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« Reply #120 on: 09:05:19, 09-03-2008 » |
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« Reply #121 on: 09:37:49, 09-03-2008 » |
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I have now packed my steamer trunk for the voyage to Brighton and am about to leave. The trek across London is probably going to take longer than the journey from Victoria to Brighton  Now, where's that green carnation?  |
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« Reply #122 on: 10:24:45, 09-03-2008 » |
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Bon Voyage Mort -I find flamethrowers are quite useful on rail replacement bus services. I wish I could be there, great Martle score, great band, great company- have a convivial and fortifying time one and all.
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« Reply #123 on: 12:12:15, 09-03-2008 » |
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I hope the gig goes well and everyone has a wonderful time. A good day for a cozy pub with a fireplace...
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« Reply #124 on: 19:13:43, 09-03-2008 » |
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Well, it was all a great success. Delightful to meet some board regulars, and a really good show - what sounded to my ears to be a great performance of Martle's piece - a bit tauter and faster than before, and not a tinkly or growly bit out of place. The rest of the party was heading off for a walk on the beach when I left, so keep an eye out for those coastguard bulletins ... I believe that Mr Dough will be posting some pics on his return, but the one below must suffice to show what happens when members of this board descend on an innocent, unworldly little coastal town like Brighton:  |
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #125 on: 19:26:06, 09-03-2008 » |
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Phew! Just got home. it would have been nice to hang around a bit longer but I was already late for taking the remainder of my party back to London, so I had to rush off immediately after the concert. Special apologies to Ron (I think I shall be in your neck of the woods next) and special thanks to Mort for noticing that I was about to head off in an embarrassing state of undress.
And thanks to Martle for the music, which I enjoyed a lot.
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« Reply #126 on: 20:04:41, 09-03-2008 » |
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Hey people, just got back. Sorry couldnt be with you guys all the time but my wife and friend seem to rather shy at heart. I am sorry I missed Mort. Be rather good to meet everybody, perhaps sooner rather than later. Good to meet the people I saw though. Great afternoon out. Cant wait for the next one.
BTW I have a gig this saturday at The Methodist Church Hall Ladies Mile Road Patcham at 7.30pm
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« Reply #127 on: 20:15:50, 09-03-2008 » |
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I have left tinners, Mort and Ron to their own devices in Brighton, and have had to head home. I hope they'll be ok... It was SO good to see everyone! For the record, the attendees were: Mort Ron (he of the kilted lower half - watch out for more pics, folks) BBM (+ friend and 'Mrs') autoharp (+ 'Missus') tinners perfect wagnerite (LOVELY to meet you, PW!) BobbyZ! (A wonderful turnup! Not your trousers, BobbyZ, YOU!) richard (dapper, as ever) I DO hope I haven't missed anyone out. It was a super day, and I'd like to thank everyone for that support (although I know most of you came for the Planets).  It meant an awful lot to me.  |
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« Reply #128 on: 20:34:55, 09-03-2008 » |
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It was a super day, and I'd like to thank everyone for that support (although I know most of you came for the Planets). It was great to meet you too, martle, and everone else. And although the opening piece was of course the focus of attention, it was nice to be reminded what a cracking work The Planets is if, like me, you haven't listened to it for a while. |
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« Reply #129 on: 21:01:41, 09-03-2008 » |
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Absolutely, PW. Every movement a bullseye. And the reason you don't get to hear it live that often is that it's bluddy expensive to mount. Bass oboe, anyone? Two timpani players? (And what fantastic use Holst makes of those timps, and the two harps!). It's one of those works that exists in our minds as a warhorse but which actually deserves to be celebrated as it is. Fantastic invention, and as I said to Ron, practical orchestrational nouse. Object lesson time. Again. |
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« Reply #130 on: 21:23:19, 09-03-2008 » |
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Blimey  lucky the concert wasn't on the 10th with the severe gales blowing around the Trossachs  Sounds like you all had a good time. |
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« Reply #131 on: 21:48:56, 09-03-2008 » |
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A very enjoyable day, good to meet everyone. Sorry to have to leave after the concert too but it may have been a sensible decision since the Sunday engineering works seemed to multiply alarmingly as the day wore on, the SWTrains section of Clapham Junction was a bit of a disaster area.
Good to hear Martle's piece live, the orchestration stood out that much more clearly including George's growly double bass part. Good to see such a full house and although there was plenty of grey hair in evidence, including mine, it was far from being a pensioners day out, a lot of studenty types too. Nice to experience the community feel of the Brighton Phil under Wordsworth and the Dome is a fine venue.
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« Reply #132 on: 21:50:11, 09-03-2008 » |
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I think we should have a thread to discuss the work of Martle's somewhat less green alter ego, which I don't think I should do because I know so little of it so far, but while I'm here I shall also add to those praising the Holst, which I'd never heard in a concert before. I can do without Jupiter myself, but what struck me today wasn't so much the imaginative orchestration and all those technical things but what a special expressive world it explores, I suppose it wouldn't often be spoken of as "profound" but somehow today I felt it was.
Nobody's mentioned the inbetween piece, VW's Tuba Concerto. I'm very glad to have had the opportunity to hear it but I don't think I'll be seeking another one soon. It sounded kind of sloppily written to me, as if VW wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible, especially the outer movements both of which end in a highly inconsequential manner... unlike the Butler, I should say, which ended with a sequence of chords the like of which I've never quite heard before, leaving the entire piece that came before them as if suspended in mid-air like (I hope he won't take this the wrong way) an animated character who's just run over a cliff.
I hope there's a closeup of Ron's sporran. It was a joy to behold. (And handily capacious too.)
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« Reply #133 on: 22:07:36, 09-03-2008 » |
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Good to meet everyone in an extremely well-chosen pub (extra-strong organic cider and a huge choice of malt whiskies) followed by a most enjoyable concert. The Dome's got a pretty clear acoustic, although I wouldn't have minded a tad more resonance and bass. I've only heard a handful of martled pieces before and this one explored very different areas than I'd previously experienced - delightful stuff so many thanks!
I discover I'm in possession of GREEN souvenirs - namely a score + a crayon - which will be returned to their owner at some juncture.
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« Reply #134 on: 22:17:02, 09-03-2008 » |
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unlike the Butler, I should say, which ended with a sequence of chords the like of which I've never quite heard before, leaving the entire piece that came before them as if suspended in mid-air like (I hope he won't take this the wrong way) an animated character who's just run over a cliff.
Richard, I don't (take it the wrong way). And that's sort of what I had in mind, but I would concur with you, reading between your lines, that it didn't quite make the cliff landing in one piece. VW Tuba concerto: agree entirely. But what's really interesting about that is how compact it is. Yes, it sounds written in a rush; but I think he was attempting some kind of Hindemithean Kammerkonzert-esque economy (and failing). Auto: I just KNEW I'd leave the green goods behind! Hang on to them. You might find one of them useful... |
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