Grande messe des morts

[salymap]

And what a feat for Sir Colin, who must be 84 and not all that well. Did he seem to be better than he has been recently, or was he too far away to tell?

[Nick Armstrong]

And what a feat for Sir Colin, who must be 84 and not all that well. Did he seem to be better than he has been recently, or was he too far away to tell?

Looking pretty chirpy though: http://instagr.am/p/MWKs62pgj2/

[Dave2002]

And a splendid dying echo at 33 minutes.

Wow, that's some echo!

[BBMmk2]

O that was some performance last nioghjt!! And experience fopr you IOGI.

A bit of in bside info here from LSO,. The recording will be out next January!!

[amateur51]

Looking pretty chirpy though: http://instagr.am/p/MWKs62pgj2/

Great to see, Caliban - many thanks

He really is one of my favourite conductors

[Vile Consort]

And what a feat for Sir Colin, who must be 84 and not all that well. Did he seem to be better than he has been recently, or was he too far away to tell?

Indeed. I was seriously impressed by his ability to hold all that lot together and be in charge of so much noise. He sounded quite frail in the pre-concert interview. And having musicians scattered over such distances and in such an acoustic is notoriously risky!

[BBMmk2]

Well, I have been told, from the inside, that, although Sir Colin is not as active, bodywise now than he was, his mind is. Ther LSO love him and and really look after him, making suire he doesn't over do it. His family have an awful lot of inpout to when he goes there.

[Dave2002]

Does anyone know if it will have been recorded, eg. by LSO Live? I'll have to listen via iPlayer/listen again - which I think is still available.

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

Does anyone know if it will have been recorded, eg. by LSO Live? I'll have to listen via iPlayer/listen again - which I think is still available.

Yes, LSO confirmed to me on Tuesday that an LSO Live recording will result from this pair of concerts.

[salymap]

I remember him coming in to the music library and meeting Alex Gibson, both wearing uniform for their National Service. One Army, one Air Force, but I forget which way round. That's a few years ago, I'm glad he is still functioning well. One of my favourites too, especially in Berlioz.

[amateur51]

I remember him coming in to the music library and meeting Alex Gibson, both wearing uniform for their National Service. One Army, one Air Force, but I forget which way round. That's a few years ago, I'm glad he is still functioning well. One of my favourites too, especially in Berlioz.

According to wikipedia : "Davis served as a clarinettist in the band of the Household Cavalry."

[salymap]

According to wikipedia : "Davis served as a clarinettist in the band of the Household Cavalry."

Yes I thought it that way round. Colin was conducting the Kalmar Orchestra and the Chelsea Opera Group at about then.

PS I was very young - about 18 then.

[amateur51]

Yes I thought it that way round. Colin was conducting the Kalmar Orchestra and the Chelsea Opera Group at about then.

PS I was very young - about 18 then.

Of course you were, salymap

[Resurrection Man]

Listening to it now on iPlayer and find the opening tempo so soporific as to be unlistenable by these ears. Will persevere but somehow think I will be giving it a miss.

[BBMmk2]

I mentioned in the previous page that the recording was going to be released next January(as Io was informed by the LSO to!