BaL 22.05.21 - Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no. 2

[AuntDaisy]

https://yshani.co.uk/about

Thanks (I think).
"Her commissions for piano, Commodore 64 and bespoke 8-bit synthesisers"
Why not a BBC micro?

[Ein Heldenleben]

https://yshani.co.uk/about

Yes I read that . An impressive CV at a young age .

[Barbirollians]

I did find the Australian questioning intonation annoying but that seems to be everywhere.

[Bryn]

I did find the Australian questioning intonation annoying but that seems to be everywhere.

https://mittenz.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/the-australian-interrogative-inflection-is-equivalent-to-whining-yes/

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I don’t think she was floundering for words and I could clearly understand the points she was making . Nor do I think she is a “work-experience amateur” .She is clearly a highly accomplished musician (perhaps more so than either AH or AM) who does not express herself in the traditional RP Oxbridgian R3 mode. I do wish that like so many she didn’t use “So” at the start of so many sentences though.

I don’t doubt her musician for one nanosecond. But the delivery was so tiresome, as quite possibly she might have thought the same if she listened to the result afterwards. It’s one of the hazards of a live twofer. Had she been able to prepare a decent script with an opportunity to prerecord the BaL, the whole thing could have been so much better. Spontaneity can wear rather thin when it has all the hallmarks of an excited phone-in.

[gurnemanz]

True, but when you're broadcasting on a national radio station, you shouldn't be floundering for words. Antony Hopkins knew what he was talking about, just as Andrew McGregor does now. We don't need work-experience amateurs on Radio 3.

I disagree both with content of the above and mode of expression. It is first time for several years where I immediately decided to acquire the recommended recording.

[edashtav]

I always hear "What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?". Agree re mic quality, but she made good points.

Yes, Yshani Perinpanayagam was lively, insightful and idiosyncratic. The smoke from her ‘cheap as chips’ digital technology did occlude my ears so that I, like other boarders, found Andrew to be a necessary interpreter. However, I cannot blame Yshami for setting fire to my jumper as that nasty incendiary incident was caused by a large black moth flying through a flame on my gas hob before it dived and died on my breast. You won’t be surprised that I now think of Yshami as the Firebird.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I did find the Australian questioning intonation annoying but that seems to be everywhere.

That battle is lost. I’m still trying on the “So” front ...

[Ein Heldenleben]

Yes, Yshani Perinpanayagam was lively, insightful and idiosyncratic. The smoke from her ‘cheap as chips’ digital technology did occlude my ears so that I, like other boarders, found Andrew to be a necessary interpreter. However, I cannot blame Yshami for setting fire to my jumper as that nasty incendiary incident was caused by a large black moth flying through a flame on my gas hob before it dived and died on my breast. You won’t be surprised that I now think of Yshami as the Firebird.

What an extraordinary sequence of events . I had no idea moths were so flammable....

[edashtav]

What an extraordinary sequence of events . I had no idea moths were so flammable....

My recollection is fuzzy because I was shocked by the sudden blaze under my chin but it seemed to me that its wings were aflame. It was concerning how quickly my jumper caught alight: fortunately my training as a Chemist kicked in and saved the day although jumper and moth have been binned.

[ardcarp]

I don’t doubt her musician for one nanosecond. But the delivery was so tiresome, as quite possibly she might have thought the same if she listened to the result afterwards. It’s one of the hazards of a live twofer. Had she been able to prepare a decent script with an opportunity to prerecord the BaL, the whole thing could have been so much better. Spontaneity can wear rather thin when it has all the hallmarks of an excited phone-in.

"You can hear the sound of the hammers".....er?
"Really good fingerwork" er...for a world-renowned pianist...?

Let's hope Simon Heighes manages spontaneity better next week.

[cloughie]

Yes, Yshani Perinpanayagam was lively, insightful and idiosyncratic. The smoke from her ‘cheap as chips’ digital technology did occlude my ears so that I, like other boarders, found Andrew to be a necessary interpreter. However, I cannot blame Yshami for setting fire to my jumper as that nasty incendiary incident was caused by a large black moth flying through a flame on my gas hob before it dived and died on my breast. You won’t be surprised that I now think of Yshami as the Firebird.

Sounds like the mother of all fires! I guess you’ll never listen to Shost PC in the same light again!

[jayne lee wilson]

The Giltburg currently being imported from QOBUZ. Not the easiest to find via their appallingly bad search engine. Best to search for "Shostakovich piano concertos string quartet".

"Shostakovich Giltburg" here..... worked immediately, top of the list.... but then I hardly ever have any trouble with the much-complained-about Qobuz search.... usually hitting "download store" and searching from there....

Audirvana "Discover" - same terms same result.

"Let us therefore mention the fact, for it seems to us worthy of record..."

[Petrushka]

My recollection is fuzzy because I was shocked by the sudden blaze under my chin but it seemed to me that its wings were aflame. It was concerning how quickly my jumper caught alight: fortunately my training as a Chemist kicked in and saved the day although jumper and moth have been binned.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO7sKJrzVC0

[BBMmk2]

I’m surprised that Dmitri Alexeev , ECO and Jerzy Maksymiuk wasn’t up there in the winning enclosure. I very much enjoy this recording. I have the Hamelin too.