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NEW YORK — LeBron James had some messages to send. Oh, he had some messages to send.
On Sunday, James made it clear that the NBA players not only don't want Donald Sterling owning the Los Angeles Clippers, they don't want any of Sterling family owning any piece of the Clippers.
Not usually one to step on Erik Spoelstra's coaching toes, at least not publicly, LeBron made it clear he wanted James Jones on the court more.
Usually one to butt heads on the floor with Paul Pierce in the playoffs, James made it clear he did not intend to get into a war of words with Pierce.
And getting the news earlier Monday that his old coach Mike Brown had been fired for the second time in four years by the Cleveland Cavaliers, James made it clear what a withering, unforgiving game professional basketball can be. "A tough business," James said, "and Mike got the short end of a tough business." James then went out and sent the most withering, unforgiving message of all to the Brooklyn Nets in a 102-96 Game 4 victory that gave the Miami Heat a stranglehold in the Eastern Conference semifinals. James sent a message to Paul Pierce and anybody else who cared to listen. And it went something like this. He is the best player in the game. It is his game now. When he speaks, people listen. And when someone like Pierce pipes up and challenges him, well, he better be ready for what's coming next.
In a performance that was as overpowering as it was sterling, James hung a career playoff-tying best 49 points on the Nets Monday night at Barclays Center.
Pierce wanted James. Pierce had told coach Jason Kidd in Game 2 that he wanted to cover him. Pierce made it clear that he did not want his team to be afraid of the Heat. The Truth made it clear that the Heat are not unbeatable.
Say this much for James. He could handle The Truth. He crushed the truth.
"I was in attack mode," James said. "Whatever it would take to help us win would be done."
James got Pierce into early foul trouble. He got on a roll. Pierce couldn't stop him. Andrei Kirilenko couldn't stop him. Nobody in Brooklyn could stop him. There was something cruel and unrelenting in what happened, like Larry Holmes crushing Ali at the end. Pierce? Kevin Garnett? It wasn't the Celtics, but it seemed like James was crushing on them a final time.
Coincidentally, before the game James was watching the film of Game 6 of the 2011 playoffs against the Celtics. You might recall that he went off for 45 points that night.
"The coaches pick the games," James said. "We don't choose. But it's always great to see them. We went into the same hostile environment that game in 2011. Some of the same players. Different jerseys."
You could feel this coming. You could smell it coming. Pierce is a great and grizzled basketball warrior. He's also no longer the offensive force to contend with James anymore. This isn't the Celtics. And this isn't five years ago.
"LeBron was fantastic tonight," Spoelstra said. "It was nothing we talked about. He sensed what we needed."
"LeBron was going," Kidd said. "A lot of his shots were in the paint. He didn't settle. He's hard to stop."
The Heat had swept Charlotte. Yet it only took one loss in Brooklyn in Game 3 and all the haters came out of the woodwork. The King slammed the door on that talk.
When he was still with the Cavs, James had 49 points against Orlando in a 2009 playoff games. With one second left, he actually had a chance to sink a free throw to reach 50 and he missed. Choker. Kidding.
"It was the first time I was disappointed in myself in a win — nah," James said. "It was a free throw. I hate missing free throws."
Kidd talked about Pierce's leadership before this game. Spoelstra talked about not overreacting. He said you've got to be honest with what you saw on film. Why some fretted that the Nets were packing the lane and the Heat weren't hitting outside shots, Spoelstra insisted the Heat had played a bad overall Game 3, especially defensively. He made some good points. After scoring only 26 points in Game 3 [they had 52 in Game 1] the Heat had 42 in this one.
After contributions in the Charlotte series, Jones played just 2:13 in the first two games against Brooklyn before playing a bunch in the fourth quarter of Game 3 and scoring nine points in nine minutes. Jones, 10-for-20 outside the arc in the playoffs, is a defensive liability, but he can hit the three and spread the floor.
"We have to find some minutes for him," James said.
Spoelstra only played Jones 13 minutes.
Didn't matter. James was not to be stopped on this night, hitting 16 of 24 from the field and 14 of 19 from the foul line. There were two double technicals in the opening minutes. Pierce got a T. LeBron got a T. In all they have gone at it more than 60 times. Pierce knows LeBron's tendencies. And he had done a strong job slowing him down in a couple of games.
"We can beat this team," Pierce had said Sunday. "They are not unbeatable."
He talked about not being afraid. He talked about his team not being afraid.
"Words don't win the game, you've got to go out and play. Why should there be a fear factor, it's just basketball," James had said. "We're not trying to win a war here, it's just basketball. We're all grown men, who cares about who is fearing who?"
A glance at ESPN Stats and Information heading into the game showed that the more Pierce guarded James the farther away were James' field-goal attempts. Pierce wasn't backing down. And then Pierce talked. And he talked some more. James sent a message before the game.
"I feel real good about our team, why wouldn't I? I'm on the team."
And then he proved it, 49 times.
On the biggest play of the game, however, James gave up the ball. After running a high pick and roll with Wade, he saw Kevin Garnett rushing over to help on coverage. He kicked the ball to Mario Chalmers. There was a 2-on-1 on the weak side and Chris Bosh hit the back-breaking three. "Unselfish," Bosh said of LeBron.
"People always talk about my basketball IQ," LeBron said. "I don't talk about it much. I see a lot going on that I'm not sure everybody sees."
Spoelstra played James the entire second half. At one point halfway through the fourth quarter, he said he asked James if he wanted to come out for a 45-second break and a time out.
