zongora Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hi everyone! I’m a retired senior and have had the love of music all my life. I play the piano I would say on an above average amateur level, but a far cry from a pro. As far as the violin is concerned, I love it equally, but unfortunately it just doesn’t seem to want to love me back. My first recordings when only 78’s were around, were by the “God of violin playing”. One of my many other hobbies back then was photography, and I used to combine it with music. Sooo --- as an end product came some interesting photos at concerts. They’ve been hanging around for nearly a lifetime with less than no interest to my dear relatives, friends or even family. No one ever had the slightest interest in seeing them. Then I posted a few photos on another forum and they seem to have been received with much interest. Some of you out there may have seen a few of them. They were all shots of pianists, but I also have some violinists as well. So, if I may, every so often I would like to share some of both with you guys. So here goes. This is a shot of Artur Rubinstein (he was Artur back then) at a Carnegie Hall recital I took way back on February 15, 1957. For you camera bugs out there, I used a Contax IIa with a 135mm Zeiss lens, from the top balcony of Carnegie Hall, existing light, F4 (full) opening, and hand held at 1/10th of a second. The film I used back then was Kodak Super XX. Of course I do my own developing and enlarging. His program was an all Chopin one. Especially remember the outstanding performance of the b flat minor Sonata. Thank you all and I hope this shot was of some interest. Let me know what you think. Zongora Note, This photo is protected by the copyright law. COPR.ZONGORA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerex Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 I like it! Does copyrighted mean we cannot download or print the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy jane Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Wow--Thank you! Thank you! Very cool! Rubinstein was one of the greatest artists of the last century. I swear I can hear him breath phrases on some of his recordings. Please post more pictures! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zongora Posted November 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Racerex, Thanks for viewing my posting. Sorry -- but that's what copyright means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Congratultions for this really great photo. I liked to see the elegance of the audience too. Today you could not take the photo, I think, today we can`t do nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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