Radio3 Live in Concert

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I enjoyed part two very much: a lively and nuanced Prokofiev and a vigorous Petrushka - well-judged tempi (the last bars somewhat faster than the composer used to take them) and clear detail from the orchestra.

The Sibelius? A good performance, I thought, but a little cool where I prefer ice cold. Probably just as well: the zest of the Prokofiev would've sounded obscenely flippant after that sort of Sibelius #4!

[Bryn]

I enjoyed part two very much: a lively and nuanced Prokofiev and a vigorous Petrushka - well-judged tempi (the last bars somewhat faster than the composer used to take them) and clear detail from the orchestra.

The Sibelius? A good performance, I thought, but a little cool where I prefer ice cold. Probably just as well: the zest of the Prokofiev would've sounded obscenely flippant after that sort of Sibelius #4!

I have not yet listened to part 2 (I was watching the Blu-ray of Paul ). However, I too found the Sibelius suffered somewhat from global warming. Sorry but part 2 is a fair way down my list of catching up items at the moment. In due course though ... .

[Chris Newman]

I enjoyed part two very much: a lively and nuanced Prokofiev and a vigorous Petrushka - well-judged tempi (the last bars somewhat faster than the composer used to take them) and clear detail from the orchestra.

The Sibelius? A good performance, I thought, but a little cool where I prefer ice cold. Probably just as well: the zest of the Prokofiev would've sounded obscenely flippant after that sort of Sibelius #4!

I think you and I are pretty well in agreement over this concert. The Sibelius was beautifully played (like HvK?) but lacked the shivers that Beecham, Barbirolli and Davis inspire. I have a friend (a well-known musician) who needs to keep his coat on if Sibelius 4 hits his G Spot. I think he would have been happy with it off. Poor guy, Sibelius must have been very low at that time.

The Prokofief was great fun and the Petrushka brilliant. I have just remembered that in the 3 piece version for piano it was part of the first concert I went to at the age of 13 when Phillip Challis played it (whatever happened to him?: he was terrific) at my old school where the Horsham Music Circle held their concerts. A few pupils were given tickets.

[Roehre]

No-one but me listened to the Live concert Mondaynight Febr 27th (Couperin-Adès-Ravel-Stravinsky)?

[EdgeleyRob]

No-one but me listened to the Live concert Mondaynight Febr 27th (Couperin-Adès-Ravel-Stravinsky)?

Roehre,I have just listened to this on I-player.
I did persevere and listen to the whole programme but apart from the Ravel ,which I really enjoyed, it's just not my kind of music I'm afraid.

[salymap]

i wish the BBC would keep live events separate from recordings,new or otherwise.

Today, the BBC Singers LIVE in Concert at 2pm. A concert of Americsn Choral Music from St Giles,Cripplegate.

Plus a new recording of Rach Paganini Rhapsody. What weird programming.

[Bryn]

i wish the BBC would keep live events separate from recordings,new or otherwise.

Today, the BBC Singers LIVE in Concert at 2pm. A concert of Americsn Choral Music from St Giles,Cripplegate.

Plus a new recording of Rach Paganini Rhapsody. What weird programming.

Indeed. I'll be attending St. Giles, and would have preferred an extra half hour of American choral music, maybe some more Ives Psalm settings.

[Bryn]

Well the performances went fairly well. Far too much attack in that of the Feldman, and they dropped the Cage performance on the specious grounds of limited time (quite a bit of time was spent on trailer, etc. during the time scheduled for the Afternoon on 3 broadcast).

Ironically, the last concert I attended at St Giles Cripplegate included Changing the System by Christian Wolff, who had participated in another concert, in Cambridge, during the same visit to these shores. Today we had Feldman's Christian Wolff in Cambridge, albeit the Cambridge on the other side of the Pond.

[Oh, by the way, there was a performance of the dropped Cage work, given by the BBC Singers under Stephen Cleobury, on TtN earlier this month. That performance, replete with informative introduction and closing announcement by our own Jonathan Swain, took just under 8 minutes. The unscheduled Harvey pieces used as fill-ups at the end of today's Afternoon on 3, too just under 9 minutes. Welcome as the Harvey pieces were, the lame excuse of insufficient time for the Cage work is shown for what it was.]

[LeMartinPecheur]

No-one but me listened to the Live concert Mondaynight Febr 27th (Couperin-Adès-Ravel-Stravinsky)?

Caught most of it live and was most impressed with the Ades violin concerto in particular. Was then highly delighted to find I already had the EMI CD of it! <doh>

[Bryn]

The 2 Stravinsky/Dushkin arrangements from The Nightingale were interesting. Wish I could say as much about the two Adès Couperin arrangements (for piano, and for quintet). However, I found them rather twee, as did I the violin concerto and the 3 Studies. One day I just might find something other than his piano accompaniment of singers to admire about Adès's work.

[Osborn]

...Bournemouth SO/Karabits...Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 1, soloist Stephen Hough

It's a bit irritating that R3 Live covered Karabits & the LPO last week & Stephen Hough played the Rachmaninov the CBSO/Nelsons on Jan 12.

Before Xmas Maria Pires played Mozart PC 27 within a few weeks with Haitink & someone else.

The BSO will be hard pressed to come near the fizz, fire & precision of the CBSO methinks - SH goes lke a rocket

[Flay]

I managed to catch the final movement of Tchaik 1 this evening - Karabits and Bournemouth SO. I thought it an intelligent performance. Must listen to the rest when I can. Does anyone agree?

[EdgeleyRob]

This evening I listened to Peter Donohoe playing Debussy,Liszt,Brahms and Bartok (Tuesday).
Excellent recital.The Bartok sonata is new to me and what a great piece,such energy in the outer movements.Great stuff.

[doversoul1]

Rather delayed report but I found this recital on Wednesday very enjoyable. Good to see (hear) chamber recitals.

The Gould Piano Trio and Robert Plane (clarinet) play Beethoven at St George's, Bristol
The Gould Piano Trio joined by the eloquent clarinetist Robert Plane for a programme which moves from the dark opening of Beethoven's Kakadu Variations to the lilting finale of the delightful Trio in E flat. From St George's, Bristol.
Beethoven:
Trio in B flat Op 11 Gassenhauer
Trio in G Op 121a Kakadu Variations
Robert Plane (clarinet)
Gould Piano Trio.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c9r83

[Roehre]

Rather delayed report but I found this recital on Wednesday very enjoyable. Good to see (hear) chamber recitals.

The Gould Piano Trio and Robert Plane (clarinet) play Beethoven at St George's, Bristol
The Gould Piano Trio joined by the eloquent clarinetist Robert Plane for a programme which moves from the dark opening of Beethoven's Kakadu Variations to the lilting finale of the delightful Trio in E flat. From St George's, Bristol.
Beethoven:
Trio in B flat Op 11 Gassenhauer
Trio in G Op 121a Kakadu Variations
Robert Plane (clarinet)
Gould Piano Trio.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c9r83

The sound of the broadcast was unfortunately a bit distorted (technical problems in Bristol) before the interval, but I thought the Kakadu-variations (the only piece I listened to, followed by Stephen Johnson's Discovering Music) were done very nicely, bringing out the humour of the work.