Bournemouth SO/Karabits/Hough from the Colston Hall, Bristol

[Curalach]

Gerroff!

HS:(

Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

[salymap]

Curalach

Not taking sides but after all the pleas it does seem mighty difficult to get anyone to talk about today's many LIVE concerts.

[Osborn]

This thread is supposed to be about live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 - not your favourite recordings. Gerroff!

...neither is it about listing the players' names in an Irish orchestra 60 years ago, or where or how to point a horn in Bristol

[french frank]

Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

I agree. HS, that was unspeakably rude.

[Hornspieler]

Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

Sir Monty is very obviously a gentleman who is the sort that we need on these message boards and I am very sorry if my attempt at humour was misplaced. We need all the new members we can get, so I can only apologise to our newest member and offer my profound regret if I caused any offence.

Regarding the Colston Hall in Bristol, this was very much relevent to the views of myself and others regarding how this live broadcast was heard over the air.

I am listening to the broadcast by the combined Ulster Orchestra and RTE Concert Orchestra as I write. Can't get more live than that and I really think that some members might indeed be interested in learning something about the RTE orchestra and its history.

HS

[EdgeleyRob]

Curalach

Not taking sides but after all the pleas it does seem mighty difficult to get anyone to talk about today's many LIVE concerts.

Been busy today so will catch up with some of these on i-player.

[Hornspieler]

Originally Posted by Curalach Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

Originally posted by French FrankI agree. HS, that was unspeakably rude.

I also agree and regret, which is why I immediately offered my deepest apologies, both to our newest member and to the message boarders in general.

HS

[Panjandrum]

I also agree and regret, which is why I immediately offered my deepest apologies, both to our newest member and to the message boarders in general.

HS

That's what I call a generous apology!

[Sir Monty Golfear]

'Morning, Sir Monty - and welcome

I take it you were listening on air rather than in the hall? HS mentioned the Colston Hall: it's not often R3 has broadcast live from down here and the auditorium is not of the most inspiring (we have a jolly nice foyer now, though ). Not that that should affect a pro who has to deal with halls, pianos, indifferent orchestras &c for a living.

Hi, yes I was listening live on radio 3. I have listened on Iplayer again, and I take your point!. The piano was not very well balanced, sounding a bit dead. The audience seemed to enjoy it, so perhaps it would have been different if actually there at the concert. What I did notice was that the piano was out of tune in the upper registers. Perhaps that didn't help. I am a big fan of Stephen Houghs playing .

Cheers

Ian

[Norfolk Born]

Sir Monty is very obviously a gentleman who is the sort that we need on these message boards and I am very sorry if my attempt at humour was misplaced. We need all the new members we can get, so I can only apologise to our newest member and offer my profound regret if I caused any offence.

Regarding the Colston Hall in Bristol, this was very much relevent to the views of myself and others regarding how this live broadcast was heard over the air.

I am listening to the broadcast by the combined Ulster Orchestra and RTE Concert Orchestra as I write. Can't get more live than that and I really think that some members might indeed be interested in learning something about the RTE orchestra and its history.

HS

I wonder if Sir Monty Golfear might have been flying a balloon (as against a kite)?

[Sir Monty Golfear]

Just been digging out my old LP - and I agree, but Zimerman's performance is as electrifying IMV.

I also have zimmermans recording, I will revisit it ..talking of out of tune pianos, why not try Ashkenazy and Previn in the Rachmaninov concerto. I think they must of borrowed thr local pub upright to record that on .

[Sir Monty Golfear]

Hang on a minute! This thread is supposed to be about live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 - not your favourite recordings.

Aren't you getting a bit off track?(No pun intended)

Gerroff!

HS:(

Hang on there !....didn't you mention Playing with Peter Katin ( !!) , I was referring to that , just as a bit of extra interest .
If we are going to get on one, I may as well get really ballooned up, and mention the Malcolm Binns recording of the said concerto !.........or just as a contrast perhaps you can recall a live performance of Rachmaninov's 1st piano concerto that truly sticks in your mind.

Sorry for going off the track, and inflating the subject . I though music lovers liked to muse, and compare notes.

SMG

[Norfolk Born]

Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne would be proud of you. Welcome to the Forum!

[Sir Monty Golfear]

...neither is it about listing the players' names in an Irish orchestra 60 years ago, or where or how to point a horn in Bristol

I take everyone's point!.....just by the way of recompense , I am going to listen to today's lunchtime concert of Rachmaniniv and Brahms......now that sounds interesting.

PS , at least I got a free lesson about playing the horn in Bristol....!!

SMG

[Osborn]

Re Hough & Rach PC 1 again! I copied the broadcast Jan12 performance with CBSO/Nelsons to CD & playing it was quite illuminating. Of course Symphony Hall is acoustically near perfect & of course Hough was given a fabulous piano. It's so evident that all sections of the CBSO were participating, feeding Hough & he giving something back. By comparison, the BSO at Bristol gave me the impression of accompanying in a jobsworth way.

I was amazed that both performances were almost exactly of the same duration. The Birmingham performance feels much, much faster & much more fiery. The lyrical passages are shared with the orchestra with great tenderness & refinement. Nelsons & Hough were clearly on the same wavelength.