Prom 1 (13.7.12): First Night of the Proms

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

That's what is on the two recordings, I think...

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Certainly the Scottish one.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Yes. It remained unrecorded until 1977, then two came in Silver Jubilee year.

Then nothing...

So this performance is most welcome.

[maestro267]

Looks rather bitty to me - & four conductors!!!!

How long is it since they had a single big work as the opener?

Mahler 8, 2010. So not that long ago really.

[Petrushka]

Well, hear we go! The 2012 Proms are nearly here.

Why are we not getting the concert live on TV? I'll be listening on R3 to the first half then flipping over to BBC2 to catch it again.

[mercia]

re: the BBC2 first night, my Radio Times [your's too probably] says that if I press my Red Button during the concert I can "follow the imagined thoughts of one of the composers whose music is featured tonight, interspersed with up-to-the-minute tweets from viewers"

[Hornspieler]

re: the BBC2 first night, my Radio Times [your's too probably] says that if I press my Red Button during the concert I can "follow the imagined thoughts of one of the composers whose music is featured tonight, interspersed with up-to-the-minute tweets from viewers"

.... Sums up the whole farcical nonsense that the Henry Wood Proms have become.

HS

[pastoralguy]

.... Sums up the whole farcical nonsense that the Henry Wood Proms have become.

HS

I'm afraid you can't stop 'progress', HS

[JFLL]

re: the BBC2 first night, my Radio Times [your's too probably] says that if I press my Red Button during the concert I can "follow the imagined thoughts of one of the composers whose music is featured tonight, interspersed with up-to-the-minute tweets from viewers"

Just fancy, we can now hear what the composer really wanted to express, so we don't have to go to the trouble of actually listening to the music at all. The wonders of modern technology!

[Hornspieler]

I'm afraid you can't stop 'progress', HS

If that's 'progress', then "I'm walking backwards to Christmas".

HS

[Nick Armstrong]

.... Sums up the whole farcical nonsense that the Henry Wood Proms have become.

HS

Bit sweeping, Horny?

Though I accept that the 'imagined thoughts' thing does sound like total bollocks.

[salymap]

I am allergic to 'tweets' I shall record it in the hopes that I can pick and choice any music I want to hear. Otherwise,CDs or another early night beckons.

[amateur51]

Bit sweeping, Horny?

Though I accept that the 'imagined thoughts' thing does sound like total bollocks.

and not a peep out of the tuk-tuk

[3rd Viennese School]

Well, tonights Prom 1 looks absolutely AWFUL!!!

Its like Anti-3VS night.

So I wont be watching.


Wot happened to the old days? Rember once that they had Prokofiev Ivan the Terrible as the opening number. Now that WAS a good idea!

3VS

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

.... Sums up the whole farcical nonsense that the Henry Wood Proms have become.

HS

Agreed, though at least we can choose NOT to press the red button.