Musical confessions

[Serial_Apologist]

I'm not sure about Beecham's composition but he did some interesting arrangements of other's music on which no doubt the HIPPies on these boards frown over, as they may also over his interpretations of metronome markings and composers' intentions! Eric would have found a laptop and Sibelius very handy when working with Delius. I often think it a Fenby would be great to have as a neighbour to write down my musical ideas!

I'm not so sure Sibelius would have appreciated, however.

(It's all right, it's all right - take no notice )

[Lat-Literal]

I think the nearest he got to composition were his Ballet Suites based aound Handel's music - the Great Elopement, Gods go a begging and Love in Bath and Gretry's Zemire et Azor. Perhaps someone could revive it with the album title Beecham's Big Band Baroque!

Thank you.

[BBMmk2]

Actually, I think I do have a confession to make!!! As there have been comments above about Beecham's Big Band works,i do rather like that style of vbaroque music in that fashion. Hence with Sir Andrew Davis's recent recording of Handel's Messiah

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Actually, I think I do have a confession to make!!! As there have been comments above about Beecham's Big Band works,i do rather like that style of vbaroque music in that fashion. Hence with Sir Andrew Davis's recent recording of Handel's Messiah

That's not a confession. It's appreciation of something creative and good.

[Beef Oven!]

That's not a confession. It's appreciation of something creative and good.

As most of the posts are, e.g. nothing wrong with Abba or Boney M.

[MickyD]

My love of baroque music began when I heard the Walter (now Wendy) Carlos treatment of Brandenburg Concerto 3/3 on my Dad's 'Bach's Greatest Hits' LP. Strange to go from electronic instruments to period ones. Anyway, thanks, Dad!

[Beef Oven!]

My love of baroque music began when I heard the Walter (now Wendy) Carlos treatment of Brandenburg Concerto 3/3 on my Dad's 'Bach's Greatest Hits' LP. Strange to go from electronic instruments to period ones. Anyway, thanks, Dad!

[Beef Oven!]

When I was 14, I was crazy about a girl in my year at school. She was a huge Bowie fan. I came up with a plan to get her on a date. I told her I’d got tickets for a Bowie gig.

It worked a treat!

It was only half-way to the gig on the tube, Piccadilly Line, that I confessed that the tickets were for Doctor Feelgood!

She was ok about it, and it turns out she quite liked me anyway and I needn’t have tricked her.

[cloughie]

My love of baroque music began when I heard the Walter (now Wendy) Carlos treatment of Brandenburg Concerto 3/3 on my Dad's 'Bach's Greatest Hits' LP. Strange to go from electronic instruments to period ones. Anyway, thanks, Dad!

But then a synth is just an organ in a maller box, with wires instead of pipes!

[cloughie]

Actually, I think I do have a confession to make!!! As there have been comments above about Beecham's Big Band works,i do rather like that style of vbaroque music in that fashion. Hence with Sir Andrew Davis's recent recording of Handel's Messiah

Like me, bbm you appreciate good and interesting arrangements.

[Serial_Apologist]

My love of baroque music began when I heard the Walter (now Wendy) Carlos treatment of Brandenburg Concerto 3/3 on my Dad's 'Bach's Greatest Hits' LP. Strange to go from electronic instruments to period ones. Anyway, thanks, Dad!

This seems the place to admit to having first heard the scherzo movement from Beethoven 9 on the other Walter Carlos album from that time - the one including the Purcell Funeral Music for Queen Mary. It's odd how the contrapuntality of the fugato sections is better brought out by being played on the Moog than in Beethoven's original.

[vinteuil]

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... I too loved W Carlos. Some seven years ago I got this, for £25. Much recommended. Tho' I fear it's not as cheap now...

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[Richard Barrett]

I don't think there's anything shameful about liking Wendy Carlos! I wish she'd done a lot more Scarlatti, those were my favourites. And Isao Tomita's Snowflakes are Dancing was my first taste of Debussy's piano music and still my most listened-to recordings of it.

[Ferretfancy]

Thank you for your comments.

I like Beecham.

Let me re-phrase my question.

Are there any Beecham compositions?

My great regret is that for some unfathomable reason I never saw Beecham conduct. I do find myself sometimes jumping in with both feet when coming to his defence, mainly because there are too many people who try to patronise and belittle him. Of course his performances speak for themselves, and we are lucky to have so many recordings of them.

[vinteuil]

. I do find myself sometimes jumping in with both feet when coming to his defence, mainly because there are too many people who try to patronise and belittle him..

... Beecham may have done many good things for this Land ohne Musik - but he does not endear himself to very many of us because of his "witticisms" - which sadly bespeak a small-minded and rather unpleasant human being...