Prom 72 - 10.09.14: BBC SO, Berthaud / Litton

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

me on Sir Harry - I don't think I like it, and I really mean that

Sir Harry on mercs - Who are you and what are you doing in my dressing room?

[rauschwerk]

I thought it was common knowledge that RVW had Beethoven 5 in mind when he composed the scherzo/finale link. If he had tried to emulate Beethoven's 'glory' here (and isn't LvB's tune deliberately rather commonplace?) I don't think it would have worked at all. The oom-pah bass is no more deliberately banal than anything in Mahler, and the tune which it accompanies has never reminded me of Roll out the barrel in all the 50-odd years I have known this symphony.

A description of the Walton viola concerto as 'banal' leaves me speechless.

I don't give a toss whether RVW4 is the greatest British symphony - I loathe all artistic championships and league tables.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

A description of the Walton viola concerto as 'banal' leaves me speechless.

Me, too. Which is quite a feat.

I don't give a toss whether RVW4 is the greatest British symphony - I loathe all artistic championships and league tables.

Yes - it's right at the top of my hate list, too.

[EdgeleyRob]

3/4 - very good. But the correct answer is "5 then 3 then 6 then 4 then 9 then 7"

You're all wrong.

RVW symphonies in order of greatest British Symphonyness.

9,4,3,5,6,7,2,1,8.

[mrbouffant]

Oh don't be so sniffy towards no. 8 -- it is a little masterpiece !

Another thumbs up for Georgie Lloyd from this corner. Then again, I am quite fond of the Parry symphonies and don't start me on the Stanford canon... ;)

[EdgeleyRob]

Oh don't be so sniffy towards no. 8 -- it is a little masterpiece !

Another thumbs up for Georgie Lloyd from this corner. Then again, I am quite fond of the Parry symphonies and don't start me on the Stanford canon... ;)

Oh yes,absolutely love No 8,just having a bit of fun putting them in a sort of favourite order,I couldn't live without any of them.

I am more than quite fond of the Lloyd,Parry and Stanford symphonies.
More inclined to listen to them than a lot of mainstream stuff,like erm Mahler,Sibelius and.....that's me in trouble now.

[PJPJ]

Oh don't be so sniffy towards no. 8 -- it is a little masterpiece !

Another thumbs up for Georgie Lloyd from this corner. Then again, I am quite fond of the Parry symphonies and don't start me on the Stanford canon... ;)

Likewise...... for all three.

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes - it's right at the top of my hate list, too.

Nice, ferney... subtle, like!

You're all wrong.

... new motto for the Forum?

Actually I'm with mrbouffant in thinking you're wrong to give 8 the wooden spoon. I love it far more than 9...

[Tevot]

Nice, ferney... subtle, like!



... new motto for the Forum?

Actually I'm with mrbouffant in thinking you're wrong to give 8 the wooden spoon. I love it far more than 9...

I'd agree with you Caliban. I really rate 8. Best RVW? Probably whichever I've last heard conducted by Maestro Andrew Manze...

Oh fickle me

Best Wishes,

Tevot

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Oh fickle me

I don't think we're supposed to do that on the Forum - you'll have to fickle yourself.

[Roslynmuse]

I don't think we're supposed to do that on the Forum - you'll have to fickle yourself.

Is fickling like kipling? As in 'Do you like Rudyard Kipling?' 'I don't know, I've never kippled.'

[cloughie]

3/4 - very good. But the correct answer is "5 then 3 then 6 then 4 then 9 then 7"

6 comes after 4!

[Tevot]

I don't think we're supposed to do that on the Forum - you'll have to fickle yourself.

Ooh you are awful ...

After a fine fickle - I'll plump for RVW 5. Oh... but then again there's always Willy Walton's 1st !

[EdgeleyRob]

Ooh you are awful ...

After a fine fickle - I'll plump for RVW 5 -- oh... but then again there's always Willy Walton's 1'st

The 11th best after the 9 RVWs and Elgar 2.

[cloughie]

Ooh you are awful ...

After a fine fickle - I'll plump for RVW 5. Oh... but then again there's always Willy Walton's 1st !

I always count that in with Sibelius!