And a quick addendum ... after your note I played today the Maag disc ... a Decca Ovation. Wonderful indeed. I asked Barry years ago which was his favourite recording of the Mozart concertos .... "whichever is paying the best royalties". he said. He's always very droll.
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I sure will .. we're lunching with Barry and friends at the famous Flower Drum chinese restaurant this Wednesday. And Barry just posted on Facebook an old poster advertising a concert by the Barry Tuckwell Wind Quartet featuring Andre Previn on Piano......
And by the way ... we listened...
He has long been a personal hero of mine, from his Hollywood days, through his jazz records and to his prodigious and wonderful classical recordings.
I'm having a birthday lunch next week with the famous French horn player Barry Tuckwell, who knew Andre well and respected him greatly. We'll...
and a happy birthday to all out there who share this special day .. including of course my partner Robyn, who always gets chuffed when she hears those lines!
If you have no need of the extras, head down to Amazon.es for the single volume disc from Spain. Much cheaper, and a flawless disc compared to my US disc which just would not play right through.
Thanks Robert .. yes I did mean HDR and your reply makes everything abundantly clear. As always ....
All the more reason to thank you for a glorious Blu ray result. I am hoping to get another copy any day now which may be free of the irksome issues which had absolutely nothing to do with your work.
I suppose the market may be just too small for MFL on HD. Or is it more related to the quality of the available elements? It's a shame as it's one of the few movies which might make me think of getting an HD projector and player .. along maybe with Oklahoma!, Casablance and all the other usual...
I was going to make a long post on this subject, but Cineman beat me to it in a very accurate way.
'I've Grown Accustomed To her Face' shows absolutely that Higgings is and always will be a curmudgeon, but one who has been tamed by love.Eliza has gotten under his skin. He speaks 'Where are my...
Had to post this link in case anyone has missed it:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/My-Fair-Lady-Blu-ray/113301/#Review
Does anyone else agree that it's a bit chary of praise? They could have been a bit more positive about it! Damning with faint praise, I call it.
I also want to complain about...
33 feet, 12 frames long of slightly less than optimal quality?
Well, really. I don't really know whether to send my disc back to Amazon when it arrives .. or whether to watch it half a dozen times first and try to spot the anomaly. Maybe the latter......
Can't wait !