Proms 2015: Today's the day

[MrGongGong]

I am intrigued and will try and listen to some of the composers you extol. But I wouldn't mind betting that they will sound like most recent stuff and I will last twenty bars.

"Recent stuff" ?
And what makes you think that all music is organised into "bars" anyway?

[Beef Oven!]

Bonsoir from Nantes, after a 550km yomp across France in the motor

Light-weight

[Bryn]

This is what we want

http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e9h9rz

A very enticing programme. Unfortunatley I will be back to work by then and Saturdays are difficult to get as rest days. Will probably have to catch it via the iPlayer. Particularly looking forward to the Jolas. She is much underplayed for such a fine composer. I wonder what PB thinks of the Notations arrangements?

[Hornspieler]

Saints above - what a thrilling season in prospect for once - Gerontius with VPO/Rattle for a start !

Hmmm

A marriage made in Heaven? Or a disastrous mistake?

Certainly a performance that I will not miss.
Certainly a target that Sir Simon should set his sights on. I can't think of any other move that would be upwards from the Berlin Philharmonic.

HS

[Zucchini]

Certainly a target that Sir Simon should set his sights on. I can't think of any other move that would be upwards from the Berlin Philharmonic.

He'd have to get them to tear up their constitution - they operate without a chief conductor / music director.

[Ferretfancy]

For heaven's sake cheer up all of you !
Every year the same curmudgeons trot out their pet complaints.

Sit back and enjoy them at home or, if you can, join me standing in the Arena, but stop moaning!

A little less self righteousness would be welcome.

Ferret

[french frank]

Come, come, ferret, how are you defining 'self-righteousness?

Moaning is part of the new Proms season, isn't it?

[Tevot]

I'm looking forward to hearing the Beethoven Concertos / Stravinsky

... and indeed the Prokofievathon

[antongould]

Come, come, ferret, how are you defining 'self-righteousness?

Moaning is part of the new Proms season, isn't it?

Sadly it is - I'm with ferret on this.......

[Beef Oven!]

For heaven's sake cheer up all of you !
Every year the same curmudgeons trot out their pet complaints.

Sit back and enjoy them at home or, if you can, join me standing in the Arena, but stop moaning!

A little less self righteousness would be welcome.

Ferret

Half the fun is the traditional moaning!

I suppose you'd like to do away with the piano-hoisting ritual, too?

[EdgeleyRob]

A little moan.
A little less Beethoven,Mahler and Sibelius.
A little more Weinberg,Leighton and Ferneyhough.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

A little less self righteousness would be welcome.

Dear Pot,

It would, indeed.

Yours sincerely
Kettle.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Half the fun is the traditional moaning!

I suppose you'd like to do away with the piano-hoisting ritual, too?

And what better way to celebrate St George's day than with a right old whingefest?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

A little more Weinberg,Leighton and Ferneyhough.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

And to cheer up Ferretf:

https://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/promsnewmusic-2015/

and:

http://5against4.com/2015/04/23/proms-2015-looking-forward/