Yuri Temirkanov has just died at the age of 88 and the Guardian obituary of 19th November refers to his "idiosyncratic baton-less conducting style" and his "astonishing repertory of gestures." You get the full gamut of those in this encore from his St. Petersburg Philharmonic Prom in 1992, when he gave the Prommers a reading of Elgar's "Nimrod" in which he barely took his eyes off the score. The camera didn't cut away once and I think we can safely say that you've never seen conducting like it! ...
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I wonder what Sir Adrian would have said! I can't help thinking they'd have played it just the same if he'd merely beaten time with one hand.
It reminded me of a Prom two or three years ago when a chappie conducted a Mozart Symphony (543 I think) prancing about like a marionette. I wonder how helpful the orchestra find this sort of thing. Maybe they would say, as WH Reed said to RVW, 'my dear fellow, we shan't be looking at you'.
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And here's another Russian maestro conducting English music ... Vasily Petrenko with RVW's "Wasps" Overture splendidly played by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ...
Vasily Petrenko conducted an enterprising concert last year with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra which concluded with what is evidently a favourite work of ...
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Originally posted by smittims View PostI've admired Petrenko's Elgar symphonies on Onyx CDs , and he has conducted the Delius violin concerto (at the Proms I think) with Tasmin Little. His interpretations may rank with those of his English contemporaries. Vasily Sinaisky and Juanjo Mena have also given fine Elgar performances.
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If you'd like to see Petrenko conducting Elgar 2 at the 2014 Proms, click the link below. I've not heard all that many performances of the work but this one must be up there with the best of them. Clearly the ending moved him and he certainly deserved the comments under the video ... "I doubt if you could ever hear a finer performance" ... "Absolutely beautiful" ... "A reading full of warmth, dignity and humanity" ... "A very fine performance indeed" ... and more besides ...
This splendid performance, under the baton of the immensely talented Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko, was given by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchest...
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It was the detail I most apprecated in that Prom performance: every woodwind solo carefullly and lovingly crafted, for instance. The dear old Liverpool Phil were at their best that evening. I've just watched the scherzo again on my DVD-R. Utterly superb and thrilling.Last edited by smittims; 23-11-23, 15:14.
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Originally posted by seabright View PostIf you'd like to see Petrenko conducting Elgar 2 at the 2014 Proms, click the link below. I've not heard all that many performances of the work but this one must be up there with the best of them. Clearly the ending moved him and he certainly deserved the comments under the video ... "I doubt if you could ever hear a finer performance" ... "Absolutely beautiful" ... "A reading full of warmth, dignity and humanity" ... "A very fine performance indeed" ... and more besides ...
This splendid performance, under the baton of the immensely talented Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko, was given by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchest...
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Here's another encore from the Temirkanov / St. Petersburg 1992 Prom and a real curiosity it is too. It's the 'Pas de deux' from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" but for some inscrutable reason, the BBC TV director decided to turn it into a Harp Concerto! ... Not only do you get close-ups of the lady harpist and her instrument, you also hear its audio level being magnified concerto-style throughout. All very strange, just like Yuri's astonishing conducting mannerisms! ...
Yuri Temirkanov and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic made two appearances at the BBC Proms during the 1992 season and the second of their concerts ended with ...
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Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostWhat a delight this performance of the Schubert D.929 piano trio is:
https://youtu.be/yFyv7c1XyYU?si=iFh-aBr7mGf9fWJ6
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