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"Urs Schneider and his Slovak musicians do the music proud"
Joachim Raff (1822-1882)
Symphony No. 7 in B Flat Major, Op. 201 "In den Alpen"
Concert Overture, Op. 123
Musical reputations are fragile. Joachim Raff is still
remembered principally as the composer of a Cavatina, a salon piece, and as an
assistant to Liszt in Weimar, little more than a foot-note in the history of
the symphonic poem. In his own time he enjoyed very considerable renown,
justified, it seemed, by a prolific talent and by his distinction as a teacher.
Raff was born in Lachen, near Zürich, in 1822. His father
had taken refuge in Switzerland, leaving Württemberg to avoid conscription into
the French army. Raff's early education was, however, in Württemberg, followed
by a period of training as a teacher at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Schwyz, where
he won prizes in Latin, German and Mathematics. Thereafter he took employment
as a school-master, while working hard at his private studies in music.
Mendelssohn, whom he had approached, recommended him to the attention of the
Leipzig publishers Breitkopf and Härtel, who issued sets of his piano pieces in
1844, the year in which the young composer resolved to try his luck in Zürich.
Raff's contact with Liszt began in 1845, when he walked to
Basle to hear the latter play. He then accompanied Liszt on his concert tour,
and followed this, through the agency of Liszt, with work in Cologne, in part
as a critic and, less significantly, in a music-shop. He then moved to
Stuttgart, where he met Hans von Bülow, a musician who remained a close friend
in the years that followed, and renewed his connection with Mendelssohn,
accepting the latter's offer to teach him in Leipzig. Von Bülow, meanwhile,
took Raff's Concertstück for piano and orchestra into his repertoire, something
that was of material assistance in furthering the composer's reputation. The
death of Mendelssohn in 1847 allowed Liszt a further exercise of patronage in
securing Raff work in Hamburg as an arranger for a music-publisher.
In 1850 Raff moved to Weimar, where Liszt was now installed
as Music Director Extraordinary, occupied with the provision of music for the
orchestra, and above all with the remarkable series of symphonic poems in which
he sought to combine the arts of literature and music. At the Villa Altenburg,
where he lodged, to be joined shortly by Hans von Bülow, Raff served the master
as secretary, copyist and factotum, and must, initially at least, have had a
considerable hand in the orchestration of liszt's orchestral compositions.
Whether he was as important as he made out to his correspondents is open to
question. "I have cleaned up Liszt's first Concerto symphonique for
him", he claimed in an early letter from Weimar, "and now I must
score and copy Ge qu'on entend sur la montagne". He declared the
orchestration of Prometheus to be his, for the most part, and that he had
performed the same service for the symphonic poem Tasso. The violinist Joachim
was later to repeat these claims on Raff's behalf.
Clearly Liszt needed assistance, and this Raff could
provide. Tasso, for example, had been written in 1849 for the centenary of the
birth of Goethe and had been scored by August Gonradi. Liszt was dissatisfied,
and handed the music to Raff, who in 1851 produced a new version, to which Liszt
made various subsequent alterations. Raff's own opera König Alfred was staged
in Weimar in the same year, without marked success, although it was given three
performances, but the validity of Raff's claimed share of Liszt's work is open
to question.
In 1856, tired of a subordinate position at Weimar as one of
a group of acolytes that attended on Liszt and unhappy in his relationship with
Liszt's blue-stocking mistress, the Princess Caroline Sayn-Wittgenstein, Raff
left for Wiesbaden, where König Alfred was performed and where he was able to
devote himself to composition, teaching and marriage to Doris Genast, member of
a well known Weimar theatre family. The period in Wiesbaden was a productive
one. It was followed in 1877 by appointment as director of the Hoch
Conservatorium in Frankfurt, where he succeeded in engaging Clara Schumann as a
piano teacher, when the institution opened in 1878, the only woman so employed.
Further women were to be appointed two years later, and there was a class for
women composers, the first of its kind in Germany. Raff remained in Frankfurt
until his death in 1882.
Four of Raff's six operas remained unperformed, but he
proved very much more successful with his orchestral works, chamber music and
with an exceptionally large number of piano pieces. The quantity of his work prompted
Wagner's cynical remark to a correspondent that now he was composing like Raff
or Brahms, in other words copiously, since his views on the compositions of the
latter, at least, were well known. Raff belongs in one way to the Neo-German
school of Wagner and Liszt, at least in the overtly programmatic element in
nine of his eleven numbered symphonies. In other ways he may well seem more
academic in approach, making full use of most available forms and of a strong
element of counterpoint in works that are admirably orchestrated for a body of
less than Wagnerian proportions. Charges of superficiality and eclecticism can
now be rebutted by renewed attention to music that has much to say and is
remarkable, if in no other way, for the clear influence it exercised on
composers like Richard Strauss.
