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Latest instalment in the Philharmonia's usually excellent Music of Today series - 6pm concerts lasting just under an hour, curated by Julian Anderson and introduced in conversation with the composer. FREE ENTRANCE. http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/mot4oct07/Coming up: Nicholas Maw (15 November) and the wonderful Enno Poppe (6 December). |
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TimR-J
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« Reply #1 on: 17:38:19, 03-10-2007 » |
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I'll be there tomorrow.
I love Music of Today - one of my favourite regular music events. I don't know why the Philharmonia don't make more of it though (although they seem a little better this year) - they hardly give it much profile on their website etc, but it's such a great thing you'd have thought they'd want to draw more attention to it.
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Reiner Torheit
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« Reply #2 on: 20:22:16, 03-10-2007 » |
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I'm slightly surprised by the "Free Entrance" thing - is that considered a plus? Down my way it's the sign of utter desperation and a guarantee that nothing worth hearing is on offer  |
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« Reply #3 on: 20:30:33, 03-10-2007 » |
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I think it's more to do with the time they happen and the fact that they're short 'pre-concerts' (they always precede a 7.30 Philharmonia orchestral concert, and the MoT generally features chamber works being played by Philharmonia members, although often with quite prestigious guest conductors: Eötvös, Salonen, Franck Ollu, Diego Masson ...).
The series also has a basically educational remit, and I imagine some of its funding might be based on it not charging high entry fees (which in any case probably wouldn't recoup its costs).
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« Reply #4 on: 20:37:53, 03-10-2007 » |
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In an ideal world (or at least what I conceive of as an ideal, in full recognition that others may think differently), all concerts would be free at the point of entry.
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« Reply #5 on: 20:41:03, 03-10-2007 » |
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all concerts would be free at the point of entry.
But you have to pay before they will let you out? |
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« Reply #6 on: 09:05:45, 04-10-2007 » |
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Lol!
Thankfully never an issue with MoT.
I'm interested in the Enno Poppe one - I have Rad on the computer, and I've only once made it to the end according to iTunes. I must be missing something.
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« Reply #7 on: 10:17:36, 04-10-2007 » |
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I'm interested in the Enno Poppe one - I have Rad on the computer, and I've only once made it to the end according to iTunes. I must be missing something.
Never heard Rad, but the Wergo CD of the Holz - Knochen - Öl triptych is excellent. |
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« Reply #8 on: 11:38:55, 04-10-2007 » |
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Of Poppe I would like to add Gelöschte Lieder and the string quartet Tier as recommendations.
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« Reply #9 on: 11:39:38, 04-10-2007 » |
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Of Poppe I would like to add Gelöschte Lieder and the string quartet Tier as recommendations.
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