Through the Night

[Quarky]

The concert last night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000fws8

Wasn't expecting a latin-american influence !

[kernelbogey]

There was an exceptional performance of LvB 3 from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Davin Zinman last night. Beautiful playing, with lots of detail brought out. I chanced on it halfway through the first movement and was intrigued to know who the performers were: quite a surprise to hear the back-announcement. Thoroughly recommended.

[Bryn]

There was an exceptional performance of LvB 3 from the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Davin Zinman last night. Beautiful playing, with lots of detail brought out. I chanced on it halfway through the first movement and was intrigued to know who the performers were: quite a surprise to hear the back-announcement. Thoroughly recommended.

It will be interesting to compare it with David Zinman's recording with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.

[kernelbogey]

24/4/20 : 02:42 AM
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
L'Apotheose de la Danse - orchestral suite of dance music by Rameau
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski (conductor)

A wonderful 40 minutes of Rameau dances, immaculately and energetically played by Les Musiciens du Louvre at the 2003 Proms. Life-affirming stuff!

(PS I thought we had a thread for Early Music on TTN but I can't find it.)

[kernelbogey]

We've just been wished a Happy New Year by Jonathan Swain (0230 17 June). Bit of recycling going on....

[Beresford]

This mornings programme included a Dowland lute song, played by Thomas Dunford, and sung by Thomas Dunford.
I wish more lutenists would do this - it seems to produce much better dynamics than when a separate singer is involved.

[Nick Armstrong]

This mornings programme included a Dowland lute song, played by Thomas Dunford, and sung by Thomas Dunford.
I wish more lutenists would do this - it seems to produce much better dynamics than when a separate singer is involved.

I thought Dunford’s whole ‘set’ was marvellous.... well, the latter part which I heard, and the start which I listened to today having taken the unusual step of downloading a TTN just so I can have repeat access to it over the next month (including abroad)

[Andrew]

As life returns to normal (no I'm not about to go off on a Covid 19 related theme...) I'm driving about more and appreciating T.T.N. again. What I most like about it is the lack of "background" chatter, information about forthcoming programmes and other "chatty" stuff. I fully appreciate I'm something of a dinosaur, but being just old enough to remember the presentational style of the Third Programme and early Radio 3, that's what I want!

[kernelbogey]

Tchaikovsky: Suite no 4

What I most like about it is the lack of "background" chatter, information about forthcoming programmes and other "chatty" stuff.

Tchaikovsky: Suite no 4 in G major, Op 61 "Mozartiana"
On what Mozart original is the variations movement based?

[cloughie]

Tchaikovsky: Suite no 4 in G major, Op 61 "Mozartiana"
On what Mozart original is the variations movement based?

K455 Variations onntheme by Gluck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Suite_No._4_Mozartiana_(Tchaikovsky)

[kernelbogey]

K455 Variations onntheme by Gluck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orches..._(Tchaikovsky)

Many thanks Cloughie! It would never have ocurred to me to look on Wiki...!

[Quarky]

Voces Suaves and Cafebaum

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000lhf6

This concert, a mix of the old and new - Bach and Loher, worked for me, probably because Sylvan Loher is quite melodic in his compositions.

Don't know a great deal about current vocal work composers, but he seems to fit in the MacMillan/ Taverner/Rutter league. He might be of interest to New Music Show adherents.

[Bryn]

"MacMillan/ Taverner/Rutter league"/"New Music Show adherents". Not an association I would expect to encounter that often.

[edashtav]

"MacMillan/ Taverner/Rutter league"/"New Music Show adherents". Not an association I would expect to encounter that often.

Sylvan Loher is a young Swiss composer and poet who turned to music when he first encountered Grieg as a child. He studied music in Basle. That he now lives in Oslo may suggest that Grieg's lyricism still informs his compositions.

[kernelbogey]

We suddenly seem to be having a new presenter every week, as opposed to, previously, one for three weeks.