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« on: 22:57:38, 21-01-2008 »
A disclaimer first: I'm not trying to kill anyone off by giving him a thread on the 20th-century board when he's still, as far as I know, very much alive. But 21st-century seemed to be pushing it a bit (rather like calling someone born in the year Schubert died a 20th-century composer!).

So, anyway ... I've liked most of what I've heard by this composer, including a beautiful, beautiful disc of songs.

I knew he'd finished his big oratorio, on which he'd been working for something like 40 years (I don't know more of the story than that), but I didn't know a performance had been scheduled. I've now missed it, it seems. Did anyone hear this, or have anything else of interest to tell me about this somewhat neglected composer?
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« Reply #1 on: 23:22:57, 21-01-2008 »
We've had a discussion quite recently somewhere about the two piano concerti originally on Olympia which have resurfaced on Regis: the second is a very strange kettle of fish indeed, but the first has its moments...

The concert is available on Radio Scotland's website LA facility:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/schedule/week/last.shtml  (Sat 19th, BBCSSO, 19:30)
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« Reply #2 on: 18:08:44, 23-01-2008 »
3 days of events at St Johns Smith Square to celebrate Stevenson's 80th

http://www.ronaldstevensonstjohns.com/fulldetails.html
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« Reply #3 on: 18:13:24, 23-01-2008 »
Ooh, I think that's a must! Thanks, ah. Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: 20:44:11, 14-04-2008 »
Did anybody make it to the Stevenson weekend? Tinners?
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« Reply #5 on: 20:49:15, 14-04-2008 »
Quote from: autoharp on 20:44:11, 14-04-2008
Did anybody make it to the Stevenson weekend? Tinners?
None of it, I'm afraid. I wasn't free for most of the weekend but I really should have gone to the quartet concert on Friday at least; however, despite having made more than one note to myself about it I somehow managed to forget to check the schedule until late on Friday, by which time I'd missed that evening's concerts and arranged to meet a friend.

I know Alistair didn't make it, either; I was rather hoping you'd have been there, autoh. Roll Eyes

I think there might be another piano recital (Karl Lutchmayer) next Sunday, at the Warehouse, though not sure what's in it and I might be on the way back from the North-West that day.
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« Reply #6 on: 22:53:20, 14-04-2008 »
I heard Ronald Stevenson play his Passacaglia on DSCH - up to 20 years ago since a friend who was there died in 1994.

I also heard Mark Gasser play it subsequently, probably on "7.12.1998, live in Birmingham" according to a webpage I've just found. I usually can't remember concerts I went to a few months ago so I reckon the above is pretty good for me.

(I expect the programmes for both concerts are somewhere in the house but I'll never find them).

I bought Stevenson's recording on Altarus on 9/9/94 - isn't knowing that date impressive? Wink
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« Reply #7 on: 23:24:52, 14-04-2008 »
Quote from: Andy D on 22:53:20, 14-04-2008
I heard Ronald Stevenson play his Passacaglia on DSCH - up to 20 years ago since a friend who was there died in 1994.

I also heard Mark Gasser play it subsequently, probably on "7.12.1998, live in Birmingham" according to a webpage I've just found. I usually can't remember concerts I went to a few months ago so I reckon the above is pretty good for me.

That passacaglia is pretty much as neurotic as one might hope any piece of music to be I think.  Not something I'd listen to with any frequency though. 
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« Reply #8 on: 00:28:30, 15-04-2008 »
Surely you would have to listen to it with at the very least four frequencies.

I'll get me pyjamas.
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« Reply #9 on: 00:37:12, 15-04-2008 »
Quote from: oliver sudden on 00:28:30, 15-04-2008
Surely you would have to listen to it with at the very least four frequencies.

I'll get me pyjamas.
Ans I'll get my oscilloscope.
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