Raff completed his seventh symphony in 1875 and it was first
performed in Wiesbaden on 30th December in the same year. The symphony, In the
Alps, makes use of themes he had heard in his childhood in Switzerland. The
work was not well received in Germany, with critics now tending to condemn
perceived defects in his work as a result of "Vielschreiberei",
writing too much. These aspersions on his ability as a composer, apparently
because of his fecundity, brought additional doubts and anxieties at a time
when he was troubled by the recent death of his mother in Ravensburg.
Symphony No. 7 in B flat major, Opus 201, is scored for full
orchestra, pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and trumpets, four
horns, three trombones, timpani and triangle, and strings. It is a descriptive
work, evoking the Swiss Alps of Raff's early years, and the first movement, Wanderung
im Hochgebirge, Wandering in the High Mountains, starts with impressive
grandeur, then turning in its slow introduction to suggestions of the natural
beauty of the landscape, as the horns echo each other. The music is dominated
by a familiar melody that returns to end the introduction and will be heard
again. The principal theme of the Allegro appears first in the bassoon,
followed by the flute. A gentler Alpine melody is entrusted to the horn,
followed by the oboe, and this and other thematic material is developed with
all the craft at Raff's disposal, with much use of sequence, before the
re-appearance of the principal subject in recapitulation, followed by the
themes of the second subject group and a fugal treatment of the main theme of
the introduction. The second movement, In der Herberge, In the Inn, opens in G
minor with a gently lilting theme introduced by the strings, joined by
bassoons, with a yodelling cello melody in accompaniment, as the music swells
into a major key German dance. There is a modulation into C major and a
romantic melody introduced by the violas. Clarinets and flutes sport on the slopes
in a cheerful E flat, before the return of the G minor theme of the opening,
moving forward to a happier triumphant G major before a G minor coda. There
follows a slow movement, Am See, On the Lake, with a tranquil C major theme
given to violas and bassoon, before emerging from the depths with flutes, oboes
and horns adding to the picture, to which the timpani add an occasional
menacing dimension. The symphony ends Beim Schwingfest; Abschied, At the
Festival; Departure. The Schwingfest is a peculiarly Swiss sport for festival
days. Here contestants try to throw each other, using the left hand, with the
right hand in the belt. The music represents the sport with cheerful
light-heartedness. The first theme is followed by a clod-hopping heavy-footed
measure from the bass instruments. The dotted rhythms of a fiercer G minor
episode usher in contrapuntal treatment of earlier themes, reminiscences even
of the opening of the symphony, before a triumphant and very Swiss conclusion
to a work that is further testimony to the technical proficiency of Raff and to
his creativity as a symphonist.
Raff completed his F major Concert Overture in 1862 and
published it with a dedication to Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Constantin zu Hohenzollern-Hechingen
in respectful gratitude. At this period Raff was very much in Wagner's circle
at Biebrich, and his sister-in-law, Emilie Genast, gave the first performance
of Wagner's settings of poems by his beloved Mathilde Wesendonck in the year of
the Concert Overture. The work is scored for the usual full orchestra and
opens, as overtures should, with a strong call to the listener's attention,
followed by a gentler theme, developed before a more energetic section that
continues the material of the opening into a lyrical subsidiary theme. The
later treatment of the themes includes contrapuntal display, with the whole
overture an example of the composer's assured technique in handling the
orchestra and in the creation of a convincing, unified and effective structure
from his material.
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice)
The East Slovakian town of Košice boasts a long and
distinguished musical tradition, as part of a province that once provided
Vienna with musicians. The State Philharmonic Orchestra is of relatively recent
origin and was established in 1968 under the conductor Bystrik Rezucha.
Subsequent principal conductors have included Stanislav Macura and Ladislav Slovák,
the latter succeeded in 1985 by his pupil Richard Zimmer. The orchestra has
toured widely in Eastern and Western Europe and plays an important part in the Košice
Musical Spring and the Košice International Organ Festival.
For Marco Polo the orchestra has made the first compact disc
recordings of rare works by Granville Bantóck and Joachim Raff. Writing on the
last of these, one critic praised the orchestra for its competence comparable
to that of the major orchestras of Vienna and Prague. The orchestra has
contributed many successful volumes to the complete compact disc Johann Strauss
II and for Naxos has recorded a varied repertoire.
Urs Schneider
Urs Schneider was born in St. Gall and by the age of fifteen
had established his own 70 member orchestra, the Pro Musica Orchestra, which
gave regular concerts in Switzerland until 1963. He was trained as a violinist
at Zürich Conservatory, and took lessons in conducting with Rafael Kubelik in
Lucerne, Igor Markevitch in Madrid and Otto Klemperer in London and Zürich.
