My father's treasured multi-12" shellacs 'New World' conducted by Stokowski was one of my earliest introductions to 'classical music'. It is indeed a great work of which I doubt I will ever tire. I thought tonight's Beyond the Dots both entertaining and informative. Full marks.
Prom 52 - 23.08.17: Beyond the Score®: Dvořák’s New World Symphony
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostWell, yes. The Americans wanted to patent DNA. There's a musical education chap from the same country who came across the pond to organise course for music teachers, promoting his "unique" copyrighted flashcards, which were the same as those that teachers had been making for themselves for many years.
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Does anybody remember a musical called Summer Song? It told the story of Dvorak's visit to America and his stay with a small Bohemian community in New England. It used the music in much the same way as Borodin was used for Kismet, very mawkish I thought, but I cannot remember any of the performers.
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Originally posted by Ferretfancy View PostDoes anybody remember a musical called Summer Song? It told the story of Dvorak's visit to America and his stay with a small Bohemian community in New England. It used the music in much the same way as Borodin was used for Kismet, very mawkish I thought, but I cannot remember any of the performers.
How could you resist:
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post19:30 Wednesday 23 August 2017
Royal Albert Hall
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'From the New World'
Henry Goodman actor
Rodney Earl Clarke bass-baritone
Hallé Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Gerard McBurney creative director
Mike Tutaj projection design
Have you ever wondered about the story behind Dvořák's haunting Symphony No. 9, with its yearning Largo and its ebullient, dancing Scherzo? Originally devised by Gerard McBurney and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, this newly remounted Beyond the Score(R) performance combines actors, projections and live musical examples to explore the history of this enduringly popular orchestral classic. In the second half, Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé give a complete performance of the symphony. A fascinating, dramatic insight into one of the great works of the symphonic repertoire.
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Moving on to last night's performance! The interpretation was fair to good but the performance was wrecked for me by tuning issues, initially, from some cold brass instruments but later, especially in the symphony's finale, by sour sounds from some woodwind players. I'm getting old and perhaps getting less tolerant so I shall be interested to hear whether flawed intonation irritated other Boarders.
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Originally posted by edashtav View PostMoving on to last night's performance! The interpretation was fair to good but the performance was wrecked for me by tuning issues, initially, from some cold brass instruments but later, especially in the symphony's finale, by sour sounds from some woodwind players. I'm getting old and perhaps getting less tolerant so I shall be interested to hear whether flawed intonation irritated other Boarders.
It was also interesting to note one detail of the presentation that came off nicely, or cutely, over iPlayer w/o the visuals, namely how some of the American characters mispronounced Dvorak's name at the start, but that mispronunciation disappeared as the narrative went along. Perhaps there was just a bit of OTT in the acting, again presumably like with the Sir Henry Wood family Prom to project into the RAH from the stage, but eminently understandable under the circumstances. The American accents were pretty convincing and not too overdone, as I assume that there were no Americans among the actors. It will be interesting to hear from anyone who was in the RAH for this Prom.
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Originally posted by bluestateprommer View PostIt will be interesting to hear from anyone who was in the RAH for this Prom.It 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.
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Originally posted by Caliban View PostYes, you can't copyright a 'format' as such - and indeed it doesn't say ©. The trademark protection ® must just refer to the title. (The script of the lecture will be copyrighted automatically - you don't need to register copyright, just be the creator).
Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by Brassbandmaestro View PostSo this be illegal?It 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.
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Originally posted by Bryn View Post
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