I ask because my son is going to a Prom on August 2nd to hear Rachmaninov's PC 3, and he's just noticed that the new piece by Naresh Sohal that precedes it is 45 minutes long. This will try the patience of his wife, I think! Will it be difficult for the not-very-experienced to listen to? I know absolutely nothing about this composer.
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Here's his website, MaryOriginally posted by Mary Chambers View Post
If you go to the Reviews section you'll see how some people have described his music.
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Long time since I heard any, but I remember it being pretty boring - aimless, meandering stuff I'm afraid. Can't think why they've commissioned him.Comment
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they could go along to the Proms Plus Portrait at the RCM beforehand and hear him talking about it
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They have enough difficulty getting out in time for the concert, I'm afraid! Two small children.Originally posted by mercia View Postthey could go along to the Proms Plus Portrait at the RCM beforehand and hear him talking about it [free entry]Comment
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oh well, there's an interval between Sohal and Rachmaninov, so it would be easy to skipLast edited by mercia; 26-07-13, 21:36.Comment
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I've looked at the website (thanks, ams) and also found some of his stuff on YouTube. I'm not overwhelmed
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Sounds as if it matches the Rachmaninoff perfectlyOriginally posted by RobertLeDiable View Post
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Talk about writing something off without experiencing it first hand
A few years ago I did a project for a well known music festival in a town beginning with the letter H.
I worked with a visual artist.
I looked at his work online before meeting him and it seemed weak from what I saw
when I saw the work in context it blew me away !
If you want to get what you know there's a special radio station for you run by the nice Mr Henley who has done so much for music education
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Who's writing it off? I haven't noticed anyone doing that.Originally posted by MrGongGong View PostTalk about writing something off without experiencing it first hand
A few years ago I did a project for a well known music festival in a town beginning with the letter H.
I worked with a visual artist.
I looked at his work online before meeting him and it seemed weak from what I saw
when I saw the work in context it blew me away !
If you want to get what you know there's a special radio station for you run by the nice Mr Henley who has done so much for music education notComment
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Originally posted by Mary Chambers View Post?Long time since I heard any, but I remember it being pretty boring - aimless, meandering stuff I'm afraid. Can't think why they've commissioned him.Comment
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostSounds as if it matches the Rachmaninoff perfectly
yes all those tunes - horrible !
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Surely it must a typo - with the Rachmaninov 3 to be followed by Tchaikovsky 5 - it cannot be that long .
EDIT Heavens above it seems it is - a two interval Prom.
Well sounds ideal to me for the parents of two youngsters - they don't have to rush out of the house after all and can just roll up at 8.15 !Comment
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Well, what a depressing, predictable thread. Talk about worst fears confirmed...
Switch on at 19:30 (go on, force yourself). Listen to The Cosmic Dance by Naresh Sohal. Then you can at least make a comment based on minimal, rather than next to no, experience. Stretch your willpower and try to avoid instant dismissal. The GREAT problem with whizzing around the web for a quick listen is that you've prejudiced your OWN opinion.
If you REALLY hate it, that's a very good reason to.... go back and hear it again. The iPlayer (should have been) a godsend for new music. But does it change attitudes? Does it ****.
David Matthews' Vision of the Sea, Ades' Totentanz, Lachenmann's Tanzlied... "Listen again?" Once with prejudice, twice times never...
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