Prom 61: Chineke! Orchestra, Akugbo / Parnther, Friday 1 September 2023

[Ein Heldenleben]

Regular treatment with Alison's Balsam may help.

Never heard her split a note live. I once heard Håkan Hardenberger do the Haydn at the RFH . He also played a Gruber piece which required three separate trumpets. Again completely flawless . I just don’t know how they do it .

[mikealdren]

Not too impressed with the presentation on television, tonight. Samuel Coleridge Taylor was introduced as having been totally neglected following his death. Can I really be the only one here whose father was a devoted enthusiast for Hiawatha's Wedding Feast? As I recall, the Sargent recording was the very first LP he bought.

To quote Wikipedia:
Coleridge-Taylor's greatest success was undoubtedly his cantata Hiawatha's Wedding Feast, which was widely performed by choral groups in England during Coleridge-Taylor's lifetime and in the decades after his death. Its popularity was rivalled only by the choral standards Handel's Messiah and Mendelssohn's Elijah.^[

It has largely slipped out of the repertoire although I have played it once (in an orchestra accompanying a choir).

[Barbirollians]

Going to listen to this concert this afternoon but why only one movement of the Sinfonietta ? Did they explain why in the broadcast .

[Barbirollians]

Having heard that very repetitive Rondo I can see why it was only one movement.

Enjoyed the SCT Novelettes and the bright Coleman piece

A pretty central but beautifully played Beethoven 4 well balanced and the bassoonist conductor brought out the woodwind themes - I see the conductor is rather like a John Wilson in that he conducts a lot of crossover and film music - what a pleasure it must have been to conduct this masterpiece.