Re: [ARSCLIST] Lou Teicher Obituary

["joe@xxxxxxxxxxx" <jsalerno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I liked their classical arrangements, there was even a Strauss Waltz 
thing that quite a lot of fun.

joe salerno

David Lennick wrote:
> First encounters with F&T were when I heard "Soundproof" at my uncle's 
> in the mid 50s, and when they went on "I've Got a Secret" and their 
> secret was that they could play the Minute Waltz in less than a minute. 
> As I recall, they did it in forty seconds. I like them on Columbia, 
> Westminster and ABC Paramount. I LOATHE "Exodus" and everything that 
> followed on United Artists, with one or two very rare exceptions. Once I 
> actually yanked a record of theirs off the air..Rhapsody in 
> Blue..couldn't stand it. But everybody's entitled to make a living.
>
> dl
>
> Karl Miller wrote:
> > While Ferrante and Teicher were certainly not the first to use 
> > overdubbing in their music making, I found their work to be highly 
> > creative...and, often overlooked, are their early recordings of 
> > classical music like the disc of the Rachmaninoff Suites for two pianos.
> >      Karl
> >         ARTS / MUSIC   | August 6, 2008 Lou Teicher, of Ferrante & 
> > Teicher, Popular Piano Duo of '60s, Dies at 83 By BRUCE WEBER Mr. 
> > Teicher’s florid and sentimental versions of movie themes and love 
> > songs made the duo gods of easy listening and earned them wide 
> > popularity.