If I were to say that this Wagner "bleeding chunk" was being conducted by someone who might be called Maestro Toothpick Flutter-Fingers, would you be likely guess to whom I'm referring? ... :) ...
-
-
[QUOTE=seabright;809709]If I were to say that this Wagner "bleeding chunk" was being conducted by someone who might be called Maestro Toothpick Flutter-Fingers, would you be likely guess to whom I'm referring? ... :) ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9iwwucFPk8[/QUOTE
Has he ever conducted an Elgar symphony?Comment
-
[QUOTE=cloughie;809721]No, but he did conduct the Elgar Serenade and the Introduction and Allegro in Munich in 2016. It was evidently issued on a 'Medici TV' DVD and 3 minutes of the Serenade are on YouTube ...Originally posted by seabright View Post
Comment
-
Friday concert no. 38
Friday concert no. 38
Eugène Bozza: Symphony (1948)
Aram Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat major, opus 38 (1936)
Leo Smit: Symphony in C (1936)
Postlude - Vítězslav Novák: String Quartet no. 2 in D major, opus 35 (1905)
------
------Comment
-
The sound is not good, but here's Boult's 1971 film The Point of the Stick. The copy was obtained from the Canada 150 Archive. Moura Lympany and John Carol Case also appear.
Comment
-
-
-
I liked the comment about the ship's captain and the oil can.Originally posted by Pabmusic View PostComment
-
They might indeed. The Wagner excerpt I originally uploaded has been removed on copyright grounds. However, the complete concert from which it came is still viewable, very curiously, though for how long remains to be seen ... Here it is anyway, so take a quick peek before it too disappears ... :) ...Originally posted by LMcD View Post
Comment
-
Thanks for that. Video DownloadHelper doing its thing (I'll put up with the QR code 'watermark').Originally posted by seabright View PostComment
-
The Robert Simpson Society website claims that his compositions are "significant monuments to 20th century music" but that "recognition" of his achievements have been slow and that it is "likely to be some time" before they're fully appreciated. I don't know now often any of his eleven symphonies have been performed since his death in 1997, either here or abroad, but I doubt if any of them have entered the general repertoire, let alone heard with any frequency on the radio. Some commentators reckon his 3rd Symphony is one of his best and it certainly received a powerful Proms Premiere in 1967 from Charles Groves. However, I wonder how many performances it has had since then? ...
Comment
-
I've just notice from RT that the 'Vienna Summer Night Concert' from the other day, with the VPO cond. VG, is on BBC 4 tonight at 7:30 pm.Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
-
Indeed. I will have a go with get_iplayer. Should make a better job of saving it than what Video Downoadhelper captured. The video definition from the latter was nothing to write home about.Originally posted by seabright View PostComment
-
I really don't understand Robert Simpson's neglect,recognition of his achievements slow ? it's virtually non existant.Originally posted by seabright View Post
I've no idea if his compositions are significant monuments (don't forget there are 15 String Quartets too,some gems amonst them) but I am so grateful for the wonderful Hyperion recordings that keep his music alive for a seemingly small group of enthusiasts.
A new cycle of the Quartets form the Magginis would maybe generate some new interest,c'mon Naxos you know it makes sense“Music is the best means we have of digesting time." — Igor StravinskyComment
-
Friday concert no. 39
Friday concert no. 39
Paul Paray: symphony no. 2 in A (1936)
Aram Khachaturian: cello concerto in E minor (1946)
Alan Bush: symphony no. 1 in C opus 21 (1940)
Postlude - Marius Flothuis: string quartet no. 1, opus 44 (1952)
------
------Comment
Comment