Originally posted by edashtav
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Prom 24: Bournemouth SO, Klieser / Karabits, 2 Aug 2023
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‘Twas a period piece and neither better nor worse than many better known works of its period. It was very well played with love and commitment. I stand by ‘easy listening’ : that’s not to describe it as ‘light’. It was facile and enjoyable. At times, I was reminded of Panufnik, the Elder.
I’m mourning the lack of ‘music of our time’ in this year’s Proms: stuff which stretches me, gritty music that needs several hearings for understanding.Last edited by edashtav; 05-09-23, 12:42.
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Originally posted by edashtav View Post‘Twas a period piece and neither better nor worse than many better known works of its period. It was very well played with love and commitment. I stand by ‘easy listening’ : that’s not to describe it as ‘light’. It was facile and enjoyable. At times, I was reminded of Panufnik, the Elder.
I’m mourning the lack of ‘music of out time’ in this year’s Proms: stuff which stretches me, gritty music that needs several hearings for understanding.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
Me too Ed - and I'm willing to bet we are not in some tiny minority.
What a great and unforgettable night, enjoyed live by, maybe, 1,500.
Paul Kilbey in his review got it right:
“His 2013 Proms appearance was no exception to this rule, juxtaposing two contrasting works for piano and orchestra by Igor Stravinsky, in between a symphonic sandwich of orchestral pieces by Hans Werner Henze and Michael Tippett. The playing of both the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Proms debutant Peter Serkin was just as impeccable as the programme, and the whole thing served as ample proof that even a less attention-grabbing Prom will often remain a musical occasion of the highest calibre.“
[my emboldening.]
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Originally posted by edashtav View Post‘Twas a period piece and neither better nor worse than many better known works of its period. It was very well played with love and commitment. I stand by ‘easy listening’ : that’s not to describe it as ‘light’. It was facile and enjoyable. At times, I was reminded of Panufnik, the Elder.
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View Post
Any suggestons as to who might be writing such music these days?
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Originally posted by edashtav View Post
Brian Ferneyhough [New Complexity] and our own RichardB [ Richard born Swansea, 1959, is internationally active as composer and performer, teaches at the Institute of Sonology in The Hague and is Professor of Creative Music Research at the University of Leiden. His work encompasses a range from free improvisation to intricately-notated scores, and from acoustic chamber music to innovative uses of digital technology. Current projects include a major new cycle of works for the ELISION Ensemble, with whom Richard B has been working regularly since 1990, for the Fonema Consort and for Soundinitiative. ]
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View Post
I knew Brian Ferneyhough when we were both young music student composers. Beautifully calligrapied (?) scores but I didn't understand the music then and, regretfully, still don't!
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Originally posted by edashtav View Post
What a shame that you've not got to grips with Brian's works. Not that the Proms have helped- I remember only one early piece programmed in a Concert mainly centered on Harry Birtwistle.
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Originally posted by Lordgeous View PostI'm not sure about 'easy listening' - I thought it stunning, enjoyable, memorable and, dare I say it, the only piece among new 'works' this year that I would go out of my way to hear again. Brilliantly performed too.
Felix K.'s reading of Mozart HC # 4 was a solid reading, perhaps a bit prim and proper, but it's obviously amazing what he's accomplishing as a musician and horn player. His introduction to the encore also showed him a charmer as a speaker, some icing on the cake after he clearly had already won over the Proms audience. Kirill K.'s reading of Rachmaninov 2 was likewise solid, with the odd phrasing nudge here and there, but no worries on that account.
I am wondering: given that the Bournemouth SO generally gets a Prom every other year, if this pattern holds, then they won't be back at the RAH until 2025. Karabits steps down as chief conductor next summer. So perhaps this Prom and the "Relaxed" Prom the next morning were Kirill K.'s last Proms as chief conductor in Bournemouth?
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