Came in late during the first act & thought 'Is this Tristan & Isolde in French? Stayed with it until part-way through the second act, thought I'd rather have the real thing, but put on Purcell's Welcome to all the pleasures instead.
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You missed an excellent interval interview conducted by the peerless Jonathan Swain.
Quite a sing for le Roi soi-meme. Thomas Hampson, no less - huge voice needed, he sounded whacked at the end end of Act 2. -
I was intrigued by this, as I'm rather fascinated by poor old Ernest C who had a rather saddening life and unfortunate cycling end in a town I know, but who produced some terrific music despite his self-doubts. Did some investigating in advance, listening to parts of the Erato recording
Heard the opening of the broadcast this evening and some of the rest, but as so often, the vocal weaknesses on display at least in the radio transmission of the performance prevented enjoyment and prolonged listening. There sounded to be some good stuff going on in the orchestra pit though!
.... lui-meme, actually, Draco - mais ce n'est pas graveOriginally posted by DracoM 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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I love chausson's symphony . Indeed I am prompted to get the Munch performance out and listen to it now .Comment
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Oui, c'est assez grave! Moi, je suis dégoûté Quelle faute!Comment
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It is indeed a wonderful work and far too rarely performed - and there some other real gems among what it quite a slender (in terms of quantity) output even for a coupmoser who didn;t quite make it to his mid-40s - Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Chanson perpetuelle, Concert for violin, piano and string quartet, piano quartet, string quartet (compl. d'Indy) et al...Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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