StevenIsserlis

Cellist of (and sometimes out of) sorts, Author, Father, Lover of Indian and other food and of the Marx Brothers and other people who make me laugh.

Vrijeme pridruživanja: srpanj 2013.

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  1. Glorious Bergamo on a glorious day...

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  2. 4. velj

    Norman Wisdom, great comedian (and impressive musician too - AND, rather surprisingly, a hero of John Tavener's) b otd 1905: "Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse."

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    An exercise in imagination today, visiting the beautiful Palazzo d’Arco here in Mantova. Mozart stayed here in early 1770 with his father, and we pictured the 13-year-old - voice breaking, perhaps? - wandering around, awestruck. The room with the font was probably his bedroom.

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  4. 3. velj

    I was looking for Via dell pizzicato...

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  5. 3. velj

    Dessert can be an emotional affair in Mantova...

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    B otd 1809 Felix Mendelssohn: from being the greatest of all teenage composers, he grew to be a composer of genius, master conductor, pianist, impresario, artist, etc; a phenomenon. "Music carries us so far away from...all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God."

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  7. 2. velj

    And the next words that strike a chill into my heart and bones: ‘Did you pay for your cello’s seat?’ Oh, - I thought you were growing up nicely...

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  8. 2. velj

    The words that strike a chill into my heart every time: ‘I’ve never checked in a cello before’....

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  9. 2. velj

    Violin day! B otd Kreisler (1875) & Heifetz (1901). Polar opposites in many ways: one full of charm, relaxed warmth, the other iconic brilliance, steely intensity. But... "There is no top. There are always further heights to reach." (Heifetz) "I got only fairly near." (Kreisler)

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  10. 1. velj

    SJ Perelman, comic writer b otd 1904 “PUDOVKIN: If this is chicken consommé, so is Lake Louise. And you can tell the manager I said so. MRS. BESSEMER: But you’re the manager, Mr. Pudovkin. PUDOVKIN (to the others): Well, I’ve heard all the excuses, but that’s a new one.”

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  11. 31. sij

    Last night's musical nightmare:we were to play Schumann's Romances op 94 on a live broadcast; but I realised I didn't have the music. I found it - we started; but no -wrong music. We stopped; I tried desperately to make amusing comments...Restarted - still wrong music. And so on.

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  12. 31. sij

    Franz Schubert b otd 1797 - one of the great miracles in music. Not an outsize character like Beethoven - almost insignificant in person, it seems - he had the magical ability to create heavenly beauty, as well as a deep anger that can be terrifying. An utterly natural genius.

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  13. 30. sij

    A very happy birthday to the wonderful, ever-youthful, irrepressibly enthusiastic, loveable colleague Lynn Harrell. One couldn’t hope for a better colleague! A warm-hearted bear...

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  14. 30. sij

    Wise words from poet Walter Savage Landor, b otd 1775: "Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven." "The wise become as the unwise in the enchanted chambers of Power, whose lamps make every face the same colour."

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  15. 30. sij

    Well! Easy check-in with , then a charming lady at security at , who actually laughed at my jokes! Beyond the call of duty. But phew: flight delayed, so I may miss my connection - such a relief that I haven't strayed into a parallel universe...

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  16. 29. sij

    B otd: Chekhov (1860) "Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit." Pasternak (1890) "Art has two constant, two unending concerns:It always meditates on death and thus always creates life."

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  17. 29. sij

    Forget the corona virus; forget the Middle East crisis. There’s BIG news in St John’s Wood and Maida Vale...

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  18. 29. sij

    WC Fields, b otd 1880: "The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves." "Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned." "I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home."

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  19. 28. sij

    Two fascinating musicians from Proust's Paris d otd: Reynaldo Hahn(1947): Venezuelan/Jewish, successful composer from age 14, singer, Proust's lover; & Augusta Holmes(1903): Irish/French, celebrated composer, singer, & fiery character famously beloved of Franck, Saint-Saens, etc.

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  20. 28. sij

    John Tavener b otd 1944. And without remembering that, I dreamt about his music - typical! Good to be reminded recently, when recording his late music, of just how beautiful it is. His style(s) would seem easy to imitate - but no; he found his own musical voice, utterly unique.

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