Tales From The Stave - Radio 4

[Barbirollians]

I caught up with the Mozart Requiem T from the S on Iplayer yesterday when out for a walk . An extremely moving programme and the sense of the absolute thrill having access to the score gave all the contributors ( including from our own parish !) was palpable .

I cannot put my finger on why this work makes more of an impact on me than any other choral piece in the repertoire . I find it almost unbearably moving - and I cannot believe that in the Sussmayr completion all post the Lacrimosa is his work . As one of the contributors made the point - he apparently came nowhere near the inspiration of the work he is said to have completed in his other works . The harmonies may well be far more simple and contain some clunking errors but the underlying melodies and themes seem to be Mozart to my ears .

[makropulos]

I caught up with the Mozart Requiem T from the S on Iplayer yesterday when out for a walk . An extremely moving programme and the sense of the absolute thrill having access to the score gave all the contributors ( including from our own parish !) was palpable .

I cannot put my finger on why this work makes more of an impact on me than any other choral piece in the repertoire . I find it almost unbearably moving - and I cannot believe that in the Sussmayr completion all post the Lacrimosa is his work . As one of the contributors made the point - he apparently came nowhere near the inspiration of the work he is said to have completed in his other works . The harmonies may well be far more simple and contain some clunking errors but the underlying melodies and themes seem to be Mozart to my ears .

So glad you enjoyed it. You'll not surprised if I say the manuscript of the Mozart Requiem is one of the most moving documents I've ever seen - it was an incredible treat to see the real thing.

But if you're interested in seeing who did what, there's a superb facsimile of the ms. available from Bärenreiter. It costs a small fortune (£250), but it should be in a large (university?) library. I treated myself to a copy of it after the programme went out, and haven't regretted doing so - utterly fascinating.

[makropulos]

A new series of Tales from the Stave started yesterday on Radio 4 with "The Dream of Gerontius". I won't comment on the programme as I was one of the participants, but I must say we had a wonderful time making it, so I hope people might enjoy it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ffxsp

The other two works in this latest series are Haydn's "Drumroll" Symphony and The Lark Ascending.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

A new series of Tales from the Stave started yesterday on Radio 4 with "The Dream of Gerontius". I won't comment on the programme as I was one of the participants, but I must say we had a wonderful time making it, so I hope people might enjoy it.

Yes. I heard it by chance. A wonderful surprise!

[makropulos]

Yes. I heard it by chance. A wonderful surprise!

Thanks! It's on the iPlayer now, and there's a repeat on Saturday at 15:30.

[hmvman]

I found it a very enjoyable programme and it sounded like you were all having fun, makropulos. BBC at its best! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

[hmvman]

Just caught up with the programme on Haydn's Symphony No.103. Another really interesting and enjoyable programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07gfgv7

[hmvman]

This excellent programme is back with another series on R4. Started last week with La Traviata, but this week is looking at Respighi's Roman trilogy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pdzxs#play

[Howdenite]

Thanks for point this out! I have really enjoyed the past episodes of this program and am delighted to know these new ones are available.

[Alain Maréchal]

Thanks from me also, although the website photograph editor must think that Nijinsky appeared in Le Sacre du Printemps costumed for Spectre de la Rose. Twice wrong.