BaL 26.11.11 - Mahler: Symphony no. 8

[mathias broucek]

Am glad to have caused so much inadvertant merriment!

I'm sure the NYPD must have it's own orchestra, or perhaps concert band but I doubt Lennie ever did Mahler with them...

[gurnemanz]

The Pogues refer to the "boys of the NYPD choir singing Galway Bay" in their classic Christmas song, "Fairytale of New York". I believe no such choir exists but there is certainly a band: http://www.policeband.org/

Here's a classic video - including the beautiful, much-missed Kirsty McColl to bring a tear to any eye. + a glimpse of what appears to be the NYPD Pipe Band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHyu...ayer_embedded#!

[mathias broucek]

And the boys of the NYPD choir are singing Mahler Eigh', and the bells are ringing out for Christmas day*


* Or possibly Mahler Two

[Barbirollians]

I am sure the NYPD do a superb version of " Gee Officer Krupke"

[mathias broucek]

I am sure the NYPD do a superb version of " Gee Officer Krupke"

On pipes and drums?

[Nick Armstrong]

Not sure this is the right place, save that it might attract Mahler 8 fanciers: just to note that the first performance on tonight's Through The Night is Elder's performance with a Hallé / BBC Phil combo, and soloists including the likes of Ms Connolly and Mr Finley:

1:01 AM
Mahler, Gustav [1860-1911]
Symphony no. 8 "Symphony of a thousand" for soloists, choruses and orchestra;
Clare Rutter (soprano) (Magna Peccatrix), Aga Mikolaj (soprano) (Poenitentium), Anita Watson (soprano) (Mater Gloriosa), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) (Mulier Samaritana), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) (Maria Aegyptiaca), Peter Hoare (tenor) (Doctor Marianus), Gerald Finley (bass) (Pater Ecstaticus), James Creswell (bass) (Pater Profundus), Olivier Latry (organ), Halle Choir; Halle Children's Choir; Halle Youth Choir; City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus; Halle Orchestra; BBC Philharmonic; Mark Elder (conductor)

[teamsaint]

Just bin reading this thread, and hey bungo, part of the much lauded Tennstedt RFH concert, the one that was released on DVD I think, has turned up on Youtube this very month.
May sit down later and look for some rougue braces wearers in the audience.

Is this the one? and can anybody find Part 1?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TD4S83uQh8

Have things moved on re Mahler 8? I quite fancy a nibble at the Sinopoli, as I don't have much of his, and its available for a song in a double with the adagio from # 10.

Thoughts, anybody?

BSO are performing this in July in Poole , in what is billed as a " Regional premiere," BTW.

[Nick Armstrong]

May sit down later and look for some rougue braces wearers in the audience.

can anybody find Part 1?

Yes!

And I just saw myself !!

[Zucchini]

Have things moved on re Mahler 8? Thoughts, anybody?

I think the neighbours are sure to encourage you to move on (and any pets you have will be packing their bags)

[teamsaint]

Yes!

And I just saw myself !!

oh yes indeed. Mod in glorious technicolour braces, against a persil white background.

[teamsaint]

I think the neighbours are sure to encourage you to move on (and any pets you have will be packing their bags)

Neighbours?!

[Nick Armstrong]

glorious technicolour braces

They were in Wimbledon* colours, in point of fact.







(*The All England Club, as opposed to Milton Keynes United-to-be.)

[teamsaint]

They were in Wimbledon colours, in point of fact.

football or tennis?

Oh, and back OT, ( 3 and a half years later) is the #8 in the tennestedt complete box this performance?

[Nick Armstrong]

football or tennis?

I was adding a clarificatory rider to my post as you wrote that, Mr Quick-on-the-draw!!

[teamsaint]

I was adding a clarificatory rider to my post as you wrote that, Mr Quick-on-the-draw!!

its a slow night here at TS towers.......

( I honestly didn't know wimpleton, as the american players love to call it, had colours. are they like " house colours" or "cricket colours"? )