Originally posted by underthecountertenor
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Prom 66: 3.09.16 - BPO/Rattle – Julian Anderson, Dvořák and Brahms
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostOh come on. It's only music, and Brahms at that.
Still, the early applause did startle me quite a bit as well even though it was only Brahms ...
The Second is by far my favourite symphony by this composer especially that marvellous first movement. The work is so enigmatic in emotional thrust that, judging by Tom Service's typically semi-hysterical pre-concert discussion, it even manages to bemuse some of those insufferable Brahmsians themselves.
Result, Johannes!
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostJustifying the actions of ill-mannered oafs by quoting instances of ill-mannered oafs of the past hardly relinquished the responsibly of today's audiences to be more considerate.
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Originally posted by P. G. Tipps View Postthe early applause did startle me quite a bit as well even though it was only Brahms ...
Re Dr Service: however you may wish to alter his BBC contract, please don't do anything to upset Mrs Service, whom we heard in fine form last season.
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Originally posted by makropulos View PostNothing new here - I've got two live recordings of Brahms 2 from the 1950s, and in both of them the applause starts before the music has stopped. So your threats of a boycott (which I'm sure would be a crushing blow to the Proms) are either 70 years too late or a tad extreme, or both.
But anyway, I wouldn’t want to harm the Proms, which on balance is a wonderful music festival. It wasn’t a threat, extreme, dichotomous or otherwise. I’m just thinking that I may boycott it next year, rather than roll around on the pavement with the culprits, post-concert.
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Originally posted by Beef Oven! View PostWell I must disagree with you here. In the main, I only buy tickets on the day for the arena, so the £6 revenue each time is hardly going to be missed given that I attend an average of about 8 concerts each year.
But anyway, I wouldn’t want to harm the Proms, which on balance is a wonderful music festival. It wasn’t a threat, extreme, dichotomous or otherwise. I’m just thinking that I may boycott it next year, rather than roll around on the pavement with the culprits, post-concert.
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Have a listen to this: Beecham conducting the Brahms 2 at the EIF in 1956
-------- ReSound Project --------Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73I. Allegro non troppo 0:00II. Adagio non troppo - L'istesso tempo, ma gr...
Re applause before the music has finished...hear what the audience and Tommy do at the end.
Now whose fault is that?
Wonderful anyway!
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Originally posted by Prommer View PostBeecham conducting the Brahms 2 at the EIF in 195
Now whose fault is that?
Incredibly exciting, but it's Brahms-Beecham. Unique.
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostReally interesting ideas thrown up in the interval discussion - but obscured, rather than enhanced, by the breathless argumentation of the 'chair'....
I consider that a preferable role for the presenter/chair is to bring out the discussion between the guests. TS appeared to want to wrestle his own ideas into the foreground, as a result of which the programme, for me, lost clarity.
Alas, TS is quite young and will be the BBC's go-to contemporary music presenter for some time to come. We've got him for decades to come.
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