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« on: 20:03:49, 18-09-2008 » |
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I'm pleased to see that a new series, Classic Portraits of Great Musicians, is scheduled to start:
Friday, 26 Sept 2008 19.30 - 20.40 hrs BBC 4:
Jacqueline du Pre and the Elgar Cello Concerto
This is Christopher Nupen's first rate documentary of 1967 which was updated in 1981 to include Du Pre's performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto, New Philharmonia Orch, conducted by Danield Barenboim.
One of the best. I hope that the others which follow are of similar quality.
Later, the same evening, a stimulating contrast:
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
22.40 - 23.40 hrs BBC 4
This chronicles the history of one of Britain's best loved and most enduring rock bands over the last 40 years. Sounds cute. I'll be there.
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BobbyZ
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« Reply #1 on: 20:12:34, 18-09-2008 » |
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Stanley, all of the films are those of Christopher Nupen. Subsequent ones are on Pinchas Zuckerman, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Evgeny Kissin and Nathan Milstein.
The Floyd programme has been on before, presumably this showing is a tribute to Rick Wright. Some familiar clips ( Hans Keller "why does it have to be so loud ?" etc ) but worth watching.
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Stanley Stewart
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« Reply #3 on: 21:46:58, 18-09-2008 » |
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Thank you, BobbyZ. I was hoping that someone would supply the gen on the full line-up. Really promising.
Yes, I remembered about half-an-hour later that I'd already seen the Pink Floyd documentary, followed by a back-up on one of his outstanding recordings - only a few months ago. Must record it this time.
Pim, I'll shortly look at your links. I was puzzled by the Hans Keller quote until I realised that I was thinking about the Apothecary in 'Romeo & Juliet': "Who calls so loud?".
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« Reply #4 on: 21:51:56, 18-09-2008 » |
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Would guess that the Floyd programme is coincidental to this week's sad news, as it's listed in RT, which would have gone to press before it happened. It's more likely there as a tie-in with the Dave Gilmour 2006 live gig from Gdansk which precedes it.
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« Reply #5 on: 00:07:31, 19-09-2008 » |
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I was puzzled by the Hans Keller quote until I realised that I was thinking about the Apothecary in 'Romeo & Juliet': "Who calls so loud?".
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George Garnett
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« Reply #6 on: 08:04:22, 19-09-2008 » |
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I was puzzled by the Hans Keller quote until I realised that I was thinking about the Apothecary in 'Romeo & Juliet': "Who calls so loud?".
Smike's opening line, which he had such trouble learning, for the Vincent Crummles' production: 'I am afraid not,' said Smike, shaking his head. 'I think if you - but that would give you so much trouble.' 'What?' inquired Nicholas. 'Never mind me.' 'I think,' said Smike, 'if you were to keep saying it to me in little bits, over and over again, I should be able to recollect it from hearing you.' 'Do you think so!' exclaimed Nicholas. 'Well said. Let us see who tires first. Not I, Smike, trust me. Now then. "Who calls so loud?" ' ' "Who calls so loud?" ' said Smike. ' "Who calls so loud?" ' repeated Nicolas. ' "Who calls so loud?" ' cried Smike. Thus they continiued to ask each other who called so loud, over and over again: and when Smike had that by heart, Nicholas went to another sentence, and then to two at a time, and then to three, and so on, until at midnight poor Smike found to his unspeakable joy that he really began to remember something about the text. |
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Stanley Stewart
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« Reply #7 on: 12:22:46, 19-09-2008 » |
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George, that is a really delightful extension from Shakespeare to Dickens, becoming Pinteresque en route! Perhaps the RSC production of Nicholas Nickelby also infiltrated my subconscious. I am fortunate in that I can fall asleep, at will, (a legacy from the tiredeness of weekly rep for 12 months) and the only time I ever had disturbed sleep, as a thesp, was grappling with the role and lines for Goldberg in "The Birthday Party", albeit with a longer rehearsal period in 3 weekly rep. Pinter really is a nightmare to memorise but like Shaw and Wilde, if you study accurately, the dialogue slips naturally off the tongue. If all this seems irrelated, a non sequitur, it's also a good example of the streams of consciousness discussed on the James Joyce thread. Yesterday, on another thread, GPO films (Cinema), I couldn't recall where I'd placed my DVD of COI commercials/fillers, 'Charley Says...'. having mentioned the subject. This morning, without thinking, I walked directly to it.
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George Garnett
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« Reply #8 on: 13:07:06, 19-09-2008 » |
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 Stanley. Later, on the evening of the performance: " ... and at every interval when he was not upon the stage, Nicholas renewed his instructions. They prospered well. The Romeo was received with hearty plaudits and unbounded favour, and Smike was pronounced unanimously, alike by audience and actors, the very prince and prodigy of Apothecaries."
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« Reply #9 on: 13:09:38, 19-09-2008 » |
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Itzhak Perlman Oooh, mental note. Thanks! |
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« Reply #10 on: 14:06:55, 19-09-2008 » |
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Sandwiched between Du Pre and Pink Floyd is a report from the Cambridge Folk Festival which apparently will include a performance from "The Imagined Village". I saw The Imagined Village live a year ago and it was one of the best gigs of the year, hightly recommended (if you like that sort of thing). Looks like I'll be camping in front of the TV all night next Friday  And tonight more of the CFF and something about Roxy Music that might also be interesting! What's happened to BBC4? It's becoming good again!  |
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« Reply #11 on: 14:48:49, 19-09-2008 » |
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With mention of Jacqueline Du Pre and the Elgar Cello Cto. I have to ask, isn't there a danger in the recording age, of some performers becoming "one work wonders" in much the same way as composers like Boccherini, and Pachelbel?
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Stanley Stewart
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« Reply #12 on: 14:57:51, 19-09-2008 » |
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Christopher Nupen's fine documentary suggests many alternatives. Jacqueline du Pre's discography is quite substantial. I also recall a QE Hall recital which also included Barenboim and Zuckerman.
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« Reply #13 on: 17:42:31, 19-09-2008 » |
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"one work wonders" in much the same way as composers like Boccherini, and Pachelbel?
Pachelbel, while being a quite interesting composer in many ways, didn't even write the Canon in D which is his "one hit", nor was it written (probably by Heinrich Biber) for string orchestra but for 3 solo violins and continuo, and the intended tempo is probably about three times as fast as it's usually played. How did all that happen I wonder? |
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« Reply #14 on: 22:36:55, 19-09-2008 » |
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"one work wonders" in much the same way as composers like Boccherini, and Pachelbel?
Pachelbel, while being a quite interesting composer in many ways, didn't even write the Canon in D which is his "one hit", nor was it written (probably by Heinrich Biber) for string orchestra but for 3 solo violins and continuo, and the intended tempo is probably about three times as fast as it's usually played. How did all that happen I wonder? It's also only one movement out of a two-movement piece. How many performances of the Gigue would there have to be to make up for the number of times it's been ignores? (I didn't know that about P not being the composer, and it possibly being Biber - where does that idea come from? intriguing.) |
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