"I didn't really mean it, but I just wanted to see if he needed it," Spoelstra said. "He said, 'Nah, I'm not coming out.'"
James said he didn't say it nearly so politely.
"What I told Spo I cannot say again," James said.
One thing's for sure. Paul Pierce doesn't want to hear it.


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The Samsung Gear S4 has arrived. Except it's not called the Gear S4. The number and the word Gear have been ditched and replaced by the new Samsung Galaxy Watch.
Going toe-to-toe with the Apple Watch Series 4, we've already run the rule over the smartwatch in our Samsung Galaxy Watch review. And we really liked it in both 46mm and 42mm forms, putting it up with the very best smartwatches to buy right now.
Essential reading: Samsung Galaxy Watch v Gear S3
If you just want a run down of the key features and what to expect from the new Samsung smartwatch, we pick out the key specs, features and all-important pricing details that you need to know.
Samsung Galaxy Watch: Design and waterproofing
(Left, Galaxy Watch 42mm; Right, Galaxy Watch 46mm)
As we've already mentioned, the Galaxy Watch is available in two different sizes for the first time: a silver 46mm version and either black or rose gold in the 42mm option. A Samsung Galaxy Watch LTE model will also be up for grabs in the coming months. There's also the Samsung Galaxy Watch Golf Edition, which is essentially the same watch with added some added software to make it more useful for your next round of golf. Unfortunately this one will only be available to buy in Samsung's native Korea.
When it comes to straps, the 46mm option supports 22mm interchangeable straps with the 42mm compatible with 20mm bands. Speaking of compatibility, all of the Galaxy Watches are compatible with iPhones and Android phones if you're looking for an Apple Watch alternative.
Read this: Samsung Galaxy Watch v Apple Watch Series 4
In terms of the physical specs, the 42mm option features a 1.2-inch, 360 x 360 Super AMOLED always-on display, weighing 49g and officially clocks in at 41.9 x 45.7 x 12.7mm. And that's slightly different to the 46mm Galaxy Watch, which comes in at 46 x 49 x 13mm, weighs 63g and packs a 1.3-inch always-on screen with the same 360 x 360 resolution. Both Galaxy Watches are waterproof with a 5ATM certification, letting you take them for a swim at up to 50 metres deep.
Samsung Galaxy Watch: Tizen OS and health and fitness features
Both Galaxy Watches come running Tizen OS 4.0 - not Wear OS, as was rumoured pre-announcement. That gives you staple features like full notification support for WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and more. There's plenty of Galaxy Watch faces to choose from too, and downloadable apps including the only dedicated Spotify app on any wearable, while you'll be able to store health and fitness data in Samsung Health.
You still get that now-signature rotating bezel, NFC for payments, 4GB of internal memory, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a speaker/mic setup for making and taking phone calls. That also unlocks the ability to access Bixby, Samsung's assistant answer to Siri, Google Assistant and of course Amazon Alexa.
On the sensor front, there's plenty here to track movement and more. There's a heart rate monitor, although no support for third-party heart rate monitors. There's also an accelerometer, gyro, barometer and an ambient light sensor.
Read this: The best Samsung watch
Letting users cut away from their smartphones and go standalone is clearly a much more real experience with the Galaxy Watch, thanks to its improved battery life and 4G capabilities, but the device also debuts new wellness and exercise features from Samsung.
The Watch is able to automatically detect high levels of stress and offer users breathing exercises to help keep them relaxed and focused, while also track sleep cycles during the night. Then, during more active hours, the Galaxy Watch will be able to offer 21 new indoor exercises, tracking a total of 39 workouts, and also let users log details of their nutrition through Bixby Vision on a Galaxy device. This is smartwatch fit for running, swimming and cycling.
But wait, there's more. Wearers can control devices on the Watch through the SmartThings app, keep information secure through Samsung Knox and unlock their PC using Samsung Flow.
Samsung Galaxy Watch: Battery life and missing features
We mentioned the improved battery life, which differs between the two models. With the 46mm Galaxy Watch, Samsung claims you'll be able to get around seven days in low usage and up to four days with the 42mm version with the same low usage.
In terms of the charger, it's a near identical to the one that ships with the Gear S3 and the Gear Sport. So a small, black cradle that you can place the Watch inside of.
So the Galaxy Watch appears to be packing in a lot for users to play with, but not everything that was rumoured made it to the device. For example, prior to the official announcement, blood pressure monitoring was touted as a potential feature of the Galaxy Watch. However, this did always feel a little unlikely, given that devices require FDA approval in order to include the tracking. Instead, it appears as though the wait will go on until will see this come to a mass-market smartwatch.
Samsung Galaxy Watch: Price and release date
The 42mm Galaxy Watch is available for $329.99 while the 46mm version costs $349.99. Both are available in the US via Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung.com. In the UK, you can also pick them up from Amazon and retailers like John Lewis and Currys PC World.
The LTE version of the watch will arrive on T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Spring later in 2018. We're still awaiting on LTE details in the UK. There's no indication on pricing, but the luxury of an untethered experience is certain to cost you more.
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- fianto.rief·
What to expect?¬ÝHere some advice for a runner (half-marathoner)¬Ýlike me:
- Upgrade the GPS performance
- Pre-installed Nike+ App/Make it competible again with Nike+ App. Or make the a Nike+ edition, would be fine.
I just want to continue what I started in Nike+. But also, I love Samsung device.
- johnnygrinter·
Very interested unless they make only one small model. I want a big watch with a big screen. I've been waiting a long time for this and if they don't at least make a bigger model (at least the size of the S3 - not thickness but overall screen size and manliness, I will be very annoyed.
