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« Reply #135 on: 12:46:15, 25-03-2008 » |
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A real bums-on-seats night at the Gateshead Sage yesterday, as the NS featured Dvorak's New World Symphony, Rach's Piano Concerto no 2 (with soloist Freddy Kempff) and Sibelius' Finlandia as starter. Not a gap to be seen in the audience. I really enjoyed the night, despite the great familiarity of the music.
On the face of it, a pity that more challenging stuff more usually plays to a half-full auditorium but maybe concerts like last night's help to subsidise more specialist events.
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« Reply #136 on: 20:51:20, 25-03-2008 » |
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I've just been to an open rehearsal of Gerald Barry's opera The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit. On the eve of presenting the work at Carnegie Hall, New York, BCMG gives an open 'rehearsal run-through' of Gerald Barry's thrilling The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit - conducted by Thomas Adès and with singers Stephen Wallace (Pleasure), William Purefoy (Truth), Christopher Lemmings (Beauty), Roderick Williams (Deceit) and Stephen Richardson (Time).(from BCMG's website) I heard them perform it at a concert last year and enjoyed it even more today - although technically a rehearsal, they went straight through it without a break. It was on Channel 4 in the early 90's ie in the days when they used to have things other than Big Brother etc. I recorded it at the time but I don't think I ever watched it and the tape has since been recycled  I hope BCMG record it. I arrived far too early since I'd allowed for the rush-hour traffic - it started at 6pm - but there was none, Brum must still be on holiday today. |
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« Reply #137 on: 21:05:48, 25-03-2008 » |
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It's a wonderful piece, Andy. I don't quite see BCMG recording it - they don't seem to record much of what they perform in concert, which is a pity, because they play a lot of wonderful things - but there was a recording, on the now-defunct Largo label. I don't remember ever seeing second-hand copies for sale on Amazon (not that I've looked recently), but Barry's publisher might be able to help you out: they certainly used to have a few copies. If not, PM me.  Largo was an imprint of EMI as far as I can tell (it had similar catalogue numbers anyway) but it was basically a Boosey and Hawkes label insofar as the A&R was done by David Drew when he was in charge of promotion at Boosey's - which makes Gerald Barry's presence on the label a little confusing, to me at least, since I think he's always been where he is now, at OUP. |
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« Reply #138 on: 21:44:41, 25-03-2008 » |
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I found the Largo recording on Amazon tinners but it's "from £19-95" |
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« Reply #139 on: 22:19:22, 25-03-2008 » |
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I found the Largo recording on Amazon tinners but it's "from £19-95" PM me. |
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« Reply #140 on: 22:22:25, 25-03-2008 » |
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I found the Largo recording on Amazon tinners but it's "from £19-95" PM me. Or have a look at the Berkshire Record Outlet in the States - they have stocks of the Largo copy at $5.99 minimum order $15 plus carriage - but it's a fabulous site, |
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« Reply #141 on: 12:39:02, 04-04-2008 » |
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Details have yet to be announced, but this rather wonderful, cool band will be doing two concerts at the ICA in London on May 8th and 9th. They do a mix of improv and notated usually, but these concerts are going to focus almost exclusively on improvisation, much of which will be based on the Miles Davis Bitches Brew arrangements Peter Wiegold and Martin Butler did a while ago (and which will also be in the concert). The band now includes electric guitar and bass, in addition to what you see on the website: http://www.notesinegales.co.uk/http://www.ica.org.uk/....Brew%3A%20The%20Miles%20Davis%20Project+16529.twlYou'll see that, ahem, one or two people from these parts are involved... |
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« Reply #142 on: 12:53:30, 04-04-2008 » |
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Cool, martle.
Hey, the "Peter Wiegold" link on the Link page is down. Hope that's just temporary (?)
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« Reply #143 on: 23:14:14, 05-04-2008 » |
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Went to hear the Maggini Quartet tonight - excellent as always. I got a bit of a surprise when I looked in the programme as the first violin tonight was Gina McCormack of the Sorrel Quartet*  It was announced that Lorraine McAslan was unavailable for some reason - I haven't actually heard the Magginis since she replaced Laurence Jackson, who's now leader of the CBSO. Never mind, Gina's a great substitute. Their first half consisted of: BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Op. 44 No. 2 and they were joined by Peter Donohoe in the second half for: FRANK BRIDGE Piano Quintet I heard him play the Bridge a few weeks ago with a quartet of players from the CBSO and really enjoyed it then so was looking forward to hearing it again tonight. A superb concert, the hall was pretty full which was good to see and Martin Outram gave some entertaining introductions to the Mendelssohn and Bridge. It's unfortunate that Birmingham Chamber Music Society, who promoted this concert, will probably be going out of business after their 2008-9 season. Bloody Olympics  Edit: * sounds from the biog on her website as if she's left the Sorrels, says she's guest-leading the Magginis this summer. |
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« Reply #144 on: 09:37:31, 06-04-2008 » |
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It sounds like a good concert, Andy D.
Peter Donohue is a good pianist. I don't know Bridge's piano quintet.
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« Reply #145 on: 07:11:02, 07-04-2008 » |
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Went to the Royal Albert Hall, London, to see the RPO/Sir Andrew Davies, with Nicole Cabell, Catherine Wyn=Rogers. Thomas Walker, David Wilson=Johnson, LSO Chorus, LPO Choir. Altogether not too bad at all. The only gripe I had was that the soloists could've projected themsevles a bit more. Perhaps, it was because me and my wife were in the arena. The principal trumpet player made a couple of fluffs in The Wasps Overture. Catherine Wyn Rogers gave a scyntillating performance of Elgar's Sea Pictures. I never knew there was an organ part, very subtle playing by John Birch. The piece de resistance for me, though was Tippett's A Child of Our Time. Very good performance. An excellant evening out, though.
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« Reply #146 on: 09:29:29, 07-04-2008 » |
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I was there too BBM (See happy room-but regret I didn't find you half-time). Agree about soloists. Gina McC is fab and looks rather nice too, did a Saint-Saens Concerto 3 with her couple of years back and it was a pleasure to sit and count rests and bask in her sound.
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« Reply #147 on: 23:10:32, 19-04-2008 » |
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On Monday we've got Tasmin Little and the London Mozart Players coming to play for us. It's a popular programme - Beethoven violin concerto, Marriage of Figaro overture and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings - one they've been playing at various venues this year. We could have sold the tickets two or three times over and I wonder whether we should have charged more.
On a slightly different note (no pun intended) we hope to get a pianist for next year: one or two names in the air but nothing definite yet. The only thing is we don't want any Beethoven sonatas as that is what we are always offered (I'm not exaggerating!).
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« Reply #148 on: 12:08:17, 20-04-2008 » |
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Beethoven violin concerto, Marriage of Figaro overture and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings In that order?  GOOD  The only thing is we don't want any Beethoven sonatas as that is what we are always offered (I'm not exaggerating!). I'm not really the one to speak (op. 110 and all that) but I do find the apparently unquestionable supremacy of Beethoven sonatas a pity. Everyone else is seen as somehow inferior, including Schubert (at least until the last three). It can't all be to do with the quality of Beethoven's developments? |
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« Reply #149 on: 12:15:02, 20-04-2008 » |
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It can't all be to do with the quality of Beethoven's developments?
Maybe it also has something to do with the quality of Schubert's? |
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