Prom 31 - 6.08.13: Walton, Rubbra, Bruch & Korngold

[Barbirollians]

I am quite happy for Rafferty to join them on the desert island for the menage a trois from hell !

I should like Louise Fryer and Jonathan Swain to present most of the Proms with Catherine Bott, Andrew McGregor and Donald McCloud as back up

[teamsaint]

the KD/Pet shop/raffers.......what a disastrous shortlist.
perhaps they could save money and just show the concert with no waffle.

[Barbirollians]

Did anyone hear the Bruch Concerto performance - I am interested to hear if Ms Frang had anything interesting to say about the piece.

[Sir Velo]

I am interested to hear if Ms Frang had anything interesting to say about the piece.

I think there was the usual inane chatter with the presenter which had been pre-recorded. I prefer performers just to let the music do the talking.

[teamsaint]

I think there was the usual inane chatter with the presenter which had been pre-recorded. I prefer performers just to let the music do the talking.

In general, this is a good preference, although there are the odd exceptions, (Barenboim, Hough, for instance).
Idiotic questioning is no kind of help to performers, to be fair.

[pilamenon]

Unless I've misunderstood, Barbirollians was referring to her interpretation, not the chat. In any case, by way of a pleasant change, the soloist wasn't interviewed about her views on the concerto, perhaps she even prefers just to let the music do the talking.

In general, I do agree that the insistence on having the performers eulogise about the work they are about to play is extremely tedious, even more so as it now acts as a substitute for an exposition of the music's structure or content, which I would far rather hear.

[Nick Armstrong]

Thanks for helping our friend. Ignorance has no excuse with Google at hand.

Google wasn't (easily).

Cheers ferns.

[Barbirollians]

Unless I've misunderstood, Barbirollians was referring to her interpretation, not the chat. In any case, by way of a pleasant change, the soloist wasn't interviewed about her views on the concerto, perhaps she even prefers just to let the music do the talking.

In general, I do agree that the insistence on having the performers eulogise about the work they are about to play is extremely tedious, even more so as it now acts as a substitute for an exposition of the music's structure or content, which I would far rather hear.

Yes I want to know how the performance went !