Mozart: Clarinet Quintet; Horn Quintet

Advantages: Classic Hemingway novel, full of delicous characters and parallels
Disadvantages: Not for those who dont like his work, and feminists might get upset

...all four of the male characters want Brett in some way, which more or less causes her to leave with Pedro half the time. I will not reveal any more from there, and I just hope that I didn?t reveal too much; the heart of Hemingway?s story lies in the characterizations of all five of the main characters, who are very much expatriates, or as Bill Gorton calls in Chapter XII: ?drunks who are obsessed with sex and who write nothing worth publishing.? I think Brett is the most compelling of the quintet, not because she is the only female, but she is very much written as a woman ahead of her time in that she refuses to allow herself to be dominated and keep her independence in a time when women didn?t have that luxury, no matter how hard they worked for it. ****************************************************************** THE PARALLELS... Read review

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Advantages: Covers all aspects of playing/history of clarinet
Disadvantages: May be too in depth for the average player!

...If you play the clarinet and interested in finding out a little more about it than the fact that it?s black, about 2 feet long with a single reed, try Jack Brymer?s ?Clarinet? from the Yehudi Menuhin Series. If you don?t play the clarinet, may I ask why not?! You can pick one up quite cheaply and they are as easy to learn in the early stages as the recorder, but sound a lot cooler-go on- I dare you! Once you?ve mastered the basics this book will serve as a valuable friend and teacher through the more taxing grades. I picked it up at about grade 5, and still pick it up for advice today, with a music degree under my belt. If you?re vaguely serious about the instrument, it?s worth the mere £9.95 it will put you out of pocket. A word on the author- Jack Brymer was clarinet king. His recordings of the Mozart clarinet concerto and quintet... Read review

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Advantages: Great food, good service, location
Disadvantages: Service a little too over the top and food a little cold

...*Please note ? this is a review of the restaurant part of the hotel* A few weeks ago Mr Tart and myself headed to his parents? for a family gathering. We were all going out for a posh meal on the Sunday and the French Horn was chosen as the location for the event. LOCATION: The French Horn is in Sonning-on-Thames. Sonning is not a big place and the restaurant is on the main road so you can?t miss it (sorry I can?t be more specific ? it doesn?t even give a road name on the website!). It?s not the easiest place to get to as the approaches are all through small, busy roads. There is plenty of parking in the French Horn?s car park opposite the restaurant. The restaurant?s location is what really makes it. It is right on the Thames with the gardens leading down to the river. We went on a beautiful sunny day and the setting... Read review

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