In 1962 Urs Schneider founded the Camerata Helvetica, of
which he continued to be conductor and director until 1984. From 1976 to 1983
he was music director of the Camerata Stuttgart and in 1982 was appointed music
director of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. He has enjoyed a successful
international career, with engagements throughout Europe, Asia, Russia, Israel,
North and South America, Australia and South Africa. Since 1991 he has been
Principal Conductor of the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra and Artistic
Director of the "Ars et Musica" Festival in Aranno, Switzerland.
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So now I'm wondering what the hell was that and I do not want a repeat. I have couple of theories. First is that Saturday was her birthday party and she had such a grand old time. She woke up late (8:50am) and did not nap until 4pm for (30mins in my arms). She wasn't fussy and she just loved all the excitement. We had a huge party. She went to bed easily and woke up only twice (this is the norm lately) but she went back down easily too. Then on Sunday, we went to church and like I mention above, she only napped 1 hour total all day. So I'm thinking that she had too much simulation and was overtired so all this finally caught up to her and she had the meltdown. Also, maybe she bit her lips or tongue and that could have started the meltdown.
Do you think that this is the case or is this a phase? So sorry it so long.

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OB engineer's 70,000 gold chain looted by unknown person in Palkhi.
An unidentified person allegedly robbed a news channel OB van engineer's gold chain during Palkhi in Dighi Magzine chowk on Saturday at around 10.30 am. Sakharam Karvande (30) a resident of Andheri, Mumbai was on live palkhi coverage for news channel when the incident took place.
According to Police, Victim got down from van to guide OB van driver in order take appropriate reverse as warkari in palkhi was increasing in number from Alandi towards city. When a unknown person in crowd allegedly snatched victim's gold chain worth Rs 70,000. As victim was busy in guiding driver, realized about the change after some time.
As Palkhi was heading towards city and crowd was increasing, we got stuck between crowd and wanted to take OB van little behind from the crowd to supply proper coverage in mumbai office. Therefore, I got down from the left side of vehicle to assist driver. In the course of guiding driver, some unknown person has scissored my gold chain cunningly and robbed. Till the time I realize about my chain it was very late.
30-year-old manhandles police personnel while performing duty
Police personnel was allegedly manhandled by a 30-year-old person in Sant Tukaram Palkhi procession on Sunday at around 2.30 pm. Santosh Shirsat (30) a resident of Netaji Nagar was allegedly trying to molest women women in procession when Police personnel Ranpise who was on Palkhi bandobast duty spotted Shirsat.
According to police, case of deterring public servant from his duty has been lodged in Khadki poilce station following to Shirsat had apprehended. Police Naik Ranpise was performing his duty when he noticed Shirsat standing along side of road is trying to get close near women who were walking along with procession. On seeing this, Ranpise took Shirsat little aside and made him realize whatever he is doing is not right. According to which Shirsat went on police personnel and struggled his opposition bit physically.


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Hello BARBARAANN...Jim
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room is all my,I think
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My fingers are all orangy from eating cheese Pringles.
I am going to rename this thread "the make Kim hungry thread."
So far, we have had Del Taco, Pizza, IceCream and now cheese pringles. Just typing this, I have gained 10 pounds!
Speaking of food, made linguine and clams last night, very delicious and easy to make! I love making it because it doesn't take that long and it's very satisfying! The only problem is my breath wreaks of garlic in the morning. It's alright though, definitely worth the food. I'm just going to have to scrape my tongue a bit harder today.
I had buca di beppo spaghetti last night. It was leftover from my little brother's party.
Kim is right this is the make us all want food thread...but it's not the only thread that does that.
I wish I had cheesecake. I've been craving it for some time...okay well I am always craving cheese cake.
I had a beinet on sunday. I bought the 6 pack at the mint julep bar and hoped at least one person in my family wouldn't like them but all five people with me liked them a lot so I didn't get any extra bites
My Room......
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I ate too much peach ice cream yesterday, and it gave me a belly ache. Right now I am behaving myself and drinking Gatorade. I worked hard today. My room that I have been reorganizing is starting to look a whole lot better. I am sore all over though. I guess that's what happens when one gets old.
Now I am off to check New Posts.
Gatorade..is good when sick.......
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Well ,I only one that comes in herea hideing place.........
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Well, continuing on in the food thread...
We had pulled pork sandwiches for dinner.
Now I could go for some mint chocolate chip ice cream. But I don't have any.


