Edited by Pete Collier, Tuesday, 26 Nov 2013, 14:06
So… Saturday (23rd) sees me in London for the regular ‘pizza-run’
As ever, time was spent watching the ‘hi-fi’ers in Richard’s (R) shop and listening to some of the good sounds (when ‘allowed’ to!) Not wanting to ‘be in the way’, I found myself with half hour to spare and whilst on the way to Workshop Coffee - Wigmore street - I wandered over to STEINWAY HALL which is just around the corner, situated in Marylebone Lane. As it was empty (other than two members of staff) I was given the opportunity of playing some of the wonderful instruments that are on display. Although my trumpet playing won’t win me any awards, my piano playing is more or less neglected whilst studying, and even though I have grade six in both (from all those years ago) it would take a lot of time to get anything musical together. Having said that, I was able to get a ‘feel’ for some of the pianos (playing chord-sequences and the like) and found remarkable differences between some of them. The one for around (only!) £75,000 will do nicely!
After all that, some "Damn Fine Coffee" (Agent Cooper anyone??) and back to R’s shop we walked down, past Bond Street tube, to the Bruton Place Pizza Express (PE) where we both had yet another very good pizza. Even though it was fairly busy this did not spoil the evening, as has often been the case in the Baker Street one (for example). Bruton Place has now become to PE of choice, but when it is raining (snowing, foggy etc.) the Thayer St. PE will do nicely, as it is just around the corner from where R works at KJ West One
Meantime, I have been listening to Dvorak’s Seventh Symphony - on ‘repeat’ and catching various movements as it cycles round - and this time it is the version performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of Ivan Fischer. I also have a copy performed by The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (under Marin Alsop) but am preferring the Budapest version at the mo…
Right then, must get on with some maths revision as although I have been reading the module books it’s now time to prepare for (and do!) the iCMA and TMA that are looming…
(the) STEINWAY, but not too much study...
So… Saturday (23rd) sees me in London for the regular ‘pizza-run’
As ever, time was spent watching the ‘hi-fi’ers in Richard’s (R) shop and listening to some of the good sounds (when ‘allowed’ to!) Not wanting to ‘be in the way’
, I found myself with half hour to spare and whilst on the way to Workshop Coffee - Wigmore street - I wandered over to STEINWAY HALL which is just around the corner, situated in Marylebone Lane. As it was empty (other than two members of staff) I was given the opportunity of playing some of the wonderful instruments that are on display. Although my trumpet playing won’t win me any awards, my piano playing is more or less neglected whilst studying, and even though I have grade six in both (from all those years ago
) it would take a lot of time to get anything musical together. Having said that, I was able to get a ‘feel’ for some of the pianos (playing chord-sequences and the like) and found remarkable differences between some of them. The one for around (only!) £75,000 will do nicely!
After all that, some "Damn Fine Coffee" (Agent Cooper anyone??) and back to R’s shop we walked down, past Bond Street tube, to the Bruton Place Pizza Express (PE) where we both had yet another very good pizza. Even though it was fairly busy this did not spoil the evening, as has often been the case in the Baker Street one (for example). Bruton Place has now become to PE of choice, but when it is raining (snowing, foggy etc.) the Thayer St. PE will do nicely, as it is just around the corner from where R works at KJ West One
Meantime, I have been listening to Dvorak’s Seventh Symphony - on ‘repeat’ and catching various movements as it cycles round - and this time it is the version performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of Ivan Fischer. I also have a copy performed by The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (under Marin Alsop) but am preferring the Budapest version at the mo…
Right then, must get on with some maths revision as although I have been reading the module books it’s now time to prepare for (and do!) the iCMA and TMA that are looming…