Comments on: Jerusalem Quartet will perform to full house in Edinburgh

By: Jon d

Jon d — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:46:43 +0000

Ringleader Napier is presumably quite well known and recognised, Perhaps even if he alone had been excluded from the concert his more obscure hangers on would have bottled it.

By: Saul

Saul — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:27:42 +0000

So, they choose to interpret a programme which includes one composer who sought national- self-detrmination as against the power of “Empire” and another composer whose opposition to Wagner is legendry.

But, I guess the irony is lost on Mick Napier and his brave, brave band.

I wonder what Said would have said about this all…………Oh, but he was Palestinian and not Scots, so, I guess it doesn’t count.

By: devorgilla

devorgilla — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:45:16 +0000

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/entertainment/AntiIsrael-protest-is-countered-by.4442409.jp

Apparently ‘Mick Napier, 61, a university lecturer,’ was one of the middle aged men who heckled the performance.

By: rens wez

rens wez — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:06:45 +0000

devorgilla
29 August 2008, 9:51 pm

The concert was disgracefully interrupted by thugs from the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign.

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Merde: I’ll quote my own comment [why not?] on 28 August 2008, 4:58 pm:

“The Festival security had better make sure none of those palestine campaigners gets in to heckle the show.”

Evidently, they didn’t.

They should string them up.

By: devorgilla

devorgilla — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:51:12 +0000

The concert was disgracefully interrupted by thugs from the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign.

http://www.edinburghguide.com/festival/2008/edinburghinternationalfestival/jerusalemquartet

By: Imshin

Imshin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:44:09 +0000

HOORRAH! May this be the first of many sold out concerts for the Jerusalem Quartet.

From what I’ve been reading they are highly successful, and regarded as one of the best young string quartets out there. Perhaps all their concerts are sold out?

By: David All

David All — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:34:07 +0000

Mike: The reason the Stones are still turning out good music is that some years ago, they sold their souls to the Devil in return for always being able to produce hit songs! Check out Mick and the rest of them next time they perform, see if they are casting any shadows!

Graham: “Give me a fiddler and beer anytime.”
I’ll drink to that!

By: Nearly Oxfordian

Nearly Oxfordian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:39:13 +0000

I have heard someone claim that Haydn wrote the same string quartet dozens of times. Well, not for my money, he didn’t. One day I hope to have them all. As it is, once I have one playing I can replay it all day.

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:06:38 +0000

So you go and bash out a nocturne in between your rants here eh JP? Thats interesting.

But I am afraid I have always preferred the energy of low culture “folk” music to the stifling decadence of all that highbrow rubbish.

Give me a fiddler and a beer anytime!

By: John P.

John P. — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:34:21 +0000

Wrong again JP (I was in bands for years)

When I say “play music”, Graham I mean things like Nocturnes or Études, not Joey Ramone tunes.

They say there are only a dozen or so basic plots to works of fiction,

I’ve heard the same thing, except the figure cited was 20 or so.

Its astounding that so much variety that can emerge from so few basic building blocks.