I need Google Pay as Samsung Pay is extremely bizarrely not available with my major UK bank.
- babuji·
Why samsung can't give us heads up what to expect from Samsung gear S4. I just got gift of S3 and samsung sales rep keep on telling me to wait but how long should i wait and why? they said they are not allowed to tell. why so much secretive from customers. I hate surprises.
- Zyphent·
Tizen is upsetting, I hate Samsungs app store.. though new workouts is nice. I was baffled that I couldn't log simple Pushups on my Gear Sport...
- stepank·
It is actually 5 atm. The info is from the presentation and it is also confirmed by Samsung's web site:
*Galaxy Watch has ISO 22810:2010 certification for 5ATM rating of 50 meters (165 feet) under specific conditions. This means that both devices are safe to wear while walking in the rain or showering, and may be used for shallow-water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean. However, the Galaxy Watch should not be used for scuba diving, water-skiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth.
- Pw1·
42mm still to thick need to be closer. To 11mm black sporty only no thanks, the inly think I like. Is that sleep tracking is so integrated unlike Google wear OS.
- Ongin·
i bought a samsung gear s3. Was happy about it until samsung killed the battery with an "update", so when they promise "7 day battery life", i am left with the question "7 days until which update"?
- fern·
spring? 2018 or sprint

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Mind Your IO: Resource Governor Shows You How
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Resource Governor was introduced in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 to achieve predictable performance in a multi-tenant environment, to support mixed workload patterns, to provide mechanisms and tools to deal with runaway queries, and to enforce resource limits for CPU and memory. In prior releases, there have been incremental enhancements to this feature. SQL Server 2014 now supports resource governance for IO. In this demo-heavy session, learn to implement Resource Governor to configure resource limits in a comprehensive manner including IO and guarantee predictable performance for different tenants. Along the way, you are also going to see enhancements to Extended Events framework and disk specific counters that have been added SQL Server: Resource Pool Stats.
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Precise and to the point. explained well as always.. excellent one :)
This is one of the sessions which I thoroughly enjoyed. Demos were neat and straight to the point.Good job Amit !
Very well explained. Amit you rock.
Nice inputs and a good input for my start on the POC.
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Many of the same characteristics imbue Quiver, but with time to shape its five collective and six individually composed pieces, KTU has moved forward with an album that's significantly more focused. Because of Quiver's greater emphasis on structure, and KTU's reduction to a trio (Kosminen is listed only as a guest), the group has assumed a clearer identity. The collective compositions are compositions, with "Kataklasm" leaning towards the harsher extremes of latter-day King Crimson, though Pohjonen's accordion, truly one of the most outright beautiful textures to grace a progressive-minded rock outfit, creates a wonderful contrast with Gunn's overdriven touch guitar and Mastelotto's thundering kit work.
One criticism levied against Mastelotto's work with Crimson, despite it being of questionable veracity, is that he sometime sacrificed the potential power of acoustic drums for the plethora of samples at his disposal. No worries here: Mastelotto may still be a master of sampled sounds and programmed beats, but his acoustic playing is well-balanced and appropriately used, even when it's mixed with the electronics in ways that extend some of one-time Crimson band mate Bill Bruford's innovations into areas the recently retired drummer might never have conceived.
As with 8 Armed Monkey, beyond the clear sound of the accordion, the unmistakable sound of electronic and acoustic percussion, and Gunn's twin-brained bass/guitar work on his touch guitar, it's often difficult to know who is playing what, but then again does it really matter? Gunn's "Fragile Sun" is a miniature soundscape of unrelenting beauty; "Nano" moves along with singable (and sung, courtesy of Pohjonen) melodies; and the title track is an appealing combination of accordion arpeggiations, jagged guitaristic lines, and a tumultuous but still backbeat-driven pulse that somehow feels Finnish without any discernable reason. The static "Womb" features some of Pohjonen's most lyrical work of the set, despite odd colors thrown into the mix, while the accordionist's "Wasabi Fields" feels like the expansive soundtrack to an imagined film.
Quiver represents greater growth towards a specific identity for a group that skirts the edges of many styles without settling on any of them for long. Its greater emphasis on construction also makes it a far more engaging listen, and points to even greater promise for a group that's already delivered plenty, making it one of the best, albeit completely uncategorizable, releases of 2009.
Track Listing: Fragile Sun; Kataklasm; Nano; Quiver; Purga; Womb; Wasabi Fields; Jacaranda; Aorta; Miasmaa; Snow Reader.
Personnel: Trey Gunn: Warr guitar; Kimmo Pohjonen: accordion, voice; Pat Mastelotto: rhythmic devices, beats and noises; Samuli Kosminen: additional beats and noises, Kosminization.
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Leather shoes are a great choice for keeping our kids' feet and leg healthy. When it comes to choosing the perfect shoe for our child, we must go beyond fashion and price. We must also consider that the materials the shoes are made will have a direct impact in the health of our child's feet.
I have been working for a children's shoe store for over 8 years now, and I know everything that relates to children shoes and the way they FIT. We specialize in children with foot and leg issues, but we provide regular fitting as well.
I have spoken with several parents who are always complaining about how hard it is to find the correct pair of shoes for their kids. They always bring up the issue about how most shoe companies are manufacturing shoes overseas which are made of low quality materials.
You must avoid buying shoes made of plastic or low quality synthetic materials. They will be more affordable but you will end up saving a lot of money if you invest in good shoes for your child.
