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iwarburton
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« on: 12:55:10, 08-03-2007 »
We had tickets for a Sage concert on 3 March but couldn't make it.  The programme was Mozart 39, Richard Strauss' Horn Concerto no 2, and two pieces by Faure, Pavane and the Masques et Bergamasques Suite (one of my favourites).  Did anyone else from here go?  How was it?

PS Looking foward to Wagner, Schoenberg, Sibelius and Elgar there this evening.

Ian.
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iwarburton
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« Reply #1 on: 09:04:44, 09-03-2007 »
Replying to one of my own posts must be another sign of old age but here goes.

Another great night at the Sage yesterday but I have one question.  The main works were Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, Schoenberg's second Chamber Symphony and Elgar's Cello Concerto.  But also on the programme was Valse Triste by Sibelius.  Nothing wrong with that per se--in fact, I like it-- but to those of my age it's more redolent of the Palm Court than the concert hall.  It was excellently done, mind you, with all its contrasts wonderfully brought out, but it didn't quite fit with the rest of the programme.  What would prompt the powers-that-be to include it?

Ian.
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Tony Watson
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« Reply #2 on: 09:28:35, 09-03-2007 »
The Valse Triste wasn't an encore item, then? It is a popular choice for such a thing. I suppose it's not too long and it's a nice contrast if the concert has ended with something fast and noisy, as they often do. I'm not a fan of the piece myself and its ubiquity shows a lack of imagination, I think. There are plenty of short, quiet pieces to bring an audience down out there.
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iwarburton
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« Reply #3 on: 11:35:59, 10-03-2007 »
Thanks.  No, Valse Triste was on the programme and opened the second half, preceding the Elgar.  Actually, the cellist did two encores, part of Bach's Cello Suite no 1 and a Chinese meelody.

Ian.
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