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14 comments to "Duetto buffo di due gatti (The Cats Duet)"
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Mytake
July 28th, 2009 at
1:10 am
Embarrassing. Teh version w/ the cats is better because at least it makes no attempt at seriousness.
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SenorMysterioso
July 28th, 2009 at
1:31 am
You thought that was serious? It's a fun, playful song and they did a great job. Meeeeoooowww =^.^=
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smbravo
July 28th, 2009 at
2:02 am
I disagreed with the first guy. It wasn't meant to be serious. This was comedy back in the time in was written. Plus choir boys voices were beautiful and talented.
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Noelegy
July 28th, 2009 at
6:56 am
Seoul, South Korea, and every one of those boys looked Caucasian? *shrug* Oh well, it was fun and the audience was obviously delighted.
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princesssparkles
July 28th, 2009 at
7:29 am
@ Noelegy: It was a French boys' choir touring, not a Korean boys' choir.
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Mytake
July 28th, 2009 at
7:55 am
Yes, it was originally composed as a joke, but the approach in the S.Korea version is totally earnest and unironic, so it seemed awkward.
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eni
July 28th, 2009 at
10:07 am
Didn't like the second version at all. Those kids did a great job- it didn't feel awkward to me at all. Well, maybe the blond boy was taking it a little too seriously, but the sense I got was that they deliberately did an "earnest and unironic" take on it so that the audience would be surprised and get more out of it.
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Hum
July 28th, 2009 at
10:08 am
Mytake> considering the hilarity of the audience, I think this interpretation is a success.
This composition is ironic, so it gains a lot being interpreted with a straight face (even if it's difficult, considering the second boy's smirk and the gesture of the pianist). What's the point of making it a goofy show ? Would you like to see them wearing fake tails and pointed hears ?
And yes, it's earnest. Considering the technicality of the performance, it's normal, I think? -
Kalel
July 28th, 2009 at
1:57 pm
I can haz communion?
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Noelegy
July 29th, 2009 at
7:09 am
Ahh, thanks, princesssparkles (I had to scroll back up to confirm that there were indeed three S's in the middle!).
My cats apparently have a deep interest in French boys' choirs.
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catsvillage
July 29th, 2009 at
7:40 pm
absolutely awesome! the piece is one of my favs and these young men did a fantastic job of it.... thank you.
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Maeveoneunlogged
July 30th, 2009 at
4:43 am
I sang that for choir once! (we're all girls)
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Another Jake
July 31st, 2009 at
9:08 pm
That's not an easy piece to sing for ANYONE. These boys here did a fantastic job. It was meant to be fun and I don't doubt that they had fun doing it even though the one on the left looked a bit too serious. Embarrassing? Not really. They're children, singing as cats, cute, nuff said. The smirk on the one on the right says enough.
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sara
August 6th, 2009 at
6:01 pm
If you want to see a more silly version (very well done and "catty" too), try this one from the Last Night of the Proms 1996 - though oddly can only find a version recorded from German TV! I remember watching this live
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