The Lark Ascends with Piano.

[antongould]

Wonderful music in whatever arrangement.
A victim of it's own success.
Not the nation's favourite classical piece for nothing you know

Agreed ER ... maybe some better than others ... ???

[Barbirollians]

Digging out this old thread as listening - as I do about once a year to the marvellous Bean/Boult recording this afternoon I wondered what the BAL recommendation was . Amazingly, it does not seem to have been done at all recently as there is no recommendation on the Presto website .

I am utterly spoiled by the Bean ( with the exception of the Pougnet which is another Boult recording if I ever hear the Lark in another recording or performance it seems to either be over emoted or too cool

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I agree. The Bean is exceptional.

[pastoralguy]

At the risk of coming over as a 'troll', I LOATH this work! I'm not exactly sure what my objection to it is except that, in my extremely humble opinion, it sounds so contrived and twee. I usually turn the radio off when I encounter it and have done my best to avoid live performances of it despite having played, and led, orchestras while collegues wax lyrical about it. I remember playing for a competition orchestra and having to play it three times in one evening!

The public absolutely adore it!

I know it's my loss, etc, etc but there you are.

[ahinton]

Well, for those who have issues with the original there's always the chamber arrangement by D***D M*tt***s which some here might nevertheless opine that I ought not to mention but I have done so anyway...

[Barbirollians]

At the risk of coming over as a 'troll', I LOATH this work! I'm not exactly sure what my objection to it is except that, in my extremely humble opinion, it sounds so contrived and twee. I usually turn the radio off when I encounter it and have done my best to avoid live performances of it despite having played, and led, orchestras while collegues wax lyrical about it. I remember playing for a competition orchestra and having to play it three times in one evening!

The public absolutely adore it!

I know it's my loss, etc, etc but there you are.

Do you have the Bean recording PG - it is pretty low sugar .

[doversoul1]

The Lark Ascends with the Piano

Fiona Talkington presents the third of four concerts from LSO St Luke's in London celebrating Edward Elgar's beautiful and little-heard music for strings. Today's concert is given by rising stars violinist Jennifer Pike and pianist Peter Limonov.

Elgar: Violin Sonata
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (original version for violin and piano)
Elgar: Sospiri

Jennifer Pike (violin),
Peter Limonov (piano).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b079m7l5

I stumble upon the programme and quite enjoyed the violin sonata too.

[MrGongGong]

How about this version ?

[Serial_Apologist]

Too highly strung...

[vinteuil]

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"The Lark Ascends with the Piano" - pretty hefty bird, I shd think. It's all them gmo birdseeds, I reckon.

[Serial_Apologist]

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"The Lark Ascends with the Piano" - pretty hefty bird, I shd think. It's all them gmo birdseeds, I reckon.

Not if it's the pianissimo!

[ahinton]

Lends a whole new meaning to "up with the lark", though, n'est-ce pas? As to upwardly mobile Steinway Model Ds, the mind fair boggles...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The Well-Tempered (Cl)Avian?

[Serial_Apologist]

Lends a whole new meaning to "up with the lark", though, n'est-ce pas? As to upwardly mobile Steinway Model Ds, the mind fair boggles...

Didn't one of those drop from the sky as part of a film intro? Possibly "The Magical Mystery Tour", "Derek & Clive", or one of the Monty Pythons?

[Serial_Apologist]

The Well-Tempered (Cl)Avian?

The Well-Tempered (Cl)Avian Flew.

(Enough, enough! I heard them cry)