Bernard Haitink documentary

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  • LHC
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    • Jan 2011
    • 1555

    #16
    Originally posted by LMcD View Post
    I haven't yet got into the habit of checking what's on offer from Sky Arts now that it's free-to-air, so many thanks for the heads-up. I wonder if it will be in HD on Freesat?
    I think it’s SD only on Freesat as well. There are some good things coming up, perhaps as a result of its move to Freeview. Madame Butterfly from the Royal Opera with Ermonela Jaho on Sunday, and next Saturday the LSO concert with Rattle when they played all three Stravinsky ballets in one concert!
    "I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
    Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest

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    • Alison
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 6455

      #17
      Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
      If Bridcut's previous documentaries are any guide then this one should be well worth watching. I do hope that he manages to draw out some interesting gems, even the odd indiscretion, from the normally taciturn Haitink, who, at his age, could afford to throw a little caution to the winds.
      Yes I agree Pet. It’s rare to learn anything new in any features or interviews with the Dutchman.

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      • Constantbee
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        • Jul 2017
        • 504

        #18
        Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
        I had no idea... thanks
        Neither did I. Thanks. I think Freeview Channels must have different numbers depending on where you are and how many other stations you get, so for us it's 147, for example. The classical programmes and opera seem to screen at, what I'd call, unpopular times of day, like Madam Butterfly at 11:00 on a Sunday morning. We use a cheap set top digital tv box to record programmes like these, but it has to reprogrammed every time a new station appears on Freeview. Slightly annoying, but doesn't take long.

        Documentary about John Adams coming up soon on Sky Arts, I see.
        And the tune ends too soon for us all

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        • LMcD
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          • Sep 2017
          • 8399

          #19
          Originally posted by Constantbee View Post
          Neither did I. Thanks. I think Freeview Channels must have different numbers depending on where you are and how many other stations you get, so for us it's 147, for example. The classical programmes and opera seem to screen at, what I'd call, unpopular times of day, like Madam Butterfly at 11:00 on a Sunday morning. We use a cheap set top digital tv box to record programmes like these, but it has to reprogrammed every time a new station appears on Freeview. Slightly annoying, but doesn't take long.

          Documentary about John Adams coming up soon on Sky Arts, I see.
          Ahem .... isn't it Freeview Channel 11, Freesat 147? (I much prefer Freesat for all sorts of reasons, among them the automatic daily updates at 0200).

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          • Bryn
            Banned
            • Mar 2007
            • 24688

            #20
            Originally posted by Constantbee View Post
            Neither did I. Thanks. I think Freeview Channels must have different numbers depending on where you are and how many other stations you get, so for us it's 147, for example. The classical programmes and opera seem to screen at, what I'd call, unpopular times of day, like Madam Butterfly at 11:00 on a Sunday morning. We use a cheap set top digital tv box to record programmes like these, but it has to reprogrammed every time a new station appears on Freeview. Slightly annoying, but doesn't take long.

            Documentary about John Adams coming up soon on Sky Arts, I see.
            One of the rare items relating somewhat closely to the Radio 3 remit to be found on Sky Arts. More like BBC FOUR, unfortunately.

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            • Constantbee
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              • Jul 2017
              • 504

              #21
              Originally posted by LMcD View Post
              Ahem .... isn't it Freeview Channel 11, Freesat 147? (I much prefer Freesat for all sorts of reasons, among them the automatic daily updates at 0200).
              Yes, silly me You are right. Have retuned the digibox and Sky Arts does now appear as Channel 11. The signal's coming from an old satellite dish. Maybe 147 is an automatically generated number.
              And the tune ends too soon for us all

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              • Nick Armstrong
                Host
                • Nov 2010
                • 26522

                #22
                Originally posted by LHC View Post
                Incidentally, Tomorrow morning at 11:00 Sky Arts is showing Haitink’s 90th birthday concert with the LSO: Mozart Piano Concerto No 22 with Till Fellner, and Bruckner Symphony No 4.

                And of course, it’s now available to all on Freeview Channel 11 (sadly not in HD)


                Thanks again for this, I was able to record the concert and just listened to / watched the Mozart concerto, great stuff.

                A channel to peruse the listings for rare gems and record, for fear of stumbling on André Rieu &c. (or should I say “stepping in”) by mistake...
                "...the isle is full of noises,
                Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                • LHC
                  Full Member
                  • Jan 2011
                  • 1555

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post


                  Thanks again for this, I was able to record the concert and just listened to / watched the Mozart concerto, great stuff.

                  A channel to peruse the listings for rare gems and record, for fear of stumbling on André Rieu &c. (or should I say “stepping in”) by mistake...
                  The good stuff tends to be in the mornings and is usually repeated, so careful use of the listings guides is recommended, if only to avoid the dreaded Rieu.
                  "I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
                  Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest

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                  • Nick Armstrong
                    Host
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 26522

                    #24
                    Originally posted by LHC View Post
                    The good stuff tends to be in the mornings and is usually repeated, so careful use of the listings guides is recommended, if only to avoid the dreaded Rieu.

                    Half-expecting an ad break halfway through the Bruckner... (they wouldn’t, would they??). The one in the interval was bad enough
                    "...the isle is full of noises,
                    Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                    Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                    Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                    • LMcD
                      Full Member
                      • Sep 2017
                      • 8399

                      #25
                      Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post

                      Half-expecting an ad break halfway through the Bruckner... (they wouldn’t, would they??). The one in the interval was bad enough
                      No ad break in the Bruckner, which was very well played. Special praise for the principal horn. That said, I'm afraid that even Bernard Haitink can't convert me into a Brucknerphile, but we shall keep the recording for sentimental reasons.
                      I thought the Mozart was quite magical - an exemplary performance by all concerned. What a delicacy of touch Till Fellner has!

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                      • Nick Armstrong
                        Host
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 26522

                        #26
                        Originally posted by LMcD View Post
                        No ad break in the Bruckner, which was very well played. Special praise for the principal horn. That said, I'm afraid that even Bernard Haitink can't convert me into a Brucknerphile, but we shall keep the recording for sentimental reasons.
                        I thought the Mozart was quite magical - an exemplary performance by all concerned. What a delicacy of touch Till Fellner has!
                        Agreed about the Mozart

                        As for the Bruckner, well I’ve only listened to the first movement so far, and it’s unfair to pass judgement as BH is second to none at delivering the cumulative punch over the entire arc of a work.... but, I did find the first movement a bit leaden I felt the music could do with a tad more energy to really shine.
                        "...the isle is full of noises,
                        Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                        Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                        Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                        • Petrushka
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                          • Nov 2010
                          • 12232

                          #27
                          Reminder for the Haitink documentary on BBC2 tonight.
                          "The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink

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                          • jayne lee wilson
                            Banned
                            • Jul 2011
                            • 10711

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
                            Reminder for the Haitink documentary on BBC2 tonight.
                            Thanks again Pet.... I do tend to overlook these things now & will prog in......wonder what everyone thought of the SKY Rattle film.... maybe opine on the other thread? With so few really good new films and TV, great to find these....

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                            • Serial_Apologist
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                              • Dec 2010
                              • 37580

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Petrushka View Post
                              Reminder for the Haitink documentary on BBC2 tonight.
                              Thanks Pet - haitink I might watch this.

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                              • Alison
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 6455

                                #30
                                I found that a very moving documentary, calm and honest like the great man himself.

                                Thomas Allen’s contribution perhaps the highlight for me.

                                And Sarah Connolly

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