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« on: 18:18:04, 23-08-2008 » |
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I will be there, but I know nothing about Magnus Lindberg or what to expect from Seht die Sonne.
I don't think I know Sibelius' (or of course Sibelius's) 1st Symphony.
Would anyone like to give me some clues, please?
Come to think about it I have never heard a romantic piano concerto (or indeed any romantic piano concerti) live before. I don't think it is going to convert me to the genre, but I expect I will enjoy it.
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« Reply #1 on: 18:28:50, 23-08-2008 » |
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I think you'd enjoy the Sibelius 1st, Don; it was my introduction to Sibelius' music and has remained a favourite. It begins icily, with a solo clarinet over a timpani roll. The third movement scherzo has a catchy rhythmic motto which gets passed around the orchestra, including the timps, whilst the second movement Andante has some glorious writing for brass, which also feature strongly in the final movement. It shows, to me, Russian influences of Tchaikovsky or Glazunov at times.
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« Reply #2 on: 19:46:09, 23-08-2008 » |
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Trust IGI on the Sibelius, Don. It's just lovely, and very atmospheric. And if you know the later symphonies better, very interesting to trainspot the signs of his later style...
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Don Basilio
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« Reply #3 on: 22:18:45, 23-08-2008 » |
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Thanks, both. This is going to be intriguing. My dear, dear father, who couldn't sing a hymn in tune and hadn't a clue about musical notation had recordings of Tchaikovsky 4 & 5* and Sibelius 4 (I think) with the Karelia Suite as the filler, and I'm pretty certain I've never heard them since.
Since I will be attending with a sense of occasion, I hope to enjoy it.
Any comments about the Lindberg?
* ie the previous night.
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« Reply #4 on: 22:48:54, 23-08-2008 » |
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I really enjoyed tonght's prom, didn't think I would, Rach, oh so sentimental, and Copland, I thought I did not like, but I loved him, off to search for some cds I think! NYO done good.
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« Reply #5 on: 22:52:12, 23-08-2008 » |
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Shouldn't the NYO Prom have its own thread? I thought it was a bit messy, actually, and not as good as they usually are.
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« Reply #6 on: 22:53:15, 23-08-2008 » |
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Well, it's far from being my favourite Copland work, so maybe that was partly why I was disappointed. But I thought the NYO sounded ropey in it, by their own pretty high standards.  Was it Pappano? It just lacked the energy and clarity that they usually seem to bring. Didn't hear the rest, though... Ooh, just seen Mary's, and I agree. Edit: Gosh, yes, sorry! This should be on a different thread...  |
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« Reply #7 on: 22:55:14, 23-08-2008 » |
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I really enjoyed tonght's prom, didn't think I would, Rach, oh so sentimental, and Copland, I thought I did not like, but I loved him, off to search for some cds I think! NYO done good.
There's a perfectly good Copland Symphony No 3 on cheapo Naxos by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, coupled with the Billy the Kid suite. |
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« Reply #8 on: 22:56:32, 23-08-2008 » |
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Shouldn't the NYO Prom have its own thread? I thought it was a bit messy, actually, and not as good as they usually are.
Mea Culpa Couldn't find where new thread thingy was. Hangs head in shame about enjoying Prom. Boo Hoo!! |
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« Reply #9 on: 22:57:49, 23-08-2008 » |
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Hey, Anty x 3000 rain-sodden sheep on a hillside It's all IMO, innit?  |
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« Reply #10 on: 22:58:52, 23-08-2008 » |
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And this Lindberg bloke, who he?
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« Reply #11 on: 23:02:29, 23-08-2008 » |
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Oi Marty and Bobby Z x 350kg of Prime Beef in field next door and The Vandals got the Handles. I am not proud like Gossamer, I did enjoy the Prom, will follow up Bobby's suggestion. So there. Yah Boo. |
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« Reply #12 on: 00:33:23, 24-08-2008 » |
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Ron's suggestion would be to avoid the Naxos, Anty: it's respectable without being exceptional. I seem to remember having this conversation before, but it's a piece that desperately needs positive intervention from a conductor if it's really to make its mark, and nobody else I've heard has ever put a rocket up its backside in the way that Bernstein did in his earlier recording, hard to get here, but cheap as chips from the States. It's the only performance I've ever heard that really convinces me that it is a great work. (IIRC martle felt the same way about this recording.) |
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