BaL 30.03.24 - Britten: War Requiem

[french frank]

Has this thread got into the wrong place? Took me a while to find it....

No, this thread is where it's always been. Some off-topic posts were moved to a new thread about other recordings discussed on RR.

[silvestrione]

No, this thread is where it's always been. Some off-topic posts were moved to a new thread about other recordings discussed on RR.

That's odd. On my version, it comes up in Record Review general, not in BAL.

[french frank]

That's odd. On my version, it comes up in Record Review general, not in BAL.

BaL has always been in Record Review. If you click on Building a Library on the homepage you go straight to this sub-forum. If you click on Record Review you have to scroll down to see the topic titles. But there are now two stickies above it.

[vibratoforever]

BaL has always been in Record Review. If you click on Building a Library on the homepage you go straight to this sub-forum. If you click on Record Review you have to scroll down to see the topic titles. But there are now two stickies above it.

Other BAL threads are here https://www.for3.org/forums/forum/cl...ding-a-library

The War Requiem thread here is misplaced

[french frank]

Other BAL threads are here https://www.for3.org/forums/forum/cl...ding-a-library

The War Requiem thread here is misplaced

Yes, it seems I was wrong. I will see what can be done about it

I think this has fixed it.

[silvestrione]

Back in right place, thank you!

[vibratoforever]

Yes, it seems I was wrong. I will see what can be done about it

I think this has fixed it.

Thanks!!!!!

[Barbirollians]

While you might be lucky enough to find a copy by chance in a Charity Shop, they are not available commercially either as CDs or downloads, so it seems perfectly sensible to exclude them from consideration from BAL.

It would be a very strange BAL that chose a BBCMM CD in 1st place with the instruction to go searching in charity shops to try and find a 2nd hand copy.

That 1943 Menuhin/Boulr recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto would be a worthy contender as would Ida H's last ever Prom of the Britten from 1994.

[Barbirollians]

As this was the last morning BAL ironic it was another example of the random nature of their choices for BAL - it was done in 2009 and 2017 before today and some great works disappear for 20-30 years from BAL.

Britten won in 2009 according to Presto and Hickox was also recommended in 2017 not clear who won .

[Pulcinella]

As this was the last morning BAL ironic it was another example of the random nature of their choices for BAL - it was done in 2009 and 2017 before today and some great works disappear for 20-30 years from BAL.

Britten won in 2009 according to Presto and Hickox was also recommended in 2017 not clear who won .

I think you'll find that the 'also recommended' applies to the Sinfonia da requiem.
You have to be careful with the Presto site; it's not always clear which element of a compilation won the accolade.
The BBC BaL spreadsheet listing shows that the War Requiem was covered in 2009 and the Sinfonia in 2017.

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio3/building_a_library/R3_BAL_1999-2023.xlsx

[Bemusedbyitall]

I think you'll find that the 'also recommended' applies to the Sinfonia da requiem.
You have to be careful with the Presto site; it's not always clear which element of a compilation won the accolade.
The BBC BaL spreadsheet listing shows that the War Requiem was covered in 2009 and the Sinfonia in 2017.

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio3/b...1999-2023.xlsx

Yes, the Hickox Sinfonia recording is paired on CD with the War Requiem hence the confusion

[LMcD]

Yes, the Hickox Sinfonia recording is paired on CD with the War Requiem hence the confusion

Sinfonia playing right now on 'Classical Live'.

[Barbirollians]

Oh I see

[Darloboy]

I think you'll find that the 'also recommended' applies to the Sinfonia da requiem.
You have to be careful with the Presto site; it's not always clear which element of a compilation won the accolade.
The BBC BaL spreadsheet listing shows that the War Requiem was covered in 2009 and the Sinfonia in 2017.

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio3/b...1999-2023.xlsx

And prior to 2009, Peter Paul Nash chose John Eliot Gardiner in May 1998. I do recall that the Hickox received lots of accolades when it first came out...