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Prom 21: 'All-American Prom', Sinfonia of London, Osborne / J. Wilson
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I finally got around to watching this last night and would agree with most of the comments. The first half was quite disappointing. Although well played, there was a distinct lack of emotional engagement with the Barber and the Rhapsody was far too fast and hard-driven. The jazzy elements also felt imposed to me, rather than coming naturally from the score and players as happens in the best performances.
The second half was much better, and I thought Adam's Harmonielehre was stunning and came across very well. Comfortably the best performance of the night, and more than made up for the earlier disappointments."I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in Grosvenor Square."
Lady Bracknell The importance of Being Earnest
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