BaL 22.03.14 - Mozart's Coronation Mass

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Hmm. Very little "risk" here. It's so obviously prescripted.

[johnn10]

not very illuminating so far

Returning to the subject the only point to a 'live discussion' (or probably 'live anything else') is the element of risk, that anything could happen. If it turns out to be 'predictable' it loses its point - as far as an audience is concerned.

And by 'anything can happen' and 'risky' I refer to the content not the technology. But we shall see.

Well, the first few minutes have been more pedantic than illuminating. Hope it gets more useful to the general listener later. more tl

[amateur51]

Hmm. Very little "risk" here. It's so obviously prescripted.

Not 'prescripted', surely just scripted

[Bryn]

You and I could end up being tied to the same stake by the Nouveau Music Establishment.

Well quite. Every schoolboy knows that Mozart was a rank amateur who had no idea what the forces he had available, and wrote for, would sound like, and probably didn't care either.

Big arrangements of Mozart's music can but very musical, it's true, but if picking a recording for Building a Library, I would prefer something closer to what the composer might have expected to get out of the performers of his time. The survey seems to be going very well, so far.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Er no... Not arrangements. The same scores exactly.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Not 'prescripted', surely just scripted

Sorry, yes.

[Bryn]

Er no... Not arrangements. The same scores exactly.

No, you have clearly not been listening.

[verismissimo]

Not 'prescripted', surely just scripted

It doesn't at all sound scripted to me, just thoroughly prepared.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You and I could end up being tied to the same stake by the Nouveau Music Establishment.

Oxygen for Alpie, please - he's been in the refined Alpine heights too long (well, Mr Maaaaaaazel's "priviledged" tempi can have that effect) and he's off about his favoured imaginary "establishment" again.

[Bryn]

The Davis "not available except as a download"? It's certainly easily obtainable new from amazon.co.uk, and at a very low price if you are happy to make do with "Used: Good" condition.



I already have it, so have just ordered the Pinnock.

[Karafan]

What 'won' please?

[edashtav]

A marvellous BAL: I felt the dialogue worked, the discussion of staccatos versus wedges was important and the eventual outcome, a virtual tie between Colin Davis ( Herr Allegretto) and Trevor Pinnock was right. I'm sure that Jeremy Summerly is right to listen "blind" to the issues. I loved his "in a nutshell" characterisation CD being "in the orchestra" and Pinnock "in the score". Thank you.

[DracoM]

Blimey! I must be totally out of step.

What a flustered, gibbering, frantic bit of chaos that was! Ragging and joking, and Summerley rambles at times.
I want my CD BAL review considered and focused and analytic. That was none of them.
Big mistake IMO to have it live.

Pinnock yes - liked the destination, but the journey was bumpy.

[BBMmk2]

True, there was none of that DracoM, but I wish there was, because I think, usually JS, has a rather good analytical mind, usually.

[DracoM]

Exactly!! He is one of the reviewers to whom I most listen with both interest and respect, but today he sounded like a cheerfully bumbling amateur, his pockets full of crucial notes he was pushed to find in the heat of the moment.

Gah!