Has anyone on this forum ever played under Rattle? If so, could they, and I ask this question in all seriousness, tell us whether his facial expressions are off-putting or otherwise? I have to say that it has never really bothered me as an audience member but on last night's broadcast under the merciless glare of the TV cameras I found it extremely distracting. More recent concert broadcasts do seem to suggest that he may have toned it down somewhat since 2004.
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I have noticed that more recent concerts have shown a little mellowing of mouth movements by SR.
I read that this coming Friday on BBC 4 Sir Colin Davis and the LSO are to give us Sibelius's Kullervo and Finlandia. A question is (in the light of last night's cuts) will we really get Finlandia which (if I remember the original broadcast) included the male chorus?Comment
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WOW! That is great news. Many thanks for pointing it out, the PVR is duly set.Originally posted by Chris Newman 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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The way BBC cuts are coming we might get Finlandia and not KullervoOriginally posted by Chris Newman View PostComment
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Originally posted by PaulT View Post
Actually, I was thinking that if BBC cuts mean that they have more and more recourse to their archives for concerts like this, rather than making lightweight new stuff involving the Hazelwoods of this world travelling expensively around the planet just to deliver two lines of commentary, then bring on more cuts, say I..."...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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Every cloud has a silver lining, it would seem, and I do agree that a regular slot on BBC 4 for archive concerts from the Proms and elsewhere would be an unexpected bonus and the bean-counters at the Beeb could hardly fail to notice that it constitutes incredibly cheap television.Originally posted by Caliban View Post
Actually, I was thinking that if BBC cuts mean that they have more and more recourse to their archives for concerts like this, rather than making lightweight new stuff involving the Hazelwoods of this world travelling expensively around the planet just to deliver two lines of commentary, then bring on more cuts, say I...
By the way, last night's BPO LvB 9 was introduced by Simon Russell Beale as a tie-in to the BBC4 series on the symphony."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Have yet to watch this on tape! Seeems rather tempting?Don’t cry for me
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Would hope you'd have graduated to a DVD recorder by now, BBM!Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View Post
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I was meaning from Sky+, rather!! :)Originally posted by Petrushka View PostWould hope you'd have graduated to a DVD recorder by now, BBM!Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
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