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Lord Byron
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« on: 17:00:40, 08-03-2007 »
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields present Simply Strings

Mendelssohn - String Symphony No 10 in B minor
Gorecki - Three Pieces in Olden Style
Holst - St Paul's Suite
Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies op 34
Dvorak - Serenade op 22 in E

More info here.

http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/jserv/concerts/view.jsp?id=1897&command=concert

oh yes, an opportunity NOT to hear the 4 seasons eh
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« Reply #1 on: 23:15:17, 08-03-2007 »
The Mendelssohn and Gorecki are good  (fresh and rustic respectively).

I always think the St Paul's Suite is a bit naff - joggy joggy G&S-at-its-worst-type stuff.

The Griegs are two of my favourite string orchestra pieces, especially 'Last Spring'.  Really nostalgic music, with so many opportunities for imagining a programme to it.

And of course the Dvorak is brilliant - up there with the Tchaikovsky and Suk as far as great String Serenades are concerned.

(The first 4 are all sort of the standard for good school / county orchestras, so a worthwhile concert going to for anyone looking for inspiration in that area).

Sounds good

Cheers Lord B

Tommo
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« Reply #2 on: 14:35:05, 09-03-2007 »
ahhhhhhh, ta for posting, was a lastminute decision on my part, now i am looking forward to it even more Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: 00:09:03, 11-03-2007 »
It was rather lovely,hurrahhh for st.martins to put this on !
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