Finding the correct shoe size has the same importance as finding the correct shoe style. Please keep in mind that it doesn't matter how supportive, flexible, and breathable the shoes you choose for your child are, if they don't fit properly, you child won't get any of the benefits the shoe has to offer.
As someone who has worked closely with kids and has been helping parents find the best shoes for them, I have seen the positive and negative impact the pair of shoes we choose for our kids can have in the long run.
Choosing a shoe that is made from good quality materials such as leather will not only keep your kids' feet comfortable, but it will keep them healthy as well.
Leather is the best type of material you can get for your toddler, and even though they might cost a little bit more than other type of shoes (made of lower quality materials), they are totally worth the investment.
In this post, I will describe the best toddler boy leather shoes that will keep your kids comfortable and healthy.
Why Are Good Quality Shoes Important? – Choose Them Right!
I have seen many parents come to the shoe store to buy shoes for their kids who are overly too concern about the price of the shoe. While it is wise to be economical, saving money by buying low quality shoes is just false economy.
We have noticed the influx of less quality shoes made in China and Vietnam, as parents patronize these low-quality shoes because they are cheaper. These shoes fail to provide the necessary support and quality standards for the growth of your kids' feet.
The features that a good quality shoe must provide are:
- Good arch and ankle support.
- Breath-ability.
- Flexibility.
Shoes made of low-quality materials can affect your kids' feet in the following ways:
- They might create blisters, calluses, and corns since shoes made out of plastic or low quality synthetic materials will rub against your kids' feet.
- They may not be of standard length or width size which will affect growth.
- They are made of inferior materials which means they won't be as durable. Remember that your child should always outgrow his or her shoes before anything happens to them.
Why Are Leather Shoes Important? – Keep Your Kids Feet Healthy!
The advantages of providing your child with a good pair of leather shoes are:
- Durability: leather shoes are the most durable types. You have to consider that kids are extremely active and they are always running around. With a leather shoe, you don' have to worry about the shoe getting destroyed and your child will outgrow the shoe before anything happens to it!
- Health: leather shoes are healthy for the feet since they provide the correct amount of support your kid's feet and will keep their feet dry and warm. Leather shoes prevent water from easily penetrating the shoe especially when walking on wet grass. However, this will not keep the feet dry when the kids step on a puddle (you will need a waterproof shoe for that), but it can still keep the feet warm and free from bacteria and infections.
- They are fashionable and provide a better fit: leather shoes tend to be very stylish, trendy and they are a better fit, offering better comfort to your kids' feet. Leather shoes are very cushiony and comfortable on the inside, and they provide better support for the growth of the feet. Leather shoes for your toddler boy will ensure that his feet will grow without any deformities and will prevent foot and leg pain.
- Leather shoes are easy to maintain and clean: since children are always running around playing hard their shoes will get dirty. Having a pair of shoes that are easy to clean is a huge advantage.
- Leather shoes provide good breathability: leather shoes allow air to flow through the feet, what we in shoe industry terms enable the feet to breathe. This prevents bacteria from building up in the feet and causing infection.
If we find a pair of leather shoes with all of these features, you will be providing your child with a pair of comfortable, durable, and supportive shoes!
Below you can find a selection of the best leather shoes for boys. Please refresh your browser if you can't see the recommendations.
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All of these shoe styles fit "short",which means that you need a whole size longer of the size that your child measures in the shoe measuring scale in order to allow for growing room.
Please keep in mind that I have fitted all of these shoes before and I know how comfortable, supportive, and well-made they are. If you have any questions about how these shoes FIT please don't hesitate to contact me and I will be able to let you know whether they run long, short, wide, or narrow.
You might know by now how online retailers such as Amazon or Zappos provide a review section where parents can share how that particular shoe style "runs". I don't want you to rely too much in those reviews since those parents might not have know their actual kids shoe size to begin with.
Finding The Correct Shoe Size For Your Child – Get It Right!
I have highlighted the benefits of leather shoes for a toddler boy; now I must tell you that there are so many different leather shoe styles for boys that is hard to choose which are the better ones for your child.
I have fitted some of the best leather shoes for kids, and I know which styles provide more support and which styles FIT better. I always recommend parents to take their children to their local shoe store, where a shoe fitter can properly measure their feet and find shoes that FIT.
However, several parents have contacted me asking where they can get their shoes online since they don't have a local children's shoe store to take their children to. For those parents, I wrote a post where I describe the most simple and effective way to figure out your kids' foot size from home:
How To Measure Kids Shoe Size From Home – In Less Than 30 Seconds!
When it comes to selecting the correct type of leather shoes for your child (or any type of shoes), getting the correct shoe width has the exact same importance as getting the correct shoe length. The reason why I mention this is because most parents make the mistake of measuring their kids' shoe length, and just finding shoes according to the length of the child's foot, ignoring the width area.
The correct shoe width will prevent your kids' toes from overlapping each other or being squezzed against the side of the shoe. Wearing the wrong shoe width can affect the growth of the feet which might lead to deformities.
Good quality, supportive shoes are necessary for boys as this will support their feet as they grow. Please keep in mind that our feet are the foundation of our entire body and should be taken care of properly.
Leather shoes for boys can be more expensive, but they are totally worth it, as they will last longer and you will save money in the future by preventing foot and leg issue. NEVER underestimate the importance of well-fitting shoes! Have you ever walk around in a pair of shoes that were too short or too narrow? If you had, then you know how uncomfortable that feels.
