Comments for sharonajoshua.com http://sharonajoshua.com Sharona plays fortepiano and harpsichord Sat, 21 May 2011 03:49:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Overview of my trip to the USA (7-15 May 2011) by Saul Joshua http://sharonajoshua.com/2011/05/overview-of-my-trip-to-the-usa-7-15-may-2011/#comment-252 Saul Joshua Sat, 21 May 2011 03:49:30 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=1458#comment-252 Love the picture of you beaming and with a great, big smile. A picture of happiness that says so clearly how successfully your recitals were received in the USA. We heard you play beautiful music for the second time at the the Strathmore Mansion in Washington, DC. It was also a fitting occasion for a happy family reunion. Do it again next year. With love, SJ Your number one fan. Love the picture of you beaming and with a great, big smile. A picture of happiness that says so clearly how successfully your recitals were received in the USA. We heard you play beautiful music for the second time at the the Strathmore Mansion in Washington, DC. It was also a fitting occasion for a happy family reunion.

Do it again next year.

With love,

SJ Your number one fan.

]]> Comment on Overview of my trip to the USA (7-15 May 2011) by Bonnie L Capelle http://sharonajoshua.com/2011/05/overview-of-my-trip-to-the-usa-7-15-may-2011/#comment-251 Bonnie L Capelle Fri, 20 May 2011 20:22:12 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=1458#comment-251 What a clever way to let us all know about the parts of your tour that we were not able to experience with you! I love your comment about us being lifelong friends from this time forward. That is exactly what I have said to people about how I feel about us. I'll want to continue to be your friend........ I'll send this off to Geoff, Linda and David and Suzy. David and Suzy will be so honored that you used his picture. Love and hugs, Bonnie What a clever way to let us all know about the parts of your tour that we were not able to experience with you!

I love your comment about us being lifelong friends from this time forward.
That is exactly what I have said to people about how I feel about us. I’ll want to continue to be your friend……..

I’ll send this off to Geoff, Linda and David and Suzy. David and Suzy will be so honored that you used his picture.

Love and hugs,
Bonnie

]]> Comment on Recent CPE Bach CD review, November 2010 by Chris Barlow http://sharonajoshua.com/2011/02/recent-cpe-bach-cd-review-november-2010/#comment-182 Chris Barlow Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:26:33 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=896#comment-182 The temperament used for the CPE Bach recording was Silbermans' 6th comma meantone. The temperament used for the CPE Bach recording was Silbermans’ 6th comma meantone.

]]> Comment on Thank you note to Leighton Buzzard Music Club by David Phillips http://sharonajoshua.com/2011/01/thank-you-note-to-leighton-buzzard-music-club/#comment-181 David Phillips Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:14:51 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=873#comment-181 Thank you, Sharona for your superb recital at leighton Buzzard last Saturday. You attracted our second largest audience this season and many people have told me how much they enjoyed your playing and how informative your introductions were. For me and many others it was the first time I'd heard the fortepiano "in the flesh" and I was enchanted by the beautiful, warm tone of the instrument - not at all like the "jangly" sound one sometimes hears on recordings of authentic instruments. It was completely worth the struggle we had to get it into the rather inadequate lift at the theatre! I'm enjoying your CD of CPE Bach very much, too. David Thank you, Sharona for your superb recital at leighton Buzzard last Saturday. You attracted our second largest audience this season and many people have told me how much they enjoyed your playing and how informative your introductions were. For me and many others it was the first time I’d heard the fortepiano “in the flesh” and I was enchanted by the beautiful, warm tone of the instrument – not at all like the “jangly” sound one sometimes hears on recordings of authentic instruments.
It was completely worth the struggle we had to get it into the rather inadequate lift at the theatre!
I’m enjoying your CD of CPE Bach very much, too.
David

]]> Comment on Listen by Sharona http://sharonajoshua.com/recordings/listen/#comment-103 Sharona Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:15:42 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?page_id=30#comment-103 Dear Roland, I have recently come across your message only to discover it was sent in 2007! Apologies for late response. :( I am actually coming back to the US in May...will be playing at Richard Marcus' place on the 14th. It would be lovely to see you there again. The Only Tribe looks very interesting... a huge undertaking. What else have you been working on recently? I hope you like my new website... pretty much a work in progress. I should hopefully be able to receive messages this time round. Happy New Year! Sharona Dear Roland,

I have recently come across your message only to discover it was sent in 2007! Apologies for late response. :(

I am actually coming back to the US in May…will be playing at Richard Marcus’ place on the 14th. It would be lovely to see you there again.

