Am looking forward to these: Purcell to open both, then a Mozart piano concerto (20 and 23), and today the Schubert Great, and on Thursday the Bruckner 7...
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Late decision - I'm going ! Really excited about the Schubert in particular as it's not a work
Ive heard BH conduct in the concert hall. His LP of same must be all of 35 years old and never
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Do report back - I envy you! IMO Pires' crystalline articulation & natural musicianship is without compare in works like these (as long as she has a beautiful piano).
(A couple of years ago I heard her play Mozart PC 27 under Haitink as a last minute replacement for Perahia. At her first entry she made it quiite clear that she wanted to get a move on & make it sparkle. BH followed to perfection)Comment
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Sounds really amazing! I must keep up to date with the Barbican programme, I'm too RFH-centricOriginally posted by Prommer 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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Likewise - this is the second time I've missed out on a Bruckner/Haitink opportunity at the Barbican recentlyOriginally posted by Caliban View PostSounds really amazing! I must keep up to date with the Barbican programme, I'm too RFH-centric
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Really wish I could make these but with the Proms more or less imminent finances just won't permit. Perhaps if I bought less CD's...
I recall two previous Haitink Schubert 9's in London (courtesy of R3) both with the BBCSO and the second of them in 1987 coincided with the announcement of Haitink's appointment at the ROH. A great shame his recording of the Schubert 9 has never been issued on CD and that's why I was hoping LSO Live might plug the gap.
I've heard Haitink perform Bruckner 7 so many times in London alone that I'm sure he can conduct it in his sleep. Wish I could have heard this one as well though."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Wow, I'm speechless. It's as if I've heard it all now . . .Comment
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Glad you enjoyed it. Haitink's previous Schubert 9 outings I mentioned had rave reviews so the lack of a recording is a source of regret. No microphones there, Alison?Originally posted by Alison View Post"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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No sign of microphones. A vital, witty, exuberant performance of the Great. Beats what we heard from the Berliners a year or two ago into a cocked hat.Comment
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There are many surprises as to what gets transferred or not to CD - I'd have said that was a cert, but then.....Originally posted by Alison View PostComment
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No sadly not. The clue is normally when the orchestra repeat a programme. Two performances of Bruckner 9 bode well in that respect next February. But this Schubert 9 really was something else. Haitink had the audience absolutely spellbound throughout. Brisker speeds than the old Concertebouw LP, hardly any slowing for the second subject. The first movement was supreme in its control of momentum and tension. At its end it was if there was a collective exhalation after the audience had held its breath. Just pulling into station now, will write more tomorrow. Looking forward to Prommer's viewLast edited by Alison; 10-06-12, 22:41.Comment
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Alison is right - the first movement was stunning indeed, and full of energy. Haitink did not turn a page of his score until the start of the second movement. My word, there were some lovely touches from the players, and the leader excelled himself. The band was a souped up Bentley Continental tonight, managing a fairly pacey 'classical' performance but investing it with real finesse and pointing and wit, as well as delivering the big C major blaze of sound. Quite outstanding.Comment
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Ms. Pires's performance seems to have been quite eclipsed....
How was it?
"...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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Alison's review (#7) is a model of brevity but this is pretty enthusiastic
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LSO Live does move in mysterious ways. They are happy to release some sub-standard Gergiev and then ignore what sounds, by all accounts, to have been an exceptional perfirmance,"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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