Let's keep our kid feet and legs healthy by doing something so SIMPLE such as providing them with the correct shoe style and the correct shoe size.
I provided you with a selection of the best leather shoes for boys which will guarantee that you keep his feet and legs healthy. Now you are ready to make the most informative decision!
Have you been looking for a pair of good leather shoe for your boy? Is there any particular shoe brand or shoe style that you have tried for your child that you would like to recommend? Please share your thoughts and experiences below so we can all benefit from them!


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The Memphis Grizzlies took Jaren Jackson Jr. with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday. The former Michigan State forward averaged 10.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and three blocks in his lone year as a Spartan.
Here's how social media reacted.
Some are excited about his potential and versatility
Jaren Jackson Jr will be a phenomenal fit alongside Marc Gasol for the #Grizzlies . Jackson is the prototypical 2018 big man who can shoot and protect the rim, not to mention he's the youngest player in the draft#GrindCity#NBADraft#NBADraft18— Will Baldwin (@Baldwin31) June 21, 2018
#Grizzlies have a solid piece to build around with Jaren Jackson Jr.— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) June 21, 2018
Versatility is at a premium in this league and he has it on both ends. Long, can shoot, can defend. Couldn't really go wrong there. #NBADraft
Jaren Jackson a terrific player for Memphis to build their team around: a shot blocker who can create his own shots. #Grizzlies#NBADraft— Mike Hanley 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 (@Magic20099) June 21, 2018
Others, not so much.
A mixture of cheers and jeers at FedExForum as the Grizzlies select Jaren Jackson Jr. with the No. 4 pick.— Mark Giannotto (@mgiannotto) June 21, 2018
The jury is still out on Jaren Jackson Jr. IMO. Could be Kwame Brown or Chris Bosh. #NBADraft#Grizzlies— Joel Strickland (@theJoelStrick81) June 22, 2018
The Memphis #Grizzlies are going to always suck arn't they? How does Chris Wallace still have a job?— Grant Brasher (@GrantDBrasher) June 22, 2018


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Farr plays a big Keith Hill harpsichord with two buff stops and makes a great case for this music which balances wit with tenderness.
Claude-Bénigne Balbastre (1727–1799) was one of the most celebrated French harpsichord composers of his time. As Elizabeth Farr writes in her informative liner notes, Balbastre was a student of Jean-Philippe Rameau and Pierre Février in Paris. He performed to great acclaim in the Concert Spirituel, the famous Parisian concert series, and was lauded as well by Charles Burney in his The Present State of Music in France and Italy (1771). Writing in the years preceding the French Revolution, Balbastre published his Pièces de clavecin in 1759. As was the fashion of the time, his pieces are musical portraits dedicated to friends, patrons, and other members of the nobility; together they offer a virtual social history of the ancien régime. This recording features the 17 pieces contained in that volume, as well as a handful of works chosen from Livre contenant des pieces de different genre d'orgue et de clavecin of 1749 (Versailles manuscript 264). Other works complete this two-CD set, including Balbastre's transcriptions of four movements from Rameau's opera Pygmalion and the well-known 'Marche des Marseillois et l'air Ça-ira," composed in 1792 and based on the most popular patriotic tunes of post revolutionary France.
Elizabeth Farr, associate professor of harpsichord and organ at the University of Colorado, captures at once Balbastre's grandeur, brilliance, and charm. In this unique recording, Farr plays a large harpsichord with 1x16', 2x8', 1x4', and two buff stops. The sheer power of the 16' makes a stunning effect in such pieces as "La de Caze" and "La Suzanne" and contrasts with the delicacy of the two buff stops, used to be charming effect in the Gavotte Rondeau in G minor, among others. An award-winning keyboardist, Farr plays with delicacy, nuance, and dazzling virtuosity, giving new life to these wonderful works.
Claude-Bénigne Balbastre was a student of Rameau and, from 1756, organist at Saint-Roch Church at what was then Paris' edge. The Marquis de Sade was married there in 1763, and one likes to imagine Balbastre playing these flashy, sensualist pieces of keyboard music at the event. Balbastre published a good deal of keyboard music, most of it forgotten except for a few characteristic examples, and this generous two-disc selection by harpsichordist Elizabeth Farr will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in Parisian music and culture of the 18th century. The music included covers an extended period from the late 1740s, when Balbastre's Livre contenant des pieces de different genre d'orgue et de clavecin closely followed Rameau's detailed little portraits in music, up to the 1790s, when the composer wrote a setting of the Marseillaise and another tune (the Marche des Marseillois et l'air Ça-ira, track 16) in a successful attempt to ingratiate himself with the revolutionary authorities. Aside from a few stabs at coming to grips with the new styles of the Classical era, Balbastre mostly just turned up the volume on the language of the late French Baroque. His music is viscerally exciting but has the quality of hitting you over the head if you listen to two entire CDs of it. Farr gives it a very fine account here. The choice of instrument is quite unorthodox, but it works. She plays a copy of a Ruckers harpsichord with an added 16' stop, made by iconoclastic Michigan builder Keith Hill. As Hill freely concedes in a short note, neither Balbastre nor any other composer of his time is known to have used such an instrument, and Hill's argument for using one in this project seems to boil down to the fact that it sounds cool. He could, however, have made a better argument: many of these pieces, and much of Balbastre's output in general, was presented as suitable for either organ or harpsichord, and a performance that bulks up the harpsichord to organ dimensions makes a good deal of musical sense. At any rate, the instrument rocks, it rolls, it brings the house down. Booming sound from a mysterious small-town Michigan venue called Ploger Hall adds to the generally heated atmosphere. Farr's own notes, which delve into Balbastre's music in quite a bit of detail, are given in English and French.