The Only Tribe looks very interesting… a huge undertaking. What else have you been working on recently?

I hope you like my new website… pretty much a work in progress. I should hopefully be able to receive messages this time round.

Happy New Year!
Sharona

]]> Comment on About Sharona by Saul Joshua http://sharonajoshua.com/about-sharona/#comment-25 Saul Joshua Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:29:32 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/about-sharona/#comment-25 Dear Sharona; It has been some months since we have exchanged e-mails. Please accept my apology. I can see that you have been busy with recitals, etc. Hope you are well. I'm looking forward to buying 10 copies of your soon-to-be-released CD. For the time being, please let me know what your recital schedule looks like for the United States in 2011. Your most devoted fan; SJ Dear Sharona;

It has been some months since we have exchanged e-mails. Please accept my apology. I can see that you have been busy with recitals, etc. Hope you are well.

I’m looking forward to buying 10 copies of your soon-to-be-released CD. For the time being, please let me know what your recital schedule looks like for the United States in 2011.

Your most devoted fan;
SJ

]]> Comment on Listen to my music! by valentin http://sharonajoshua.com/2007/02/listen-to-my-music/#comment-35 valentin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:20 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=39#comment-35 hey thanks for letting me listen to music. thenks =[ hey thanks for letting me listen to music.
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]]> Comment on Listen to my music! by valentin http://sharonajoshua.com/2007/02/listen-to-my-music/#comment-34 valentin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:24 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=39#comment-34 hey thank you hey thank you

]]> Comment on Die Schone Mullerin @ City Music Society by David Erdman http://sharonajoshua.com/2008/10/die-schone-mullerin-city-music-society/#comment-38 David Erdman Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:11:46 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=116#comment-38 It was good to catch up with Sharona Joshua again, this time to hear her accompanying Thomas Guthrie on her Pleyel fortepiano, of 1853, in Die schöne Müllerin at the Bishopsgate Institute Great Hall. Schubert’s gift for translating lyric poetry into song remains unmatched, but modern performance does him few favours. When written, song cycles like Die schöne Müllerin, were intimately sung, accompanied by a wooden framed fortepiano, which was well suited to chamber recitals. Performance in large halls may suit modern forte pianos, but not lieder recitals; their use is probably best confined to recording studios with voice and instrument carefully balanced – the voice unforced, and the piano commentary picturesque. What of period performance then? When given in a public auditorium, volume of sound is so important, that without amplification, the nuances by which Schubert magically re-creates poetry in music are usually unheard. Stepping up the volume by using a later, iron framed, fortepiano was highly imaginative, although still representing a considerable compromise in this auditorium. Sharona Joshua, a master of early piano, and Thomas Guthrie, no less so in lieder, gave a spellbinding and natural performance of this glorious music. We hope and pray for a CD recording in which her fortepiano and his voice are timelessly matched. It was good to catch up with Sharona Joshua again, this time to hear her accompanying Thomas Guthrie on her Pleyel fortepiano, of 1853, in Die schöne Müllerin at the Bishopsgate Institute Great Hall.

Schubert’s gift for translating lyric poetry into song remains unmatched, but modern performance does him few favours. When written, song cycles like Die schöne Müllerin, were intimately sung, accompanied by a wooden framed fortepiano, which was well suited to chamber recitals. Performance in large halls may suit modern forte pianos, but not lieder recitals; their use is probably best confined to recording studios with voice and instrument carefully balanced – the voice unforced, and the piano commentary picturesque. What of period performance then? When given in a public auditorium, volume of sound is so important, that without amplification, the nuances by which Schubert magically re-creates poetry in music are usually unheard. Stepping up the volume by using a later, iron framed, fortepiano was highly imaginative, although still representing a considerable compromise in this auditorium.

Sharona Joshua, a master of early piano, and Thomas Guthrie, no less so in lieder, gave a spellbinding and natural performance of this glorious music. We hope and pray for a CD recording in which her fortepiano and his voice are timelessly matched.

]]> Comment on Die Schone Mullerin @ City Music Society by robert j http://sharonajoshua.com/2008/10/die-schone-mullerin-city-music-society/#comment-37 robert j Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:35:51 +0000 http://sharonajoshua.com/?p=116#comment-37 dear sharona - glad to see you are so busy. how did you get on with the cds i sent? hope to hear schoene m.; but is it on 24 or 31 march? some ambiguity over date. best wishes, as always, rbt... dear sharona – glad to see you are so busy. how did you get on with the cds i sent?
hope to hear schoene m.; but is it on 24 or 31 march? some ambiguity over date.
best wishes, as always, rbt…

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