Prom 75: 10.09.16 - Last Night of the Proms

[Maclintick]

Rather dull, wasn't it?

Reminiscent of the "Champions' League" anthem on ITV...

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Reminiscent of the "Champions' League" anthem on ITV...

One trick, not hat trick.

[Prommer]

Wish Sakari would not channel Isadora Duncan with that green thing round his neck...

[Zucchini]

Why couldn't we have a few Strauss waltzes or something one year rather than the usual opera arias and token five minute contemporary commissions?

You mean let's have 'Strictly Come Dancing for Wrinklies' Prom?

[Barbirollians]

The Dove piece was one where the lyrics cruelly exposed the music and Javelin was tosh .

Such an unsatisfactory programme apart from Flores until we arrive at VW

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Why couldn't we have a few Strauss waltzes or something one year rather than the usual opera arias and token five minute contemporary commissions?

[Prommer]

In my book, it made no mention of 'Javelin' but promised a 'Latin American medley' after the RVW.

[Barbirollians]

Yes a nasty surprise .

[Ein Heldenleben]

The Serenade To Music was really beautifully sung. According to wiki Rachmaninoff weptat the first performance - having played the Second Piano Concerto in the first half. That must have been some concert....

[Tony Halstead]

Yes a nasty surprise .

Well, there was certainly no 'nasty surprise' with the VW 'Serenade to Music' which was beautifully performed. It was was a lovely touch that each and every one of the 'hand-picked selection of young singers' sang at least one line. Maybe I missed the introduction but it would have been nice to know who these young singers were...

[Tony Halstead]

Well, there was certainly no 'nasty surprise' with the VW 'Serenade to Music' which was beautifully performed. It was was a lovely touch that each and every one of the 'hand-picked selection of young singers' sang at least one line. Maybe I missed the introduction but it would have been nice to know who these young singers were...

Oh dear, many apologies to EA, I now see that these VW Serenade to Music 'young singers' were:
Francesca Chiejina, Eve Daniell, Lauren Fagan, Alison Rose (sopranos)
Claire Barnett-Jones, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Anna Harvey, Katie Stevenson (mezzo-sopranos)
Trystan Llyr Griffiths, Oliver Johnston, Joshua Owen Mills, James Way (tenors)
Bragi Jónsson, Benjamin Lewis, James Newby, Bradley Travis (basses)

[peterkin]

Well, there was certainly no 'nasty surprise' with the VW 'Serenade to Music' which was beautifully performed. It was was a lovely touch that each and every one of the 'hand-picked selection of young singers' sang at least one line. Maybe I missed the introduction but it would have been nice to know who these young singers were...

Listed in Radio Times

[mrbouffant]

The most beautiful piece of RVW. How I loved studying it for 'O' level...

[Alison]

The most beautiful piece of RVW. How I loved studying it for 'O' level...

[Barbirollians]

Is there a Promenader under 40 tonight ?