The first attraction that might catch an audiophile's ear here is the gorgeous wide-range sound of the 16'-stop harpsichord built by Keith Hill according to the design of the 18th century Ruckers harpsichord. Balbastre's music just seems to cry out for the bass support of the 16' stop, yet no French harpsichords from his time survive. The augmentation of the usual 8' and 4' stops of most harpsichords with the 16' adds a wonderful richness to the music.
And some fine music it is too. Balbastre was one of the most celebrated keyboardists and composers of the French regime, and he survived the French Revolution—though not in the style to which he had been accustomed. While his charming works are thoroughly in the French harpsichord tradition of the period, he also brought in a strong Italian influence—especially that of Domenico Scarlatti. Balbastre studied composition with Rameau—which helps explain his arrangements of Rameau's ballet music. Among his own later pupils were Thomas Jefferson's daughters during their visit to France.
The opening harpsichord pieces Book I are musical character portraits of 17 personalities of the time. The Livre contenant contains 75 works, 24 of them specifically listed for the harpsichord. Balbastre also wrote works for the organ and fortepiano. Following the Revolution he composed patriotic works embracing the principles of the revolution, including the closing march on the second CD which incorporates both the Marseillaise theme and the popular revolutionary song Ça-ira (We will win). [Literally 'It will be' – Ed]
Performer Farr specializes in keyboard music for the 17th and 18th centuries, and has previously recorded for Naxos Bach's works for lute-harpsichord (8.57047–71), and suites for harpsichord by both de la Guerre (8.557654–55)and D'Anglebert (8.570472–73).
Idiomatic in a Natural Way
In Claude Bénigne Balbastre's music the conclusion of an era always seems to resonate. In the seventeen pieces that the 1759 first and only volume "Pièces de clavecin" consists of, the golden age of French harpsichord-art is moving towards its end. This doesn't mean that Balbastre's music got stuck in the tradition. On the contrary it is full of ideas, noblesse and vital power, here and there also filled with melancholy. But during the quarrel of the buffonists musical France had already opted for the Italian taste and didn't give the ceremonious character pieces, which also crowd Balbastre's harpsichord book a chance. How good that the friend and student of Jean-Philippe Rameau, who among other things was in the service of "Monsieur", the king [Louis XIV]'s brother, had also been proficient in the Italian style. In his handwritten collection of various organ and harpsichord compositions from 1749 a number of pieces bear the caption "Sonata", in which Domenico Scarlatti left distinct traces. Next to the complete Pièces de clavecin of 1759 Elizabeth Farr presents a small selection out of this little known manuscript.
Two late pieces by Balbastre may claim particular interest: The Prélude non mesuré from the year 1777, possibly the latest one of its kind, in which the composer, through the glasses of his time, views the period of the Couperins and D'Angleberts. And of course the Marche des Marseillois et l'air Ça-ira (1792), a sequence of variations on well known revolution melodies and a cheery tribute to the political situation in France after 1789, which, teacher of some celebrities of the Anciènne Régime, secured Balbastre's survival in the revolutionary environment.
Unlike Mitzi Meyerson, who in her recording of 2003/04 (Glossa) used a fortepiano next to the harpsichord to underline Balbastre's position between the epochs, Farr uses a harpsichord for all the pieces. She chose a new instrument by Keith Hill with a 16'—stop which she diligently uses and which substantially contributes to the precious powerful sound encompassing these pieces here. The catch: whether 16'—instruments were at all spread in 18th century France is not sure. No French harpsichord of this kind in any case is known to have survived. Possibly the composer may have had a different sound-ideal in mind as the interpreter as can be gathered from a statement by Charles Burney. During his stay in Paris Balbastre played for him on his Ruckers-harpsichord whose tone had more tenderness than power. The tone of the instrument in this recording is certainly characterized by more power than tenderness.
Apart from this Elizabeth Farr, after her beautiful recording of the Bach Concerti for Solo harpsichord (Naxos 8.572006–07) succeeds again with a competent and inspiring CD. In terms of ornamentation, articulation and rhythmical variability her playing appears idiomatic in a natural way. The "gravitas" which gives distinction to pieces like La de Caze or La Suzanne she communicates—also thanks to her instrument—in a very convincing way, at the same time she doesn't reject the elegance of the Menuets nor the gallantry of the Rondeaux. The Italianate pieces of the 1749 collection come along in an adequately fluent, less "French" manner than the rest. Considering on top that Farr really understands how to employ a diversified registration in order to produce a very colourful harpsichord sound, this Balbastre is only to be recommended.
I've admired Elizabeth Farr's playing in the past, while reviewing an album of d'Anglebert's harpsichord suites (Naxos 8.570472–73). Many of the same qualities show up here in the more stylistically traditional pieces. "La d'Hericourt," for example, provides a textbook illustration of how notes inégales and figurations can assist rather than impede the flow of the music when applied knowledgeably. As much can be said for the Gavotte Rondeau in G Minor, where the subtle firmness of the rhythm keeps matters moving along despite the treble's flexible phrasing. Her basic tempos are varied, and always appropriate to the character of the music—from the almost Couperin-like tenderness of "La Berville," to the difficult and assertive gigue "La Lugeac." Technically, she dispatches everything here with a supreme ease.
