Forgive me if this has already been oft-discussed. Are there still plans to appoint a permanent Proms director to take over from Roger Wright? I see that Edward Blakeman is only being referred to as "this year's Prom's director".
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Yes, all of the above are to look forward to, but there are vast swathes of dullness and meh in between! The VPO flying in right at the end of the season only partially redeems things.Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
No Wagner, only one Bruckner symphony, no Strauss apart from one tone poem.
But we have Schmidt 2! I heard Bychkov conduct this at the RAM last year and it is a very fine piece indeed.Comment
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Seems like Gergiev tried it before; assuming that he wouldn't reenact a total disaster this might actually turn out quite interesting (thank god it's three pianists, and not just one btw). Piano Concertos seem to be a theme this year - there are at least 24 of them. Mozart and Haydn enjoy a bit of a comeback. A complete Beethoven PC cycle has been done a few years ago, now we are at it again, with the Choral Fantasy and the Triple concerto thrown in as an encore. Maybe Beethoven gets a tad too much exposure at times; my thoughts on the yearly 9th Symphony wasn't "oh Great, Nelsons is doing the 9th" but "damn, one Nelsons concert wasted on the 9th". Doing it every year simply creates tedium.Originally posted by zola View Post
Again, we have an all-out birthday party for a composer (is there any orchestral music by Sibelius that didn't make it into the program?). While I like Sibelius, I remember my pain during the Wagner year - too much of any one composer is a bit of cruel and unushual punishment for those who do not like them; the seasons tend to become a bit lopsided due to those "fests". They also drown out chances to celebrate other birthdays with at least one or two pieces. David Diamond was born in 1915. I hoped at least for one token piece, maybe Rounds for Orchestra. Not happening.
The neglected British Composers are neglected a bit more than usual compared to the last few years, though the big names like Elgar, VW, Walton are represented with quite a few pieces (and lesser known onces, at that).
I will likely enjoy this season quite a bit more than the last two; but it still feels very uneven. Cutting out some of the alternative concerts (leaving those with ties to Radio 3 - jazz, ex-World Routes, Ten pieces and 1! John Wilson Orchestra Prom) in exchange for classical ones might well rectify that - the number seems to have risen a bit this year.Last edited by Demetrius; 23-04-15, 15:12.Comment
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Apparently we are also going to get an "Ibiza Dance Night" Prom. Seriously!
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Better than the fawning that will doubtless ensue over the "Glorious" one with Sir Simon and the execrable DoG (but you all knew I would say that)Originally posted by MickyD View Post
GO to Shiori's piece instead, she is a wonderful composer with an extraordinary voice and give me BCMG any dayComment
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Yes. Whether it will be Edward Blakeman (I doubt it) we have yet to see, but applications for the post closed several weeks ago. The new controller, R3, does NOT propose to take it on, so we gather …Originally posted by Nazard View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Mmmm... how enticing. One for the new audiences. Who would certainly never come back!Originally posted by MrGongGong View PostComment
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Looking forward to that. It's a genre I know nothing about.Originally posted by MickyD View PostSteveComment
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How soon are we going to here that Pete Tong is 'curating' the Ibiza Night?
Simply MUST put that unmissable date in my diary.Comment
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come on, admit it, you all missed it, in the blizzard of Beethoven concertos, Sibelius symphonies, etc etc..
A Proms debut at last for Henry Cowell. ( at least I think it is a debut).
the Piano Concerto ,in a rather unmissable looking concert onAugust 30.
I assume this coincides with the 50th anniversary of his passing.
which is somewhat bittersweet, but welcome anyway.
Right cheers having died down, a first grumble. For folks who are going to travel from way out of town, some of the concert planning seems very ill thought out. Weekends are obviously a good time for those who need to stay over, ( not me, so this isn't a personal grumble,) and take in a few concerts, so is a coupling of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group in the afternoon, with Fiddler on the roof in the evening really the best possible fit, for example?
back to not grumbling, there are a few that look really very tempting. Prom 38 , Foulds/ Turangalila and Prom 66, Uchida playing the Schoenberg with Beethoven and DSCH look mouthwatering.
If you can look mouthwatering.
Looking forward to hearing more Boulez too.
and back to grumbling, no Rubbra, Simpson, Arnold, Holmboe, etc etc etc etc. of any note.
Also, has the RVW symphony cycle over several years been abandoned? I'm sure there were more to do.Last edited by teamsaint; 23-04-15, 16:48.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.Comment
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There, there (wherever you are) might be better than here, here!Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostHere, here!
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I haven't yet checked the programme out, can only go on line at the moment, but great news about the Henry Cowell!Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
Would have liked some RVW symphonies, but to be fair, I've attended scores of performances of his symphonies, so no great loss for me (and many other people have too, I suspect).
Can't wait for the London Dub Extravaganza - that will be worth queuing up for!
Will Laibach be back from the USA in time for their Prom special?
Looking forward to the Sibelius.Comment
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I presume this is still the work of the dreaded RW, bears all the hallmarks. As usual, plenty of dull predictable pieces, uninspired programming, odd & awkward programming, plenty of the same old composers for most of the time, same old pieces, The Planets, Shos 10, Mahler
. For the anniversary composers Sibelius & Nielsen, not as much of the former as I'd expected, Dukas, that predictable piece, Glazunov nothing, Diamond, nothing, Magnard, the 2nd of two chances, again nothing. The only pluses: Franz Schmidt, a good work but maybe the 3rd or 4th Symphony would have been better, RVW Sancta Civitas (about time), but would have been far more interesting to programme it with BF. The added plus I suppose is my credit card can be put away for another year.
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