Harrison Birtwistle

[BBMmk2]

Ah this talk of HB, makes my memories go back to 1975, when I went to the first ever brads band summer school. I was conducted by Elgar(Gary) Howarth. We played HBs Grimethorpe Aria! What a great piece that is! I enjoyed playing that quite a lot!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

HBs Grimethorpe Aria! What a great piece that is!

[Serial_Apologist]

Me too!

I think this should go down for inclusion in our wish list!

[David-G]

I am afraid that I have never got on with Harrison Birtwistle. I found "Gawain" relentlessly aggressive; and the Mask of Orpheus, I am afraid, is the only opera that I have ever walked out from half-way through. This was a performance at the ENO. I always stick through performances even if I am not enjoying them; but the Mask of Orpheus was just so LOUD that I physically could not stand it any longer. I am afraid that I ducked the Minotaur when it was premiered; but I may give it a try second-time round.

[Serial_Apologist]

I am afraid that I have never got on with Harrison Birtwistle. I found "Gawain" relentlessly aggressive; and the Mask of Orpheus, I am afraid, is the only opera that I have ever walked out from half-way through. This was a performance at the ENO. I always stick through performances even if I am not enjoying them; but the Mask of Orpheus was just so LOUD that I physically could not stand it any longer. I am afraid that I ducked the Minotaur when it was premiered; but I may give it a try second-time round.

If anything, The Minotaur is louder than Mask of Orpheus. I normally love HB's music, but not his operas...

[Beef Oven]

I am afraid that I have never got on with Harrison Birtwistle. I found "Gawain" relentlessly aggressive; and the Mask of Orpheus, I am afraid, is the only opera that I have ever walked out from half-way through. This was a performance at the ENO. I always stick through performances even if I am not enjoying them; but the Mask of Orpheus was just so LOUD that I physically could not stand it any longer. I am afraid that I ducked the Minotaur when it was premiered; but I may give it a try second-time round.

[Panjandrum]

Beef is that a for giving Birty another go, or a for finding it one helluva racket?

[Beef Oven]

Beef is that a for giving Birty another go, or a for finding it one helluva racket?

One helluva racket

[Ergo 125]

'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom' is, with respect, one of Blake's Proverbs of Hell. I don't think "The Tree of Strings" is the road of excess. But then Raasay is a place with a painful history.

[Beef Oven]

'The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom' is, with respect, one of Blake's Proverbs of Hell. I don't think "The Tree of Strings" is the road of excess. But then Raasay is a place with a painful history.

I know what the Blake quote is. It is my 'signature' on all my posts, not specific to any of them.

[BBMmk2]

I played his GA before the premierat the Proms in 1975(I think?).

[Beef Oven]

I played his GA before the premierat the Proms in 1975(I think?).

You think? How can you forget something like that?

[Panjandrum]

You think? How can you forget something like that?

Come on Beef, when you've given so many premieres they all kinda roll into one.

[Beef Oven]

Come on Beef, when you've given so many premieres they all kinda roll into one.