Afternoon Concert - general thread

[antongould]

Listening to the Skellers today, I enjoyed the BBC Singers - showing I know nothing about singing - and the Judith Weir pieces - which shows I don’t appreciate music ……

[Nick Armstrong]

Stenhammar 1 today… (BBC Scottish / Andrew Manze). What a gorgeous piece

[Rolmill]

I have yet to catch up with this via Sounds. Was there mention of when these performances were recorded? Some years ago, where Norrington is concerned, I would have thought.

According to the website: "The afternoon continues with an archive concert from 2014 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington..."

[Edgy 2]

Weinberg fans take note

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wtq5

[Bryn]

I have yet to catch up with this via Sounds. Was there mention of when these performances were recorded? Some years ago, where Norrington is concerned, I would have thought.

[Frances_iom]

Compared to other available online Classical Music threads, R3 Afternoons can be pretty barren IMO.
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somewhat surprised as many afternoons seem to be >50% modern music (ie composer still alive) - this afternoon was somewhat unusual as containing so many popular pieces (tho I missed the Gershwin at the start tho no loss to me as not usually my choice)

[Nick Armstrong]

…the prog finished with the notorious Norrington and Stuttgart Radio O in …Dvorak 9… Even to the ears of this Sir Roger sceptic they sounded good!

I heard this too and enjoyed it a lot! Also the Fauré at the end.

[cloughie]

Whilst painting some gardening furniture in the garage this I listened to Afternoon on 3 on an old radio. German radio recordings - Beethoven VC Isabelle Faust with the Freiberg Baroque O / Pichon - not a bad performance except that the cadenzas sounded very scrappy. Then the prog finished with the notorious Norrington and Stuttgart Radio O in Beethoven 8, Dvorak 9 - intersected by a bit of Berlioz R&J. Even to the ears of this Sir Roger sceptic they sounded good! I particularly enjoyed the Berlioz.

Compared to other available online Classical Music threads, R3 Afternoons can be pretty barren IMO.
Yes, live concerts from regional bands are truly worth it. NOW partic.
But repertoire...?

How close is R3 getting to sinking into lazy-thinking CFM etc.?

[Frances_iom]

Or just a sideways move from Sound of Cinema?

no just means it's half term and the real Yoof market is being sought - has Dr Who been broadcast yet as I switched off shortly after the start of this section

[oddoneout]

Matthew Sweet's 'mash-up' of TV themes has just started - another idea pinched from Classic FM?

Or just a sideways move from Sound of Cinema?

[LMcD]

Matthew Sweet's 'mash-up' of TV themes has just started - another idea pinched from Classic FM?

[hmvman]

Max Reger's monumental Violin Concerto of 1908 was beautifully performed on this afternoon's concert. Not much exists in writing about Reger, usually a footnote on Late Romantic composers but an important link between Brahms and the Second Viennese School as well as early Bartok and Hindemith, not to mention Franz Schmidt and the Swiss Othmar Schoeck.

Heard the broadcast this afternoon whilst driving home. I hadn't heard this concerto before and so it came as a revelation to me - I wouldn't have guessed it to be as early as 1908.

ardcarp's mentioning of Stanley Ellis reminded me that I met him a few times at meetings of the Yorkshire Dialect Society. He was a great character with an amazing knowledge of regional accents and dialects.

[Bryn]

Anyone wishing to read up on Max Reger, whose monumental Violin Concerto was beautifully performed on this afternoon's concert, is recommended to the following linked article. There is not much in writing about Reger, an important link between Brahms and the Second Viennese School as well as early Hindemith, not to mention Franz Schmidt and the Swiss Othmar Schoeck, so this is welcome, and Wolfgang Rathert has done well in penetrating his personality and aesthetic.

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dcasp?dc=D_CDA67892

And composer of cello suites following on from Bach's:

[Serial_Apologist]

Max Reger's monumental Violin Concerto of 1908 was beautifully performed on this afternoon's concert. Not much exists in writing about Reger, usually a footnote on Late Romantic composers but an important link between Brahms and the Second Viennese School as well as early Bartok and Hindemith, not to mention Franz Schmidt and the Swiss Othmar Schoeck. Apologies that I could not get the link to an article on Reger to work. This youtube is probably the best I can find:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-DhYo1CX2E