Australian Members - Part II - if you read the first post, you'll get what this is all about.

[Geoffrey Firmin]

@Coxsackie head off to Dotonbori in Osaka, plenty of street options to choose from. Also Hinoya an altar to all things denim is close by.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

And while we're on the subject of music: Melbourne residents might be interested in the 3MBS Beethoven Marathon on Sunday 23rd February. My orchestra (Corpus Medicorum) is finishing up the marathon with a performance of the Fifth. Dadada dum.....dadada dum...... That one.

Fifth is for pussies, go straight to the ninth or do not pass go.

 

[Coxsackie]

Fifth is for pussies, go straight to the ninth or do not pass go.

Doubtless you also eschew Vacheron Constantin because they're not Patek Philippe.

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Doubtless you also eschew Vacheron Constantin because they're not Patek Philippe.

I love the smell of Shostakovich in the morning.

 

[Coxsackie]

In fact I always do drop in to Dotonbori when I'm there. There's a great yakitori place right down beside the canal. They all yell out a greeting when you walk in. And they serve Kirin draught in a chilled glass with ice all over the outside. Priceless!

 

[Bravo Sierra]

I love the smell of Shostakovich in the morning.

If you're so inclined, here's the disco era version:


Or for the blatant disco rip of a famous womaniser:


P.S. Happy new decade all and happy lunar new year!

 

[tchoy]

@Coxsackie Try the sushi at Harukoma mostly frequent by Japanese near Dotonbori, we really enjoy the sushi there.

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[am55]

I'm now going to stay in Osaka/Kyoto for a few days after my week's skiing in Nozawa Onsen. Any recommendations for food while in Osaka are gratefully accepted, and yes, I hear what you are all saying about kaiseki - maybe it will just be lost on me. Like taking someone who never listens to classical music to a concert of the late Beethoven string quartets.

No requests for Kyoto recommendations despite your search for kaiseki? Well I will offer one anyway, if you are near Arashiyama, go try Shoraian. Also, Rum & Whisky has a broad selection of rare rums and rhums; I know we are spoilt in Sydney with Plantation but still worth a detour if that is your thing.

I think the late quartets would absolutely make an impression (shock?) on your non-classical listener

 

[Coxsackie]

Thanks, I will see if I can get a booking at Shoraian.

I suspect that the late Beethoven quartets probably just sound like a jumble of unrelated melodies and weird discontinuities to an unfamiliar ear. They require dozens of listens before they really start to make sense. From then on, their magnificence unfurls further and further with increasing familiarity.

I remember listening to the "Heilige Dankgesang" while alone and fairly drunk at the age of 24. I was in tears by the end. That was the first time I was awakened to the power of this set of masterpieces. 35 years on, I still hear something new every time I listen to them. (And I still occasionally shed a tear.)

 

[am55]

35 years on, I still hear something new every time I listen to them. (And I still occasionally shed a tear.)

+1

But that is to be fair still true of almost all his works, including the earlier ones. I rediscovered op.10 no. 3 this month (the 7th sonata). I never noticed before that the beginning of the second movement was later copied by Brahms in his horn trio 70 years later (in the Adagio).

 

[Lm90]

Hey, has anyone had a negative experience with TFC/Joe Ha? Such as not receiving the product you wanted, details you agreed to were not delivered, denying mistakes, difficulty with communication?

 

[Geoffrey Firmin]

Thanks, I will see if I can get a booking at Shoraian.

I suspect that the late Beethoven quartets probably just sound like a jumble of unrelated melodies and weird discontinuities to an unfamiliar ear. They require dozens of listens before they really start to make sense. From then on, their magnificence unfurls further and further with increasing familiarity.

I remember listening to the "Heilige Dankgesang" while alone and fairly drunk at the age of 24. I was in tears by the end. That was the first time I was awakened to the power of this set of masterpieces. 35 years on, I still hear something new every time I listen to them. (And I still occasionally shed a tear.)

Shostakovich 8th String Quartet For the Victims of Fascism and War. Even more relevant today. The Emerson Sting Quartets performance of the Bartok String Quartets at the STH in the early 90’s was a marathon event, quite an amazing night.

 

[fox81]

Hey, has anyone had a negative experience with TFC/Joe Ha? Such as not receiving the product you wanted, details you agreed to were not delivered, denying mistakes, difficulty with communication?

melb based so have never dealt with him, but doesnt sound great. what was your experience?

 

[The False Prophet]

In Sydney for a couple of days: anywhere new/interesting to shop, eat or drink?

 

[Memo]

In Sydney for a couple of days: anywhere new/interesting to shop, eat or drink?

I like the brekkie/brunch at the Paramount Coffee Project (Surry Hills). Felix (around Martin Place) is an excellent choice for French. Vapiano (King Street) is a great Italian joint - pretty casual, and you can go to the Irish pub next door for a pint after meal.