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Thanks for that story. I shall play the Metamorphosen/Siegfried Idyll disc in his memory.Originally posted by Keraulophone View Post'Our Nev'.
An icon of my early record collecting days. We will miss you and your open-hearted music making.
After much effort, the Siegfried Idyll just wasn't gelling, so they went to the pub. On their return, a wonderful take flowed from the members of the ASMF. He singled out this special recording (c/w Metamorphosen) from The Argo Years boxed set, which I'll listen to in his memory.
R.I.P.Comment
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Before the growth of Period Orchestras, for Americans he and the AMSF came to conceptualize the concept of a Chamber Orchestra. His early records sounded so fresh, with lighter textures and slightly faster tempos than the norm. I remember as a College Student eagerly attending a Summer Concert of him Conducting the Detroit Symphony in The PlanetsComment
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The name Neville Marriner is so familiar to be from my days as a producer of in-flight entertainment when myself and my colleagues put hundreds of hours of classical programming into the skies to be enjoyed by the passengers of Swissair, BA, Emirates, SIA and others.
He came a close second, perhaps, to Neeme Jarvi for listings prevalence. I suppose because there was a tremendous breadth to the Baroque (and beyond) repertoire of the ASMitF, but mostly because the recordings were so very lively and reliable. 'Spirited' would be the slightest compliment that one would pass.
Sleep sound, Sir Nev, and thank you for the music.Comment
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His Argo recordings of the late sixties brought a breath of fresh air to Baroque works. RIP Sir NevilleComment
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Very sad news. I heard him plenty of times in London at Saint Martin in the Fields, and the Proms: in fact, I bumped in to him in Prince Consort Road once, and we had a talk about the music he was to conduct in the Albert Hall. A very great conductor, and a fine bloke.
RIP Sir Nev
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A few years ago my Choir took a market stall prior to a concert to sell tickets and generally publicise ourselves. After I had taken a tea break, a fellow member reported a conversation with an amiable fellow who had stopped to talk, and after an interesting conversation they gently asked if he might be buying tickets for the concert. He told them he was a musician and wouldn't be able to, because he would be conducting that night (and where). When I looked up the date and venue - it was Neville Marriner.
I can't recall when or where I saw him live; What a fine life and legacy (recorded and otherwise....). It goes without saying - RIP Sir Neville Marriner.Comment
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Only yesterday morning I discovered Marriner's recording of Vaughan Williams Symphonies 5 & 6 on the long defunct Collins Classics label and promptly ordered it. A few hours later I read the news of his passing.
Marriner was the conductor who introduced me to the joys of the Baroque more years ago than I care to remember and also the gem that is Rossini's 6 String Sonatas too often dismissed as 'juvenilia'. Always a tonic!
He never got in the way of the music (unlike some I could name) but allowed it to speak for itself.
The legacy endures - grateful thanks.Last edited by hafod; 03-10-16, 08:49.Comment
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A great Musician and a truly lovely man.
His pioneering work will always be remembered and the ASMF is a reminder of all that he achieved.
RIP Neville.
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Après l'annonce de la disparition de Neville Marriner dimanche 2 octobre, à l'âge de 92 ans, France Musique change ses programmes, et propose une soirée présentée par Judith Chaine en hommage au grand chef d'orchestre.
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I didn't hear him perform very often, but recall hearing a performance of Mozart's Divertimento in D K136. At that time the ASMF was one of the few chamber orchestras performing and recording regularly, and the lightness of touch was remarkable.
Last night I reminded myself of his recording of Elgar's Introduction and Allegro - http://player.qobuz.com/#!/album/0002894527072
I was previously familiar with the "classic" Barbirolli version. There are some amazing turns of speed in Marriner's version. Elgar referred to one section as a "devil of a fugue" - certainly it sounded that way to me in the ASMF version, and I was very struck by the speeding on first hearing it many years ago.
Also, some of the recordings of Mozart operas are very good, and we've already mentioned some of the Mozart piano concerto recordings. He had a vast output of performances and recordings, and I've only become familiar with a few of them.
Neville Marriner, RIP
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