Are You A 'New World' Symphony Snob?

**cloughie** · 19-11-12, 18:17

Originally posted by Hey Nonymous View Post

Worth a dozen New World Symphonies (to quote Arnold Schönberg. Approximately

).

A man who knew how to string good tunes together but did not always choose to!

**John Shelton** · 19-11-12, 18:18

Originally posted by cloughie View Post

You mean it was the best thing before sliced hovis!

Before fish flavoured sliced hovis

.

**BBMmk2** · 19-11-12, 18:21

Originally posted by Caliban View Post

Just had to be done (without me knowing, ofcourse!! :) )

**ferneyhoughgeliebte** · 19-11-12, 18:23

Originally posted by Dave2002 View Post

I'd say no to this - I had/have some of those Naxos CDs conducted by Gunzenhauser, and IMO the performances and recordings weren't too great. I know that a few reviewers gave them multiple stars, but I never got on with them.

Amongst my favourite recordings of Nos 3 - 8, Dave!

**kernelbogey** · 19-11-12, 18:25

Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post

[...] an ostensibly American tune by A Czech composer fitting Hovis's cosy domestic golden-lit scene of 19th century peasants mounting a street in Shaftesbury to a voice off in a Yorkshire accent[....]

**cloughie** · 19-11-12, 18:45

Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post

...but not this one

Hovis Advert - Tony Capstick - Capstick Comes Home 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmSA0W3mkn4

Humourous look at the Hovis commercial. Tony Capstick - Capstick comes Home - Carlton Frickley Colliery Band. An amazing look back over the years of depressi...

**amateur51** · 19-11-12, 18:46

Originally posted by Hey Nonymous View Post

Before fish flavoured sliced hovis

.

That took me a while, Hey Nonymous

**David-G** · 19-11-12, 19:35

Originally posted by visualnickmos View Post

I don't have a problem with composers writing a succession of nice tunes - that's kinda what they do.

... bur unfortunately that's often kinda what they don't do.

**visualnickmos** · 19-11-12, 19:50

Originally posted by David-G View Post

... bur unfortunately that's often kinda what they don't do.

this is equally true

(I had no idea my light-hearted throwaway line would have such a high take-up rate!)

**Nick Armstrong** · 19-11-12, 20:13

Originally posted by amateur51 View Post

That took me a while, Hey Nonymous

I'm still not there...

**amateur51** · 19-11-12, 20:14

Originally posted by Caliban View Post

I'm still not there...

You gave BBM a big

for it earlier

**Nick Armstrong** · 19-11-12, 20:19

Originally posted by amateur51 View Post

You gave BBM a big

for it earlier

Veery feeshy...

**David-G** · 19-11-12, 20:25

Originally posted by visualnickmos View Post

(I had no idea my light-hearted throwaway line would have such a high take-up rate!)

It may have been a light-hearted throwaway line, but it touches on an important point. It has encouraged me to think whether there is any music that "speaks" to me which I do not find tuneful to some extent. I cannot immediately think of any.

**ahinton** · 20-11-12, 05:23

Originally posted by Hey Nonymous View Post

Before fish flavoured sliced hovis

.

...or even Beethovis?...

**Dave2002** · 20-11-12, 06:45

Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post

Amongst my favourite recordings of Nos 3 - 8, Dave!

Chacun ... I could try again, but probably won't. Then again, we don't all have to like the same things, so good for you if you enjoy them.

Are You A 'New World' Symphony Snob?

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