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hakey · Post by **hakey** » Wed May 12, 2010 8:45 pm

I'm sure I've heard the quote somewhere before - I'll probably kick myself when I find out the answer.

h_double · Post by **h_double** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:28 pm

More hints:

- It was (I'm pretty sure) the first recording ever of a famous composition.
- The keyboardist was female
- She was not playing a piano or organ

and no it's not Wendy Carlos.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:12 pm

laurie andersen?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:13 pm

clara rockmore?

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:26 pm

delia derbyshire?

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:33 pm

vurt wrote:clara rockmore?

Did not play keys. She played Violin and Theremin.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:38 pm

justin3am wrote:
vurt wrote:clara rockmore?
Did not play keys. She played Violin and Theremin.

yeah but she generally had her sister accompanying on keys

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:39 pm

GaryG wrote:delia derbyshire?

hmm, good one, it could describe the original who theme i guess

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:47 pm

although none of them are german i guess

cant say i know many german female composers

h_double · Post by **h_double** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:10 pm

It was Wanda Landowska, who did much to revive interest in the harpsichord in the 20th century, who made a 1933 harpsichord recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" which Sir Thomas Beecham described as sounding like "two skeletons copulating on a tin roof in a thunderstorm".

Pablo Casales also commented to Landowska "You play Bach your way, I'll play him his way".

(incidentally, it's a great recording and very much worth a listen)

I'm going to give the point (and next question) to robojam, who at least guessed the Bach part.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:20 pm

vurt wrote:
GaryG wrote:delia derbyshire?
hmm, good one, it could describe the original who theme i guess

that was my thinking... i was being a little flippant, DD not really known for her keyboard antics (didn't she leave the radiophonic workshop because she didn't like synthesizers?)

but, hey, Wanda Landowska, would've been my next guess...

The Fex · Post by **The Fex** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:24 pm

vurt wrote:cant say i know many german female composers

Hildegard of Bingen springs most immediately to mind. I don't think she did much recording, though....

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Thu May 13, 2010 12:03 am

That (exact) quote now that you've said it is very familiar, but I don't think I would have got it. But as you've given me nearest hit the next question is...

What is the link between Steve Priest of The Sweet, Vivian Stanshall of the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band and Siouxsie Sioux?

The Fex · Post by **The Fex** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:19 am

They all have a name starting with S.

What did I win?

hakey · Post by **hakey** » Thu May 13, 2010 8:13 am

Might giving the answer also invoke Godwin's Law?

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