Performance on3 Monday 31st

[doversoul1]

Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in "Dreaming by the Fireside" by Strauss, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with James Ehnes and Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev

I thoroughly enjoyed this concert. It was a kind of concert that makes me wish I were there.

Any erudite comments?

[Threni]

Just downloaded the Medici iPhone app onto my iPad. Works very well can enlarge the screen and it doesn't loose quaty unlike other apps and it allows you to watch all the free concerts. Doesn't seem to let you sign into your account though, although I haven't subscribed I only ever watch the free stuff

So just discovering some things I might watch later in the week. Far easier to navigate than the daft medici website which is too technical for me!

Other than that continuing with Bernstein and his symphony box.

Shostakovich: Symphonies no. 1, 6, 5, 9
NYPO/Bernstein

[french frank]

Any erudite comments?

No, except that James Ehnes is always worth a detour.



Now I've belatedly checked the programme at the Colston Hall, they were playing this programme the day after they performed it at the Lighthouse i.e. last Thursday. What a prune!

[3rd Viennese School]

I came in on Juliet getting ready to go to the pub. Missed the numbers before that. Was it the famous Apprentice theme that Prokofiev shamelessly nicked?
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If so, why is this always played in the wrong place in the suite/ excerpts? Surely it belongs to Masks and all of that!?

Oh and another thing. On the suite/ excerpts they miss out that loud dramatic chord that ends the first fight scene. That’s a shame.

(Listen carefully to Romeo and Juliet and you will hear the thudding of Symphony no.6 finale! Not to mention the theme tune to Dallas that Prokofiev shamelessly nicked etc etc and so on…)


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[Flosshilde]

I heard the Romeo & Juliet - as a work portraying a great romantic tragedy (notwithstanding the happy ending that was forced onto the ballet) it doesn't convince me - rather too energetic, as if Prokofiev (& the choreographer) was more interested in the various fights & physical conflicts (more interesting to choreograph?) than what happens to Romeo & Juliet.

(Threni, is your post in the wrong thread? was it supposed to be in Mahlerei's thread, or 'What I'm listening to now'? )

[kuligin]

I also only caught part of this concert and missed the Prokofiev entirely. I thought the programme was rather safe, but that been said Ehnes was very good in the Tchaikovsky in so far as you can judge from a car radio. The begining of the concert was yet again spoilt by too much chat much of which was not germane to the concert in hand. The ratio of chat to music was such that I just kept saying to myself, please get on with it! The Strauss was an odd choice too, the orchestral interludes from Intermezzo do not make a great deal of sense in isolation.

I see Scottish Opera are performing the Opera , the first performance in the UK for many years, I hope that is broadcast .

[Flosshilde]

I see Scottish Opera are performing the Opera , the first performance in the UK for many years, I hope that is broadcast .

Unfortunately BBC Scotland doesn't seem to be interested in recording SO productions, & I don't remember BBC UK doing so. It might be because the latter doesn't tread on the former's turf (although there doesn't seem to be a problem at the Edinburgh Festival), or because they don't think that the performances will be good enough for national broadcast. No doubt Curalach or Mangerston will know - they seem to have their fingers on the pulse of what goes on here.

[Curalach]

I see Scottish Opera are performing the Opera , the first performance in the UK for many years, I hope that is broadcast .

Can you clarify for me which opera you are referring to?

[amateur51]

Can you clarify for me which opera you are referring to?

I think it's yer actual Intermezzo by Richard Strauss, innit

http://www.scottishopera.org.uk/10-11/intermezzo

Interesting-looking recording of a 'live' performance in English on Chandos:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/13/strauss-intermezzo-cd-review

[Curalach]

I think it's yer actual Intermezzo by Richard Strauss, innit

That's what I thought. I was a bit thrown by the various references to R&J.

[Threni]

Just downloaded the Medici iPhone app onto my iPad. Works very well can enlarge the screen and it doesn't loose quaty unlike other apps and it allows you to watch all the free concerts. Doesn't seem to let you sign into your account though, although I haven't subscribed I only ever watch the free stuff

Sorry just realised wrong thread! Thought I posted about Medici and couldn't find it in what are you listening to, no wonder!