© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-peacheater Recent reviews written by member peacheater en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_440664624772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - The two piano concertos of Frederic Chopin have rightly been regarded as pinnacles of the classical concerto repertoire. Composed between 1829 and 1830, both of these pieces were utilized as concert vehicles by Chopin. Since his time, they have never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440664624772 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:30:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440664624772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_325159259780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - I am a big fan of JanSport backpacks and I have reviewed several of them here on Epinions. Recently, however, I had grown dissatisfied with the capacity of my Big Student and I felt an update was necessary. I looked around the internet for a versatile... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~325159259780 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:37:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_325159259780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_215942860420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - It was an enterprising idea on Virgin's part to re-release Stephen Hough's performances of Liszt right when he is re-recording them for the Hyperion label. If there is one thing that can be said right off the bat about Hough's virtuosity it is that he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~215942860420 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:09:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_215942860420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_184217734788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - If one looks at a roster of great pianists who have also made separate careers for themselves as chamber music collaborators, meaning that they could adapt themselves and play with anybody, the numbers are relatively few. Only the collaborations of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~184217734788 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:21:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_184217734788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212062736004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - British pianist Stephen Hough has made his name performing and recording music that is not usually heard in the concert hall. From his benchmark recording of Mendelssohn's complete works for piano and orchestra to his newer Liszt series for Hyperion, he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212062736004 Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:32:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212062736004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211915673220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) was a composer whose music epitomized the brashness, sensuality, and sexiness of the Roaring 1920s. Together with his friends, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Honegger, and playwright Jean Cocteau a group called Les Six was formed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211915673220 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:54:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211915673220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211841748612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Mention the name Ignaz Friedman to any pianoholic and one of three recordings will come to mind: Chopin&#146s E flat major Nocturne, Mendelssohn&#146s Songs without Words, or Chopin&#146s Mazurkas. All of these are regarded as classics and those that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211841748612 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 01:29:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211841748612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170483814020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - What is it that attracted a couple hundred people to gather on a January afternoon in 1975 and listen to an eighty-eight year old pianist? What on earth did they expect to hear? The pianist that they had gathered to hear was Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170483814020 Thu, 20 Jan 2005 20:29:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170483814020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170345467524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - The 19th century was a time of great change in the world of classical music and no area was left untouched by the new innovations that were to be found in the works of composers such as Berlioz, Schubert, and Mahler as well as in the innovations that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170345467524 Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:14:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170345467524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170213674628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982) was a pianist who had a gigantic repertory that stretched from Bach to Villa-Lobos and embraced almost every composer in between to a greater or lesser degree. Although he is best known for his interpretations of Chopin and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170213674628 Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170213674628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170048851588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - The organ is one of those instruments that always inspires a certain degree of awe in the listener. Perhaps, it is the sheer amount of sounds that one can make by pulling out a few stops so as to replicate the sounds of flutes, trumpets, or even human... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170048851588 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:47:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170048851588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163084340868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - The works of the great twentieth century British composer Sir Michael Tippett can sometimes be seen as overwhelming abrasive and difficult, but the Lindsay Quartet gives these five very different works an excellent run for the money. The Fourth and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163084340868 Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:19:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163084340868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163083095684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Among the great conductors of the twentieth century, there have been several that have stood out as superstars including Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein, and Herbert von Karajan. Karajan (1908-88) was born in Salzburg and began his career at the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163083095684 Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:55:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163083095684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162897301124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - In the world of opera, singers tend to come and go with every passing season but there are those few immortals who manage to lodge themselves in our psyches and show us that opera is something much more than the usual stereotypes of fat ladies singing in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162897301124 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:37:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162897301124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146113662596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - One of the things that I learned quickly when I started going out and roughing it at a really young age was that I needed a really nice starter pack. Happily enough for me, someone that I knew recommended the JanSport Scout to my parents and I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146113662596 Sat, 3 Jul 2004 01:59:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146113662596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143772782212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Introduction It seems to me that there are many things in the world that once invented have completely reoriented the way that we do things. I suppose that the alarm clock is one of those inventions and it's a pretty unique one if you think... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143772782212 Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:21:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143772782212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143600881284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Introduction Every once in a while, I like to go hiking somewhere in the backcountry. These trips tend to require a lot more than my JanSport backpacks can take and so I usually take a bag that can easily stand up to the pressure of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143600881284 Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:19:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143600881284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142866550404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - For many pianists all over the world, the piano concertos of Sergei Rachmaninoff (particularly the Third) are seen as the hardest within the piano concerto repertoire. These are works written by a supreme virtuoso of the instrument for people of the same... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142866550404 Mon, 7 Jun 2004 18:05:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142866550404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141759319684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - In our own fast changing world, the how to book has become an essential part of our every day lives. Everything from how to paint in oils to how to make a nice patio and deck, you can find all of these things in a how to book. A long time ago, during... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141759319684 Fri, 28 May 2004 20:58:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141759319684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141736054404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Towards the beginning of the 20th century, the songs of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) were thought to be more accessible with orchestra rather than with piano. The main reason for this was that solo recitals were not as standard as they are today and so a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141736054404 Fri, 28 May 2004 14:54:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141736054404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_141733432964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - For many different people, the piano concertos of Johannes Brahms are some of the mightiest peaks in the 19th century piano concerto repertoire. Brahms (1833-97), one of the greatest and most beloved composers of the 19th century, composed his Piano... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~141733432964 Fri, 28 May 2004 14:19:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_141733432964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140624301700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Among the artists who have been active in our world, there have been few that have given their portraits such immense depth and psychology as Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920). At first blush, his paintings might seem odd with their peculiar angularities and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140624301700 Wed, 19 May 2004 17:14:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140624301700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140411375236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - One of my main problems when I go out and hike for long stretches of time is that the bags that I need are either too small or just aren&#146t meant to be used out in the woods for extended periods of time. A couple of years ago, I desperately needed a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140411375236 Mon, 17 May 2004 22:13:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140411375236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140402134660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Whenever I am confronted with the newest tenor sensation in opera, I tend to be extremely skeptical. My skepticism comes from the fact that many people who are touted as the next big thing in opera today simply can't sing and can't do it convincingly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140402134660 Mon, 17 May 2004 19:54:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140402134660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_140396367492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author peacheater - Among the many books that I have read about immigrant groups in the United States, none has been more thorough or interesting than La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience by Jerre Mangione and Ben Morreale. I originally... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~140396367492 Mon, 17 May 2004 18:28:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_140396367492?linkin_id=8003929