Vaughan Williams Symphony No 9

[BBMmk2]

Certainly not unsubtle to my ears but yes,not up to Boult LSO or Handley's standard

Well I like Boult's, Handley's and Davis's!!

[EnemyoftheStoat]

I saw Andrew Davis conduct Job and Walton's Belshazzar's Feast at The Proms. Can't remember if they were separate concerts. I think they were?

Indeed they were. SAD's only Proms Belshazzar (surprisingly!) was the BAL-topping Last Night performance in 1994, while he has done Job twice but more recently.

[BBMmk2]

Indeed they were. SAD's only Proms Belshazzar (surprisingly!) was the BAL-topping Last Night performance in 1994, while he has done Job twice but more recently.

Thanks. Now I am pretty sure that I could have seen a rather young Alison Balsom applying with the BBC SO in the Job?

[Dave2002]

Has Andrew Manze recorded the 9th yet? His live performances a few years ago of some other VW symponies were very good, and I believe he started a series of recordings (RLPO -2&8 to start).

[EdgeleyRob]

Has Andrew Manze recorded the 9th yet? His live performances a few years ago of some other VW symponies were very good, and I believe he started a series of recordings (RLPO -2&8 to start).

Not yet,3 & 4 to be released at the end of March

http://www.onyxclassics.com/comingsoon.php

[Alison]

Not yet,3 & 4 to be released at the end of March

http://www.onyxclassics.com/comingsoon.php

Really excited about this: Could be balm to the soul as Foxes prepare for relegation.

In the meanwhile I've ordered the Davis 9 and Job.

[Pulcinella]

Thanks. Now I am pretty sure that I could have seen a rather young Alison Balsom applying with the BBC SO in the Job?

Was she making a job application, Bbm?

[BBMmk2]

Was she making a job application, Bbm?

I think she was a student at the RAM? (She kept on looking at me haha! :))

[Nick Armstrong]

(She kept on looking at me haha! :))

She's only human, Bbm!

[Nick Armstrong]

Have interested parties (E-Rob!) noticed the Radio 3 concert tomorrow night at 7.30?

Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall on 25th January.

Giya Kancheli: Mourned by the Wind (Liturgy for solo viola and orchestra)
Martinů: Memorial to Lidice
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9

Isabelle van Keulen, viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

Our teamsaint's post et seq. here refer to the live experience

[BBMmk2]

Have interested parties (E-Rob!) noticed the Radio 3 concert tomorrow night at 7.30?

Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall on 25th January.

Giya Kancheli: Mourned by the Wind (Liturgy for solo viola and orchestra)
Martinů: Memorial to Lidice
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9

Isabelle van Keulen, viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

I saw that too, Cali!! Good seeing British music be 'exported'!

[BBMmk2]

For a work that is the least well known of his canon, it has certainly brought about a lot of comment.

[EdgeleyRob]

Have interested parties (E-Rob!) noticed the Radio 3 concert tomorrow night at 7.30?

Recorded at the Royal Festival Hall on 25th January.

Giya Kancheli: Mourned by the Wind (Liturgy for solo viola and orchestra)
Martinů: Memorial to Lidice
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 9

Isabelle van Keulen, viola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

Our teamsaint's post et seq. here refer to the live experience

Yes thanks Cal managed to catch this,just the VW,didn't fancy the rest of the concert.
It was everything ts and Beefy described and more,marvellous.

[Alison]

Delighted this was recorded, fair play BBC Radio 3.

Recorded for future listening with a very long reserve team football match taking precedence tonight.

[Nimrod]

I suspect that I have always been disinclined to like him after he stepped in when Mark Elder was scandalously removed in 1990 from conducting the last night for suggesting the standard programme might be inappropriate if we were at war .

I have a number of his recordings that bore me I give an honourable exception to the Delius concertos record and I have seen him conduct twice and both concerts were very forgettable .

Sorry to hear of your prejudice against Andrew Davis, Barbs, but I certainly cannot agree! I've seen him conduct Alassio and V-W 2nd, fabulous performances and I cannot name any other living conductor who could have done any better. I've several recordings by him, his recording of Elgar's The Music Makers never ceases to enthrall me and I think his Gerontius very fine too. I've got a live Walton Feast, too, that's marvellous. Ah well, Sir Andrew, can't please them all!!