Watching on TV last night, I could find no fault at all with Senor Pons' conducting,(and that first part of Daphnis needs a lot of holding together)
Magnificent chorus humming. I loved Chloe's leadership and solo passages and the woodwind in general were superb.
Nobody has remarked upon Martin's splendid horn playing in the first part of Daphnis and Chloe.
I have yet to meet a horn player who was looking forward to playing those extreme solo passages, which go from the lowest depths to the highest note on the instrument*
Overall, a most enjoyable concert and one that I shall keep safely recorded on my TivO box.
HS
*Someone must have told Ravel that a written Top C (concert F) was the highest note to write for the instrument but, like Britten, he did not understand that you cannot safely just pick it out from nowhere with safety.
Magnificent chorus humming. I loved Chloe's leadership and solo passages and the woodwind in general were superb.
Nobody has remarked upon Martin's splendid horn playing in the first part of Daphnis and Chloe.
I have yet to meet a horn player who was looking forward to playing those extreme solo passages, which go from the lowest depths to the highest note on the instrument*
Overall, a most enjoyable concert and one that I shall keep safely recorded on my TivO box.
HS
*Someone must have told Ravel that a written Top C (concert F) was the highest note to write for the instrument but, like Britten, he did not understand that you cannot safely just pick it out from nowhere with safety.
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