Blomstedt

[Bryn]

Just on my way home from the RFH - sensational performance of Bruckner 7 from Philharmonia/Blomstedt. I was at Haitink’s last Prom and fine and moving as that was this was to my ears much the greater performance - it was enormously cogent, everything unfolded superbly from first note to last .

And to top it off Mozart Pc23 in the first half with Maria Joao Pires in a lovely , polished gorgeously musical performance - dancing finale and a pin drop slow movement - much the best concert I have been to for a long time.

Any signs of it being recorded, by the Beeb or otherwise?

[Barbirollians]

Any signs of it being recorded, by the Beeb or otherwise?

Sadly no sign of microphones or cameras.

[Prommer]

Sadly no sign of microphones or cameras.

Typical!

[Dave2002]

Just on my way home from the RFH - sensational performance of Bruckner 7 from Philharmonia/Blomstedt. I was at Haitink’s last Prom and fine and moving as that was this was to my ears much the greater performance - it was enormously cogent, everything unfolded superbly from first note to last .

And to top it off Mozart Pc23 in the first half with Maria Joao Pires in a lovely , polished gorgeously musical performance - dancing finale and a pin drop slow movement - much the best concert I have been to for a long time.

Good to know about. Interesting - I remember when Pires was a relatively young discovery. Now I find she's older than I am - something which I'm finding less and less with performers these days - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Jo%C3%A3o_Pires

Glad you enjoyed it.

[alywin]

Just on my way home from the RFH - sensational performance of Bruckner 7 from Philharmonia/Blomstedt. I was at Haitink’s last Prom and fine and moving as that was this was to my ears much the greater performance - it was enormously cogent, everything unfolded superbly from first note to last .

And to top it off Mozart Pc23 in the first half with Maria Joao Pires in a lovely , polished gorgeously musical performance - dancing finale and a pin drop slow movement - much the best concert I have been to for a long time.

:( :( :(
I REALLY REALLY wanted to go to this - had even booked the day off specially - then a downstairs neighbour caused chaos and I ended up having to work to get back on schedule :(

[gurnemanz]

I've just noticed that Blomstedt is on In Tune later today.

[bluestateprommer]

Sorry for the late heads-up, but in less than half an hour from WRTI, an archival concert of Mozart 18 and Bruckner 4 with the Fabulous Philadelphians, Emanuel Ax, and Herbert Blomstedt:

https://www.wrti.org/wrti-spotlight/2023-06-20/herbert-blomstedt-leads-bruckner-and-emanuel-ax-performs-mozart

This will be available for something like another 2 weeks or so afterwards.

[bluestateprommer]

For your Friday, a feel-good NYT article on Herbert Blomstedt and a recent VPO concert in Salzburg:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/arts/music/herbert-blomstedt-conductor.html

[oliver sudden]

You scared me there!

[richardfinegold]

For your Friday, a feel-good NYT article on Herbert Blomstedt and a recent VPO concert in Salzburg:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/a...conductor.html

Hopefully the NY Phil will take page from the Monteux/LSO playbook and sign him to a 25 year contract

[Darkbloom]

Hopefully the NY Phil will take page from the Monteux/LSO playbook and sign him to a 25 year contract

With an option to renew, as I recall.

[Pulcinella]

A Times review of a concert under the 97-year-old conductor:

https://www.thetimes.com/article/c17562f7-b342-401b-8fd4-a60347c4aed6?shareToken=2569ed954f2aaa8216c0dbdace3aed08

[Belgrove]

A friend, who is a professional musician, attended this concert (and the rehearsal) and said it was ‘among the five best I’ve ever seen, and the finest playing I’ve heard from a London orchestra’. He’s not given to hyperbole, so it must have been pretty exceptional. He didn’t think it had been recorded.

[Pulcinella]

A friend, who is a professional musician, attended this concert (and the rehearsal) and said it was ‘among the five best I’ve ever seen, and the finest playing I’ve heard from a London orchestra’. He’s not given to hyperbole, so it must have been pretty exceptional. He didn’t think it had been recorded.

Times reviews usually mention forthcoming broadcasts, so I suspect not.

[oddoneout]

The Guardian thought it was pretty good too

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/22/philharmonia-orchestra-herbert-blomstedt-review-royal-festival-hall-london