Lachenmann and Mahler, 14 Feb

[french frank]

Live in Concert: Simon (Denis) Rattle and the BPO close their London residency at the Royal Festival Hall on 14 February, 7.30pm:-

Helmut Lachenmann: Tableau
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection')

Kate Royal (soprano)
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor).

[Roehre]

We cannot complain about a Lachenmann score being performed, certainly not by these forces, but it does raise the question why to take a piece which is more than a quarter of a century old.

Unfortunately unable to listen to it live as for work commitments

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

We cannot complain about a Lachenmann score being performed, certainly not by these forces, but it does raise the question why to take a piece which is more than a quarter of a century old.

Because it's bloody good - and hasn't been performed in the UK before - and will demonstrate that Lachenmann entire back-catalogue is relevant and powerul, and he's not just wanted for his latest work - and to show that even conservative performers are "catching up" with what the rest of us have known for decades.

[Roehre]

Because it's bloody good - and hasn't been performed in the UK before - and will demonstrate that Lachenmann entire back-catalogue is relevant and powerul, and he's not just wanted for his latest work - and to show that even conservative performers are "catching up" with what the rest of us have known for decades.

Oh yes, it certainly is
which is a b****y shame

[french frank]

and to show that even conservative performers are "catching up"

Has it not been in their repertoire? Rattle?

[mercia]

Mahler 2 or a TV documentary about Sir Si. This is the choice to be made.

[french frank]

Mahler 2 or a TV documentary about Sir Si. This is the choice to be made.

Hmm. Which is more important? (Documentary only clashes with Radio 3, doesn't it? So doesn't really matter ...)

[Flosshilde]

Live in Concert: Simon (Denis) Rattle and the BPO have been in residence at the Festival Hall, and close on 14 February, 7.30pm:-

Helmut Lachenmann: Tableau
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection')

I'm going to have to tell my partner to go out for the evening so I can listen without interruption.

[LHC]

Live in Concert: Simon (Denis) Rattle and the BPO have been in residence at the Festival Hall, and close on 14 February, 7.30pm:-

Helmut Lachenmann: Tableau
Mahler: Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection')

Kate Royal (soprano)
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
London Symphony Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Berlin Philharmonic
Simon Rattle (conductor).

As the other concerts are at the Barbican, I'm not sure that Rattle and the BPO can claim to have been in residence at the Festival Hall (I think the marketing claims it as a 'London residency').

[Nick Armstrong]

Mahler: Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection')

Am I going nuts or are they using the end of Mahler 5 for the trailer for this concert and the Sibelius (the latter's 5th is correctly used in the same trailer...)?

[teamsaint]

Am I going nuts or are they using the end of Mahler 5 for the trailer for this concert and the Sibelius (the latter's 5th is correctly used in the same trailer...)?

Maybe both?

no trail for the lachmenna.....lachemannna....lachemanama.......... ..the first piece?

[french frank]

As the other concerts are at the Barbican, I'm not sure that Rattle and the BPO can claim to have been in residence at the Festival Hall (I think the marketing claims it as a 'London residency').

My misreading - I'm sure you're right.

Website says: 'close their London residency at the Royal Festival Hall ' which is ambiguous as it stands - I forgot about the Barbican concerts ...

[Barbirollians]

Maybe both?

no trail for the lachmenna.....lachemannna....lachemanama.......... ..the first piece?

Well they don't want to put most of the prospective audience off

[french frank]

Well they don't want to put most of the prospective audience off

What? 'Pearls before swine'?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Well they don't want to put most of the prospective audience off

Could be a lot worse: just imagine Kenny Dalgleish (we don't use her real name here) pronouncing the name "Lachenmann"!