Schonbrunn Summer Night Concert from Vienna 2013

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I'm watching this on BBC4 and feel rather sorry for the audience in view of the soggy conditions. I do wish the presenter would request some training. Katie D has pronounced the conductor as Lorrin Maarzl, Lawrin Maazel and various options between the two.
I love this orchestra though.

[Barbirollians]

Terrible stodgy Wagner though - I felt like shouting at the screen get on with it !!! and turned back to the tennis

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Terrible stodgy Wagner though - I felt like shouting at the screen get on with it !!! and turned back to the tennis

Sorry! I just edited your last message in error, tinking I was replying.
I was going to say that Barbirolli's Meistersinger Overture was pretty slow too, but magnificent nevertheless.

[Barbirollians]

Sorry! I just edited your last message in error, tinking I was replying.
I was going to say that Barbirolli's Meistersinger Overture was pretty slow too, but magnificent nevertheless.

Ah but slow and stodgy are different things !

[Mary Chambers]

I turned to this when I started to get bored with the tennis, but found it nearly as bad. What I heard all seemed very lethargic, and I thought the programming was rather dull. I know these concerts are intended to be 'popular' classics, but I'd have welcomed something a bit more adventurous. Perhaps the weather dampened the sparkle. I normally enjoy these events.

[BBMmk2]

The presenter does seem to gush quite a lot and seems to think it's rather good! Yuk!

[salymap]

I too felt sorry forthe audience but the music sounded soggy and slow to me. I went back to the tennis.

Not up to their New Year festivities.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I was impressed by the Viennese audience. Despite the downpour, they remained in their seats until the end, not making any kind of fuss. Imagine the same situation at Proms in the Park.

[LHC]

I was impressed by the Viennese audience. Despite the downpour, they remained in their seats until the end, not making any kind of fuss. Imagine the same situation at Proms in the Park.

In 1991 100,000 people turned up for Pavarotti's concert in Hyde Park despite torrential rain. They didn't make a fuss (apart from calls for people to lower their umbrellas so that everyone could see), so unless we have changed alot in the interim, I suspect a British audience might be more resilient than you suggest.