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[Ein Heldenleben]

Yes, absolutely delightful playing. Just wish he'd paused a little longer in the friendly countryside and the Prophet Bird had sung a little more slowly but that's just being pernickety.

Just good to hear these mini masterpieces played in recital . I guess they are what grade 6/7? I remember learning them . It’s such a shame most virtuosi don’t bother with them. The Prophet Bird is one of the most weird and radical pieces composed in the 19th century ..it sounds so modern.

[silvestrione]

Eric Lu is playing Schumann’s Waldszenen very , very well indeed. Abschied so beautifully done…not over pedalled ..Perfect really

Hmm....strange really, I thought Prophet Bird was over pedalled, and lacking in character...but I've still got Richter's classic recording in my ears, from listening to it time and again when I was young.

[Historian]

Anyone catch the performance of Brahms Requiem this evening (Monday 7th November) by Ensemble Pygmalion, conducted by Rafael Pichon? Concert performance from the Concertgebouw last November and I wasn't able to give it my full attention. However, lovely choral sound, good soloists - Mari Eriksmoen (whom I had heard before) and Andre Schuen (sorry, not good with accents) with a period instrument ensemble established by the conductor in 2006 when he was a student. Some quite fast tempi in places but seemed to work.

Will try to 'listen again' although I never find that as good as listening 'live' (or its effective equivalent).

[Frances_iom]

Anyone catch the performance of Brahms Requiem this evening (Monday 7th November) by Ensemble Pygmalion, ...

yes apart from a couple of minutes at the start - thought it was an excellent performance - much lighter in texture than the usual ones of the Requiem - it was almost as though the heavy Victorian drapes had been pulled of the furniture to reveal the excellent craftsmanship beneath.

[oddoneout]

yes apart from a couple of minutes at the start - thought it was an excellent performance - much lighter in texture than the usual ones of the Requiem - it was almost as though the heavy Victorian drapes had been pulled of the furniture to reveal the excellent craftsmanship beneath.

I only heard the last third but I too was struck by the lightness and clarity. Brahms isn't a first choice composer for me and the Requiem is a piece that sometimes seems to verge on the wallowing in rich sounds but not much else. I have sung it so know there is more to it than that; it was good to be reminded of that. There was a performance earlier this year(can't remember any details) which also took the lighter approach and I thought then that perhaps it was time for a rethink of performance practice for the work

[smittims]

A few years ago there was a TV performance by the Sixteen with Brahms' 4-hand arrangement of the orchestra part played on a nice old Bosendorfer. It was a revelation to me. I've always felt that, although he was a thoroughly accomplished orchestrator, Brahms ideally would have preferred to avoid the orchestra, but felt he needed to write orchestral works.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Enjoyed the Mahler 9 from BBC NOW and Marcus Stenz. A very well prepared yet passionate performance.

[Alison]

Enjoyed the Mahler 9 from BBC NOW and Marcus Stenz. A very well prepared yet passionate performance.

Decent audio quality too picking up lots of inner detail. Rarely has (iv) sounded so impassioned in my experience.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Decent audio quality too picking up lots of inner detail. Rarely has (iv) sounded so impassioned in my experience.

The pianissimo at the end was absolutely extraordinary. I listened to the whole performance again today . Marcus Stenz is clearly a force to be reckoned with.

[notnerb]

Am I going mad? I'm listening (28 Dec 2015) to something billed as Bizet's Symphony in C, but it's nothing like the one I know and love . . .

What's going on?

[Bryn]

Looking forward to next Thursday's concert. Fascinating programme but stretching Debussy's Jeux to 35 minutes?!

[Ein Heldenleben]

Something odd about this Bruckner 6 from the BPO and Storgårds. Beautifully played but strangely subdued in places …

[JasonPalmer]

Enjoying this evenings Elgar cello concerto in E minor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001ghj2

[JasonPalmer]

Ooo and now music from the hovis advert. A blatant mix of popular pieces to keep newbie prommers happy. All good. Marketing and sales init guvna

[oddoneout]

Ooo and now music from the hovis advert. A blatant mix of popular pieces to keep newbie prommers happy. All good. Marketing and sales init guvna

Now now. Japanese prommers likely don't see the programme quite the same way - I doubt Hovis is a thing out there, with or without the advert!