Terrific Sibelius 2 from debutant (as chief conductor) Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW . Some excellent brass playing in particular…
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Yes, indeed..... and loved that Beethoven 4th as well.
Revelation: two war horses but much refreshed!Comment
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Yes played with great élan by Eric Lu. Did the first movement start “ma non troppo” but get progressively more Allegro ?Originally posted by DracoM View PostComment
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It was very good wasn't it? Even in my rather tired state it really gripped me. Also good to hear prolonged applause afterwards rather than being cut short as seems to happen too often now. All that and Nicola Heywood-Thomas as well.Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostComment
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Enjoying very much this world premiere on at the moment -
Thomas Adès: Alchymia, for clarinet and string quartet (world premiere)
A very beautiful slow movement…shades of Arcadiana. Oddly compelling first movement which seemed to consist entirely of scales - though that doesn’t begin to do it justice . I didn’t hear the preamble interview so have absolutely no idea what the piece is “about” . The third movt is a parody of something but I can’t quite work out what…full of extraordinary clarinet figurations and played very in a very virtuoso manner .
On first listening I have to say this is a bit of a masterpiece and a wonderful performance . Ades is a great talent.Comment
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Re: Maazel/Mahler 2. Could it have been April 1979 in RAH? I made a recording on a CR2 cassette of the finale. The Sop was Margaret Marshall and the Alto was Jessye Norman. It was a sound perspective and understanding the perfection of which I thought I’d never hear again. I wish I had been there in person.Originally posted by LMcD View PostComment
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The first Mahler 2 I ever heard was Maazel with the BBCSO on February 23 1972 on Radio 3.Originally posted by gedsmk View Post"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Sofi Jeannin seems to have transformed the BBC Singers! A lovely performance of the Fauré Requiem last night https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0010hrh
Not a trace of the characteristics which made the group pretty much unlistenable-to for me for years.
Only drawback was some intonation in the orchestra at moments. But vocally excellent imvvho"...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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Who were the soloists in the Faure? They don’t appear to be listed.Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostComment
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Originally posted by cloughie View Post
No idea. Individuals from within the choir, presumably (& impressively) though I agree, a credit is deserved"...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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They were announced at the end of the performance. The soprano was Miriam Allen. I didn't recognise the name of the other. (I only turned on the radio towards the end, but based on what I heard I'm going to listen to the whole thing.)Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostComment
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Me too. Hadn’t listened to it for ages, and found it very moving.Originally posted by antongould View Post"...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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She was one of the lovely voices in the quartet at Duke’s funeral - the Pie Jesu was nicely sung!Originally posted by crb11 View Post
A very good performance - I needed something restful to listen to after the Owls threw two points away at Wimbledon.Comment
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