Haydn "Seasons" - BRSO/Rattle 7.2.17

[Nick Armstrong]

Terrific performance I thought, with - praise be! - three spot-on soloists for once. Really lovely soprano voice, and the tenor not far behind - neither of them singers I knew of. Great orchestral playing and choral singing too, it seemed to me.

2pm:
Haydn
The Seasons, Parts 1 & 2 (Spring and Summer)

3.10pm
Haydn
The Seasons, Parts 3 & 4 (Autumn and Winter)

Marlis Petersen, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Florian Boesch, bass-baritone
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

[BBMmk2]

A lot of catching up to do, methinks. there's been a lot of good programmes, recently, on Radio 3. Well done!!

[teamsaint]

Terrific performance I thought, with - praise be! - three spot-on soloists for once. Really lovely soprano voice, and the tenor not far behind - neither of them singers I knew of. Great orchestral playing and choral singing too, it seemed to me.

2pm:
Haydn
The Seasons, Parts 1 & 2 (Spring and Summer)

3.10pm
Haydn
The Seasons, Parts 3 & 4 (Autumn and Winter)

Marlis Petersen, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Florian Boesch, bass-baritone
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

yup, I was enjoying it very much until I had to do something rather less interesting.

Thanks for reminding us, must catch the rest later.

Great opening by the way.

( The music, not the thread, though of course the start of the thread is great too !!)

[Nick Armstrong]

Great opening by the way.

Wow, isn't it just! Missed the start on Tuesday. Can't stop listening to those opening bars - what perfectly judged impact, ideal timps, beautiful blend!

Never become involved with The Seasons before, various listens over the years led me to feel it was a distinct second-best to The Creation.

Not now.

Here it is http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ch96d

(Although listening there has a major drawback... I've edited my download to remove all trace of the intolerable Derham presentation )