Richard Farnes, someone to watch out for!
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A beautiful performance, and I can add nothing to the detailed comments above except my appreciation.
The interval feature, about Brahms and his Requiem, was interesting on his choice of text, attitude to Lutherism and so on. It had never occurred to me that the Requiem predated German unification, so there was a political cast to its title.
Despite hunting on the website I couldn't find any detail about it and the two women who were talking with Ian Skelly. Surely this information is normally part of the programme information on the website?
Edit: it is now there, so perhaps there was an error last night. Anyway, still only one name; the other, Katie --?---, is missing.
Interval: Proms Plus: Presenter Ian Skelly introduces Brahms' 'A German Requiem', together with Reverend Lucy Winkett. Recorded earlier at the Imperial College Union.Comment
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I've just caught up via internet and agree with above comments. Also some new insights in the useful interval conversation. Knowing Bremen pretty well, I was interested in the references to the work's première in the St Petri Dom in that city 150 years ago. I followed up on a few internet searches, eg this review of an anniversary performance in the same building earlier this year, which includes some interesting background detail.
Memories also of the moving experience of singing in an amateur performance of the work shortly after my mother's death in 2001.Comment
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He certainly is, and for those from oop north he’s been seen for some time now; a very nice person as well. Surprised this was his first time conducting a prom.Originally posted by BBMmk2 View PostComment
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He sang in Mahler 8, aged 8, as he mentioned in his interview!Originally posted by jonfan View PostComment
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Watched this on t'tele last night and enjoyed seeing the theatricals in the Musgrave although the music didn't do a lot for me.
My second outing on the Brahms, and thought it superb, as I had on headphones. Hoping they do a binaural mix. My first exposure to Farnes - very much one to watch. The presenter Richard Coles mentioned a similarity to Verdi's Requiem and an operatic touch to the music - not something that had ever occurred to me, but perhaps that was what Farnes, with his opera background, brought to it. I feel another listen coming on.Comment
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What’s this ‘oop north’ nobody from the north actually says ‘oop north’!Originally posted by jonfan View PostComment
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It’s an attempt at translation for people living south of Watford.Originally posted by cloughie View Post
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Try Up instead! Where U sounds like Ugh! I suppose down south they would pronounce it ‘App’.Originally posted by jonfan View PostIt’s an attempt at translation for people living south of Watford.Comment
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There is at least one poster on this board who uses this irritating locution while claiming to be resident in the area...Originally posted by cloughie View PostComment
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