MAGIC MOUNTAIN (Vol 2) - Thomas Mann (Trans Lowe-Porter) - ans
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Now taken down the S29 volume and re-uploaded!
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Interesting!SteveGough wrote: ↑March 20th, 2024, 11:34 am I will tweek down the volume post haste!
The Vol 1 Claudia is a pretty thoroughgoing Hollywood femme fatale, the crashing of the door behind her as she enters the dining room is one of the many tour de force moments in the first three hundred pages of the novel. As you may also have gathered the Hofrat is infatuated too - and has even painted her portrait (we learn he plays the artist on weekends when away from his surgery). The moment when Hans is suddenly confronted with Claudia's portrait, painted with crude, hamfisted passion, in Hofrat's apartment is another delicious moment from Vol 1.
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Don't worry too much about slight volume changes - I can easily make them in the validating stage - I often do anyhow as the acceptable range is great and evenness gives a more pleasant listening. It's when there is clipping that lowering the volume is unsatisfactory.
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Dear Christine
S30 herewith. I hope this section is as enjoyable to listen to as it was to read and edit: a lively and entertaining three-hander scene between Hans, Claudia and Peeperkorn... (24.33)
Best wishes - and happy Easter to you and Anne!
Steve
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_30_mann_128kb.mp3
S30 herewith. I hope this section is as enjoyable to listen to as it was to read and edit: a lively and entertaining three-hander scene between Hans, Claudia and Peeperkorn... (24.33)
Best wishes - and happy Easter to you and Anne!
Steve
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_30_mann_128kb.mp3
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Dear Steve,SteveGough wrote: ↑March 27th, 2024, 3:39 am Dear Christine
S30 herewith. I hope this section is as enjoyable to listen to as it was to read and edit: a lively and entertaining three-hander scene between Hans, Claudia and Peeperkorn... (24.33)
Best wishes - and happy Easter to you and Anne!
Steve
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_30_mann_128kb.mp3
Yay! Happy Easter to you as well! This is in line for PL.
Best,
Christine
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Hi Steve, Section 30 is PL ok. I have two, rhetorical, observations. Why are they allowing Peeperkorn, or any of these sick people for that matter, to have gin and wine or any other alcohol! Hans' chest plate photo is probably in a bin in Spain somewhere. She is a vixen isn't she?
Thanks for presenting this excellent book and portraying it so perfectly with your voice!
Again Happy Holiday,
Christine
Thanks for presenting this excellent book and portraying it so perfectly with your voice!
Again Happy Holiday,
Christine
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Yes, Christine, Claudia has something of the Hollywood vamp about her... a perfect role for Marlene Dietrich?!
On the menu & wine cellar at the Berghof I suspect that their catering arrangements may have something to do with the enormous fees (bribes?) paid to the institution by the clientele.... if you are going to go, I suppose you must go in style....
Thanks as always for all your time, skill, and enthusiasm! I am not sure if I shall be doing another section during this coming Easter week, but definitely back on track after that....
Best
Steve
On the menu & wine cellar at the Berghof I suspect that their catering arrangements may have something to do with the enormous fees (bribes?) paid to the institution by the clientele.... if you are going to go, I suppose you must go in style....
Thanks as always for all your time, skill, and enthusiasm! I am not sure if I shall be doing another section during this coming Easter week, but definitely back on track after that....
Best
Steve
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Excellent Steve, Have Fun!!SteveGough wrote: ↑March 28th, 2024, 12:11 am Yes, Christine, Claudia has something of the Hollywood vamp about her... a perfect role for Marlene Dietrich?!
On the menu & wine cellar at the Berghof I suspect that their catering arrangements may have something to do with the enormous fees (bribes?) paid to the institution by the clientele.... if you are going to go, I suppose you must go in style....
Thanks as always for all your time, skill, and enthusiasm! I am not sure if I shall be doing another section during this coming Easter week, but definitely back on track after that....
Best
Steve
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Hi Christine, her is section 31, and the finale of Peeperkorn's midnight festivities. (26.28)
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_31_mann_128kb.mp3
Best wishes Steve
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_31_mann_128kb.mp3
Best wishes Steve
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Hi Steve, Looking forward to this as always!SteveGough wrote: ↑April 9th, 2024, 5:31 am Hi Christine, her is section 31, and the finale of Peeperkorn's midnight festivities. (26.28)
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_31_mann_128kb.mp3
Best wishes Steve
Best,
Christine
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Hi Steve, Excellent continuing portrayal of the eccentric Peeperkorn! Just a couple of edits:
Section 31 has some missing text where you just mistook where you left off on Section 30.
Section 30 ended with "and Peeperkorn laid upon them all to drink it reverently" on p.564
Section 31 starts with "He cast down his eyes, and nodded, to give his neighbor the satisfaction of being understood" on p.565 halfway down the page.
19:16 should be "a sight in which Herr Magnus appeared to find relief." I heard "a sight in which Herr Albin appeared to find relief."
Best,
Christine
Section 31 has some missing text where you just mistook where you left off on Section 30.
Section 30 ended with "and Peeperkorn laid upon them all to drink it reverently" on p.564
Section 31 starts with "He cast down his eyes, and nodded, to give his neighbor the satisfaction of being understood" on p.565 halfway down the page.
19:16 should be "a sight in which Herr Magnus appeared to find relief." I heard "a sight in which Herr Albin appeared to find relief."
Best,
Christine
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Ah! Thank you Christine - I will make those adjustments, I start my recording these days at around 6.30am (to avoid traffic noise) which might just have something to do with that error!!
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I get you! I have done the same.SteveGough wrote: ↑April 9th, 2024, 11:39 pm Ah! Thank you Christine - I will make those adjustments, I start my recording these days at around 6.30am (to avoid traffic noise) which might just have something to do with that error!!
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Dear Christine
I have revised section 31 and re-uploaded - and also here is Section 32 (24.45) and the continuing saga of Mynheer Peeperkorn (phew! - it lasts another fifty pages!)
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_32_mann_128kb.mp3
I have revised section 31 and re-uploaded - and also here is Section 32 (24.45) and the continuing saga of Mynheer Peeperkorn (phew! - it lasts another fifty pages!)
https://librivox.org/uploads/annise/magicmountian2_32_mann_128kb.mp3