BaL 24.11.12 & 19.10.13 Mozart's Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor (K.310)

[Alison]

We got William Mival's Rach Symphony 2 twice I recall.

[amateur51]

Point of order: Bart van Oort's version would have been played on a fortepiano.

A point of information?

[amateur51]

This happened relatively recently didn't it? I seem to remember that a BAL reviewer was ill and the scheduled programme had to be replaced with a repeat. Wonder what the excuse is this time? Surely an ideal opportunity to give us a conspectus (or should that be traversal? ) of one of those composers who never feature on BAL (e.g. Medtner; Xenakis; Varese etc).

I think these BaLs take a lot longer to put together than some of us imagine

[amateur51]

The reason is - acc. to AMcG - that Stephen Plaistow has been under the weather and couldn't deliver his Kreisleriana BAL originally scheduled for today - shame, hope it's added later to the schedule.

Get better soon, Mr P

all good wishes for Mr P's speedy and full recovery

[Sir Velo]

Anyone know what date the Mozart one was first broadcast?)

24 Nov 2012. Obviously they think we have short memories.

[Sir Velo]

I think these BaLs take a lot longer to put together than some of us imagine

I think you're giving some of the reviewers too much credit. Many these days sound like they've been cobbled together on the hoof.

[amateur51]

I think you're giving some of the reviewers too much credit. Many these days sound like they've been cobbled together on the hoof.

I defer to your oh so superior knowledge Sir V

[Sir Velo]

I defer to your oh so superior knowledge Sir V

Nursing a sore head this morning Ammy?

[amateur51]

Nursing a sore head this morning Ammy?

It came on only very recently, Sir V

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Point of order: Bart van Oort's version would have been played on a fortepiano.

You are, of course absolutely correct. List amended.

I've merged the two threads also.

[Barbirollians]

Heard all 70 then, Barbie?

Tough job for the very excellent Stephen Plaistow.

One doesn't need to if one has heard the Lipatti !

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

The Carmen Piazzini set of the complete Mozart Sonatas mentioned enthusiastically by teamsaint a year ago is available as a very good-sounding MP3 Amazon Download at the ridiculous price of £4.49. It is superb:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-The-Complete-Piano-Sonatas/dp/B0023M71WI/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=carmen+piazzini%2C+mozart

[Sir Velo]

Why am I getting a sense of deja vu (entendu)?

[Sir Velo]

Can anyone explain to me why we are getting a repeat of a recent BAL when it is still available as a podcast on the BBC website?

Would it not have been better to have played more new releases (of which there are many flagged up on another thread) or got in Rob Cowan to have discussed historic reissues (after all, RC loves nothing better than to wax lyrical on historic recordings)? Lazy broadcasting, I'm afraid.

[Thropplenoggin]

Can anyone explain to me why we are getting a repeat of a recent BAL when it is still available as a podcast on the BBC website?

Would it not have been better to have played more new releases (of which there are many flagged up on another thread) or got in Rob Cowan to have discussed historic reissues (after all, RC loves nothing better than to wax lyrical on historic recordings)? Lazy broadcasting, I'm afraid.

I wondered this. One of my favourite BaLs in recent years, so much so that I listened to it again as a podcast only a few weeks ago. Plaistow's presentation is impeccable. I'm sure he'll appreciate the repeat fee.