As the liner notes state, "Certain composers of harpsichord music wrote pieces that beg to be played on harpsichords sporting a 16' stop…Claude Balbastre also happens to be just such a composer, which is odd because no French harpsichords with 16' stops remain from his time." Whatever the reason for this, the instrument with a 16' stop by Keith Hill that's employed here is a fine one, very much in the manner of the rich-sounding ones by Andreas Ruckers II that have survived or been restored to their original state. The results exhibit a beautiful, even tone, with a resounding but natural depth that makes the opening rondeau of "La Boullongne" truly sound. (The second strain is especially notable.) The brightly focused, Italianate "ping" of the shorter stops suit the imported features of Balbastre's later music, such as the Sonata No. 5 in G Major—or even the treble melody of the supremely giddy "La Monmartel ou La Brunoys." This is a different Hill instrument from the pair Farr played in her d'Anglebert release, but just as suited to the context.
In short, full praise for this discerning yet spontaneous-sounding series of performances, provided in excellent sound.
In his character pieces Balbastre links up with tradition as compositions of this kind had been written before by François Couperin, Jacques Duphly, Jean-Baptiste Forqueray and Jean-Philippe Rameau. But Balbastre's style is often more virtuosic and full of effects and features considerable contrasts between the various sections. La de Caze and La Bellaud are examples of extraverted and theatrical pieces, whereas La Ségur and La Berryer ou La Lamoignon are much more intimate and elegant. There are several pieces with rustic elements, reminiscent of the musette, the bag-pipe or the hurdy-gurdy.
In particular in the collection of 1749, from which Elizabeth Farr has chosen eight pieces, we find more regular forms like dances (gavotte) and sonatas. In her programme notes Ms Farr suggests the influence of Domenico Scarlatti in this collection, and that is certainly notable in several pieces. Balbastre transcribed four instrumental sections, including the overture, from Rameau's opera Pygmalion. These are the kind of pieces he also played in the Concert Spirituel. It shows that Rameau was a very popular composer at the time. Balbastre and Rameau were also personal friends. The overture is highly virtuosic and technically demanding, especially because of the frequently repeated chords, to be played in a fast tempo.
Balbastre's music is sometimes also forward-looking. A remarkable piece is La Malesherbe from the 1759 collection which is almost Mozartian in character. The Prélude is likely the very last specimen of a prélude non mesuré ever composed in France. Stylistically it has not that much to do with the preludes of the past, though. Therefore it rather confirms than refutes Balbastre's modernity. Previously recordings have been made in which some of his music is played on the fortepiano, and that is certainly a legitimate option.
A habitué of the French court, Citizen Balbastre nonetheless survived the French Revolution, having written a theme and variations on the Marseillaise, and died destitute in 1799. Farr's two-disc sampling offers excerpts from a 1749 collection of organ and harpsichord sonatas and pieces, the 17 selections from his 1759 Pièces de clavecin, and two later works. The distance between the earliest items and the later First Book is wide: Mid-measure enharmonic twists give way to solidly harmonized lines. Balbastre's Pygmalion arrangement consists of the ouverture and three pieces. Farr employs a modern Keith Hill with a 16' stop whose grand bass excites. Compared to a random sampling of earlier releases (de la Guerre, Bach, D'Anglebert), Farr has hit her stride.
Harpsichordist Elizabeth Farr has been hitting a series of bull's eyes in her series of discs for Naxos, no doubt aided by the extraordinary sound of the Keith Hill instruments she has been utilizing in these recordings. In Claude-Bénigne Balbastre: Music for Harpsichord, Farr turns her attention to one of the last holdouts of the French harpsichord school, Claude-Bénigne Balbastre, a favorite of the aristocracy who managed to avoid the guillotine through composing music that celebrated the French Revolution. Although these characteristics are the ones that fit best in an elevator speech about Balbastre, he enjoyed a long career lasting nearly 50 years, and this recital visits all of his relevant periods in considerable detail. In keeping with the French harpsichord tradition, Balbastre organizes into suites musical portraits named after people within his sphere of influence, but these are not pithy little bon mots in the manner of François Couperin, but are often long works generally averaging 4-8 minutes. The disc also includes a Balbastre-made transcription of movements drawn from his master Jean-Philippe Rameau's ballet Pygmalion, and these have a big, nearly orchestral sound. The Hill harpsichord Farr plays here has a towering presence and resonance, but Farr has the right idea about how to voice this music utilizing the considerable sonic resources that the Hill instrument provides. One is concerned that the obscurity of the name and the length and breadth of the repertoire presented here might limit the potential audience for Naxos' Claude-Bénigne Balbastre: Music for Harpsichord; however, anyone interested in Domenico Scarlatti and Rameau should very much enjoy this release.
Having a Balbastre
Probably best-known as an organist—Claude-Bénigne Balbastre's charming noëls are most familiar—but his harpsichord music has enjoyed little acclaim. Balbastre (1727–1799) was a virtuoso organist known for his quirky improvisations during church services and also remembered as a friend to the aristocracy during the final years of the ancient régime. Balbastre taught Marie-Antoinette the harpsichord but fortunately dodged the guillotine blade when revolutionary murderers changed France forever. Fondly remembered by Charles Burney in his Present State of Music in France and Italy, Balbastre died in poverty. Thanks to the always excellent harpsichordist Elizabeth Farr for serving up this recording of Balbastre's highly engaging music.