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This issue brief offers an early look into how competitive the health insurance exchanges (also called marketplaces) are under the Affordable Care Act in selected states. Through analysis of enrollment data released by seven states (California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New York, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Washington) this brief finds that exchange markets in California and New York are shaping up to be more competitive than their individual markets were in 2012 while those of Connecticut and Washington show less competition (less even market share distribution). In several states, market concentration of individual insurers have shifted significantly compared to the individual market prior to the ACA, pointing to the potential for greater price competition in the future and the influence of new entrants to the market.Issue Brief Read More
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This Atlanta-by-way-of-St. Thomas production unit's résumé is nothing if not star-studded: Akon, Usher, Pussycat Dolls, Jesse McCartney, etc. Now they're angling for stardom themselves; "Losin' It," a skittering, mid-tempo urban pop-R&B jam, seems a fine enough first crack at that dangling-just-out-of-reach fame piñata. Given the laudable, oft-neglected theme—the narrator's mate effortlessly inspiring his perpetual arousal/awe—this summer single's audience appears to be the grown 'n' sexy. That makes sense from a marketing standpoint, but let's hope the kids are listening.
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Ohio Farm Bureau celebrates counties, leaders, lifetime achievements
Recap of achievements and awards from Ohio Farm Bureau's 93rd annual meeting Nov. 30 - Dec.2 in Columbus.
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Recap of achievements and awards from Ohio Farm Bureau's 93rd annual meeting Nov. 30 - Dec.2 in Columbus.
New smart board lessons are now available as part of the Ohio Livestock Coalitions For Your InFARMation curriculum.
InvestOhio is a new tool to infuse much needed capital into Ohio's small businesses, helping them create jobs. The nearly 900,000 small businesses in Ohio are one of the backbones of the state's economy. InvestOhio encourages investors to actively support these small businesses, sparking growth and improving Ohio's competitive position.
BEST is a youth development program based on a series of sanctioned cattle shows held throughout Ohio.
Social media is playing an important role in allowing young, active Farm Bureau families to continue and contribute to longstanding grassroots programs.
Extension and Farm Bureau have long been partners in making life better for farmers and all Ohioans. In November, Ohio farmers will find the first edition of Extension Connection, produced by OSU Extension and delivered exclusively to Ohio Farm Bureau members inside Buckeye Farm News.
The Darke and Medina County Farm Bureaus have been named winners in the American Farm Bureau Federations County Activities of Excellence program and will be exhibiting their programs at the 2012 AFBF annual meeting in Hawaii.
The current farm bill, which is set to expire in 2012, is something that is always at the top of the priority list of issues for Ohio Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau.
A recent summit hosted by the Center for Food Integrity sought to shed light on a number of factors that could influence how food is produced.
After farmers raised concerns about the USDAs initial proposal on a national identification system, the agency has offered a revised plan.
State Auditor Dave Yost is on a mission to cut the fat out of state and local governments.
Using a tractor to haul equipment on a roadway may not be legal if its a wide load. A Union County Farm Bureau member was surprised to find this out because hed been hauling a piece of equipment that way for a long time.
Any time there is an increase in what we must pay for something, it usually gets our attention. Thats the case in many counties around the state when landowners received their property tax bills and discovered an increase.
The intentional release of lions, bears, tigers and other exotic species in rural Muskingum County has created significant public demand for new laws to control ownership of such animals. But the topic of wild and dangerous animals has been on Farm Bureaus agenda for several months.
Decades ago, Ohios Republican and Democratic lawmakers would debate and craft legislation for hours and then later socialize together.
According to the American Farm Bureau, the Department of Labor is proposing new regulations that would limit the ability of kids under the age of 16 to work on the nations farms.
Arrangements must be made by Dec. 2. The annual meeting registration fee is $100.
Nationwide is looking out for our policyholders with the help of a Special Investigations Unit (SIU), a team of over 250 professional investigators who detect, investigate and help prevent fraud. SIU also trains claims associates to identify fraud schemes.
Nearly 40 Grow and Know events have taken place throughout the state ranging from local foods cooking classes and farm tours to farm market tours and on-farm dinners.
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Americas appetite for lamb and wool is outpacing the supply provided by American sheep farmers.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich appoints Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Jim Zehringer as new Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Dr. Tony Forshey, state veterinarian, to serve as interim director of ODA.
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The smartphone market is consuming the point & shoot customer. The P&S market existed primarily because there were no other options in years prior for casual photography, they simply replicated the same model that existed for film P&S with digital sensors.
The mirrorless market is consuming large parts of the DSLR market. That's because the dslr market used to be made up of a lot of people who didn't want to carry a DSLR in the first place, but had no other option for interchangable lenses.
Now that viable options are avaiable, the markets are going to shift. It's funny that the DSLR makers were the last ones to realize the shift was occuring. The Canon mirorless was horribly late to the market, and they were caught with their pants down. The minor or struggling camera makers like Sony, Ricoh, Fuji and Olympus are capitalizing on it.
The DSLR market will continue to exist, but they've run out of innovation for a while now. The one area they haven't addressed, portability, is why the market is being ripped into new segments.


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