Thomas Beecham once said...

...to a cellista he was conducting: "Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of bringing pleasure to thousands, and all you can do it sit there and scratch it".

Allegedly

Posted By: Partial Angler on December 1st 2005 at 15:00:19

Message Thread

Songs that make the rabbits on the back of yer neck stand up (classical) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:30:51
- The second of Bach's six suite for solo 'cello. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 14:57:08
  - I think the cello might be the instrument (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:59:13
    - I love a good 'cello. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 15:25:47
    - Thomas Beecham once said... (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 15:00:19
      - Sephen Fry said that quote on QO t'other night (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 15:05:29
        
        He also said ballcock, quite a lot. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Tudster, Dec 1, 15:06:57
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 15:01:13
        
        He was also asked "have you ever played any Stockhausen" (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 15:06:44
        
        My favourite (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 15:19:17
      - Then went off and invented cold remedies... (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 15:01:01
        
        I stopped myself (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 15:01:49
- The Black Amnesias - Hope of the States, crank that up load bubba!! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Dec 1, 14:55:08
- Nessum Dorma's (General Chat) - lauxesnart, Dec 1, 14:52:41
  - Japanese Camper vans? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:54:07
    - Lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:55:04
  - Nessun Dorma ? Saw that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 14:53:42
- Anything by the Brightman. Makes me want to puke. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Tudster, Dec 1, 14:51:19
  - Yeah, but you would. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Dec 1, 14:54:27
    - Trouble is you'd close you eyes and all you'd see is old coconut head grinning away at ya. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Tudster, Dec 1, 15:03:17
- I'll also pitch in... (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:47:50
  - can;t beat a bit of prokofiev (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Dec 1, 14:49:29
    - It's what Sunderland play quite loudly before the teams come out... (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:50:18
      - and then get stuffed (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:51:30
- DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:45:46
  - weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee!!!!! (General Chat) - pants, Dec 1, 14:48:37
    - Pants (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:57:09
      - I think you've wee'd your pants. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 14:59:19
- Allegretto from Beethoven's Seventh. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Dec 1, 14:43:58
  - Speaking of which (General Chat) - Komodo, Dec 1, 14:46:07
- Carmina Burana (General Chat) - N D, Dec 1, 14:38:46
  - F__K orff (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:40:41
    - His lesser known brother (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:41:54
    - I believe that his first name was Carl (n/m) (General Chat) - N D, Dec 1, 14:41:49
      - Boris? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:42:31
        
        Evidently not (General Chat) - N D, Dec 1, 14:44:23
        
        Maybe he was acting? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:46:21
        
        That is possible, (General Chat) - N D, Dec 1, 14:47:47
        
        It's important to consider all the angles (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:50:58
        
        wrong sign-in? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:46:09
        
        Alright, (General Chat) - DOY, Dec 1, 14:51:17
        
        Bev? (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:54:08
- Midnight Sonata, (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 14:36:48
  - Mrs A walked down the aisle to Pachabel's Canon... (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:39:10
    - My lovely lady galloped down the isle to Duelling Banjoes (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:40:09
      - Allegedly true story (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:48:58
        
        lovely (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:55:33
      - Note to self (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:41:37
  - Of course that is the Moonlight Sonata :- (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Dec 1, 14:37:12
    - On the moonlight side, prefer Debussy's Claire de Lune myself (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:43:10
      - Clair de Lune... (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:45:24
    - at night (General Chat) - Tomblander, Dec 1, 14:39:12
    - you'll get told off too (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:38:52
- Night on Bare Mountain. Mussorgsky I think. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:35:30
- Pearl Fishers duet (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:34:02
  - I know it's a bit naff (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:34:57
    - And in what sense is that a "song"? (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:35:17
      - oh - didn't read the question properly (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:38:21
        
        Both crackaz (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:41:17
        
        Also naff (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:48:05
        
        Isn't that the one that the Italian fans sing whilst twirling scarves above their heads ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:51:09
        
        Oh yeah (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:51:07
        
        actually list is very long (General Chat) - camcan, Dec 1, 14:55:38
        
        Great lover of both, meself - I too could go on for ages on this thread (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:57:17
        
        Me too - prefer the bangy crashy ones to the softer ones though... (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 15:00:15
        
        Wasn't R&J by Prokofiev ? (General Chat) - Arganth, Dec 1, 14:52:34
        
        Yeah but no but yeah but no but (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:53:01
        
        (by Tshaikovsjky I meant Prokoviev of course as someone else had already posted...) (n/m) (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Dec 1, 14:52:32

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