Balbastre was certainly no Couperin or Rameau (with whom he studied) but there is plenty of excellent music to enjoy. Fairly typical of the period, Balbastre's Pièces de clavecin is comprised of little character portraits. These are filled with an equal mix of wit and tenderness. La Castelmore opens with a delicious imitation of country pipers while its second part is marked by its gentle sweetness. The balance of the recording features a sampling of Balbastre's Livre contenant des pieces de different genre d'orgue et de clavecin, a collection of 75 works for keyboard. Farr plays eight of the 24 works for harpsichord. She closes the program with the Marche des Marseillois et l'air Ça-ira, a set of variations on the revolutionary tunes La Marseillaise and Ça ira. It's a kind of bittersweet snapshot of Balbastre's place in revolutionary France.
Farr plays a big Keith Hill harpsichord with two buff stops. Perhaps not exactly the harpsichord Balbastre would have played—French harpsichords with 16' stops have not survived—but it sure sounds good. Big bass sound and tasteful use of the buff stops make this outstanding at every turn.
Two CDs of this repertoire may look like a case of over-egging the pudding, but I didn't find it so. If you like the keyboard music of Rameau and Couperin, you should find these CDs to your liking. Indeed, the concluding tracks of CD1 (trs.13–16) offer music from Rameau's 1748 opera Pygmalion, arranged by Balbastre for the keyboard. Such arrangements, like the wind-band conflations of Mozart's operas, served as souvenirs for those who had heard the original and as tasters for those who had not. This is some of the most dramatic music on the CDs; the tone of the Overture is particularly well caught here.
Most of the rest of the music is as benign and affable as Balbastre's second name would imply. I don't wish to imply, however, that it sounds derivative or banal; as the notes point out, the French harpsichord tradition is modified by the influence of Scarlatti.
The pieces from Book I of the Pièces de clavecin are character portraits. The whole book is dedicated to his pupil Mme de la Caze and her portrait opens the collection and the first of these CDs. It's a strong piece, though with moments of tenderness, and the contrast between it and its successor on track 2, la d'Héricourt, is well brought out by Farr. Indeed, such variety as there is in the music—probably more apparent to contemporaries than to modern listeners—is well conveyed in these performances.
The last of the aristocratic portraits here is la d'Esclignac of 1787 (CD1, tr.12). The revolution two years later put paid to Balbastre's employment as a composer of salon pieces; he was to die in poverty ten years later. The final work on the second CD (tr.16) represents his attempt to come to terms with the new régime, a set of variations of the revolutionary tunes la Marseillaise and Ça ira (we will succeed). As played here, it makes a fine conclusion to a recommendable set…The Naxos recording…captures the big sound of the instrument well—at times in that final Marche the bass sonorities almost sound like those of a grand piano. The documentation is informative and readable and sets the seal on a recommendable pair of CDs.
Kudos to the prolific Ms. Farr and Naxos for recording this delightful music by the sadly neglected Balbastre. Though not considered a pillar of baroque music, his works are solidly crafted and tuneful, even if not of the same calibre as the big-name French clavecinists like Rameau and Couperin. Acoustics play a vital role in any recording, and too dry a room or hall can seriously detract from the grandeur of a work. In this recording, however, the opposite is the case: either the micophones were too distant from the instrument, or the recordings took place in a cavernous setting, at the expense of clarity.
Claude-Benigne Balbastre moved in royal circles as a popular performer and composer, a financially well endowed lifestyle that ended with the French Revolution. He was spared execution for his bourgeoise connections due, in some measure, to his daughter's marriage to an influential revolutionary. A pupil of Rameau, he lived a lengthy life, dying in 1799 at the age of seventy-two, though it was in a state of poverty. His legacy was a sizable catalogue of works mainly for the harpsichord or organ, among them the first book of Pieces de clavecin, a collection of seventeen musical pictures of personalities from the era. It seems that much of his inspiration came from Scarlatti, particularly in the left-hand passages with powerful rising octave scales. Many pictures are lyric, but most are robust and often expressed in dance rhythms that bring a sense of unbridled joy. The exceedingly informative booklet details those pictured therein. To complement this extensive score—as long as two Brahms symphonies—Elizabeth Farr selects eight of the works specifically listed for harpsichord in the 1749 edition of Livre contenant des pieces de different genre d'orgue et de clavecin. Five carry the title sonata, though just contain one short movement, and are interspersed with dances, the two Minuets being particularly attractive. The remaining major item is an arrangement of four movements from Rameau's opera, Pygmalion, the central section of the overture providing a major challenge to any performer. The disc ends with Balbastre's peace-offering to the Revolution, Marche des Marseillois et l'air Ca-ira, the 'national anthem' being stated and followed by variations. I have previously commented on the clarity and boldness of the playing of the American organist and harpsichordist, Elizabeth Farr, and here she owes much to the use of a massive instrument made by Keith Hill containing one 16', two 8', one 4' stop. There is some movement of focus on the instrument probably from differing sessions, but the recording conveys its elemental power. A must for all harpsichord collections.


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Here are a couple of photos taken by The Oakville Beaver during the Dec.8/13 Artist Reception at the Allegro Café Whole Foods Oakville in celebration of my first solo show A Passion for Flowers in support of Ian Anderson House.
There is still a chance to bid on the silent auction painting, Sunburst pictured here in the first photo, as the show continues until Jan.26/14. 100% of the proceeds from the silent auction painting will go to Ian Anderson House, Cancer Hospice for Halton and Peel Regions. The winning bidder will be announced Jan.25/14. 20% of the proceeds of all other paintings featured in the show will also go to Ian Anderson House. Whole Foods is located at 301 Cornwall Rd. in Oakville. For more info on Ian Anderson House please visit http://ianandersonhouse.com


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