Lawes etc; AAM/Egarr; R3 in Concert, Thurs 2/11/17

[Richard Barrett]

Still, some splendid discussions here before the event.

And I have a Geoffrey Hill book on its way.

[vinteuil]

And I have a Geoffrey Hill book on its way.

... mine has just arrived. And altho' I ordered a paperback (for 1p plus p&p) - what has arrived is an immaculate first edition hardback

[ ... now I'll have to read the damn thing. But it's a handsome beast. ]


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[ardcarp]

the oomph of the concert experience was lost over the airwaves?

I must confess to having exactly the same thoughts, i.e. it would have been a whole lot better to be there in the flesh. In the Lawes, I felt the plucking rather outbalanced the strings, but again that might be a sound-engineering thing. I also thought the Purcell Chaconne was a tad fast; it seemed to lose out in wistfulness.

[silvestrione]

Yes, I listened to some of it, but soon found it was spoiling the warm memories of the night before...all seemed a bit flat. The acoustic too was different? I sat really close to the stage and felt really involved, but e.g. over the radio the Purcell Chacony just did not project in the same way at all...odd.