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It is 20:50. I think that was a brilliant performance of my favourite concerto. I must look up the Russian's name as I think I would like to have a CD of it.
I would be very interested to hear the opinion of other members here.
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Il Grande Inquisitor
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« Reply #1 on: 21:03:15, 30-08-2008 » |
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You can buy a recording here, Susan. I didn't hear it this evening, as I've been watching the Vaughan Williams Prom on BBC2, but I shall catch up with it later. I have seen Nikolai Lugansky play Rachmaninov (the 1st concerto if my memory serves me correctly, at Basingstoke) and he was very good. He's recorded all four concertos, plus the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, as well as solo piano works. Don Basilio is there at the RAH this evening, so I'm sure he'll post his thoughts here in due time. |
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« Reply #2 on: 21:22:43, 30-08-2008 » |
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Thank you for the link.
It will be interesting to hear Don Basilio's opinion of the concert.
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« Reply #3 on: 21:27:12, 30-08-2008 » |
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I would imagine that Eru is there as well - he normally goes to piano-Proms - but I note he posted early this afternoon so he clearly wasn't queueing for the front. I haven't been to the Proms since Tuesday  Wednesday didn't appeal, Thursday I wasn't convinced I wanted to hear the Rite a la NYPO, yesterday I was stuck at work till quite late and ended up going to a bar, and tonight... well, with the prospect of six consecutive nights of unmissable concerts from tomorrow onwards, the idea of a night in just won me over. Right up until about 5pm I was humming and haa-ing about whether to go. I'm glad (or perhaps I mean sorry  ) it's proving so enjoyable... |
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« Reply #4 on: 21:40:50, 30-08-2008 » |
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Don B didn't know the Sibelius before going to this evening's concert. If this doesn't convince him...
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« Reply #5 on: 22:08:17, 30-08-2008 » |
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I missed the Lindberg piece but I, too, enjoyed the Rachmaninov very much. It's one of my favourite concertos as well (I love my Argerich/Chailly recording) and I was most impressed by Mr Lugansky's reading of it. I also thought the orchestra sounded good in the two pieces I heard. The Sibelius 1 was quite striking but I don't think you'll get me to put it above Sibelius 2 in my esteem. I'm looking forward to the performance of that piece on Monday.
I must finish my packing and get to bed now. I've just realised that not only are the trains to London up the wall tomorrow (as they have been every weekend this summer) but that many of the alternative routes are via Birmingham - which puts me in competition with the thousands of Liverpool fans trying to get to the Aston Villa game. It could be a stressful journey!
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« Reply #6 on: 22:23:02, 30-08-2008 » |
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Liked the Rach, but what a passionate reading of Sibelius 1, the big melody at end was overwhelming in its intensity - as it should be - even though it came to me courtesy of Roberts DAB!
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« Reply #7 on: 23:04:32, 30-08-2008 » |
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« Reply #8 on: 00:25:03, 31-08-2008 » |
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I would imagine that Eru is there as well - he normally goes to piano-Proms ...although this is rarely a factor of much importance; the number of concerts without a Piano that I want to see always far outweighs those that do. I wish this was a more widespread situation. Sound-wise tonight, I think I must have been in the wrong place. I was far over to the left, and the sound didn't travel there very well at all. Even so, This Was Good. Lugansky was fearless in his accuracy. On countless chords he took great risks in order to get enough volume, but almost never did I detect a slip. I must listen again, for various reasons. |
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« Reply #9 on: 10:14:57, 31-08-2008 » |
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Sound-wise tonight, I think I must have been in the wrong place. I was far over to the left, and the sound didn't travel there very well at all. Even so, This Was Good. Lugansky was fearless in his accuracy. On countless chords he took great risks in order to get enough volume, but almost never did I detect a slip. I must listen again, for various reasons. I have just listened again and I think it will have to go to the top of my list of best performances ... even above Arcadi Volodos! It had everything, didn't it -power and passion. Having read in this quote the words 'fearless' and 'great risks', I kept them in mind when listening. Wonderful. |
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« Reply #10 on: 10:46:37, 01-09-2008 » |
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I have been resistant to romantic piano concertos for a long time, and the thunderous applause greeting the New York Phil in Tchaikovsky 4 the previous night made me feel I could be very resistant to romantic classics generally. I prefer Handel.
But I was delighted by Nikolai Lugansky playing Rachmaninov (not least, to be utterly superficial, because he looks considerably more cute than on his CD cover). As we left, he was being button holed outside the stage door by some Russian bore, and he was looking shifty and desperate for the conversation to end. We got his signature afterwards.
Neighours in the arena said they had seen Peter Donohoe play it with Rattle, and nothing could equal it. I'm quite glad I am so insensitive to differences of interpretation, if on good performance can spoil all future ones that you hear.
Compared to the Tchakovsky, the Rachmaninov has an astringent quality, and a degree of artifice that I prefer to the self indulgence of the Tchaikovsky.
I didn't need to be converted to Sibelius, IGI, just to get to know him at all. No fear of slushiness here. I am gradully getting back into any symphonies at all with RVW. Sibelius looks the next one to try.
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« Reply #11 on: 11:43:45, 01-09-2008 » |
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he was being button holed outside the stage door by some Russian bore, and he was looking shifty and desperate for the conversation to end Ruth, David and I know just the Russian bore you mean:  |
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« Reply #12 on: 11:57:07, 01-09-2008 » |
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he was being button holed outside the stage door by some Russian bore, and he was looking shifty and desperate for the conversation to end Ruth, David and I know just the Russian bore you mean: Blimey, if it's who I'm thinking of, I think that everyone who's ever been to more than a couple of proms can probably guess which Russian bore you mean! |
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« Reply #13 on: 12:22:46, 01-09-2008 » |
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Neighours in the arena said they had seen Peter Donohoe play it with Rattle, and nothing could equal it ...for what, I wonder? Apparent lack of emotional feeling? I'd give him that. Absolutely unbelievably, the Russian bore has a female friend these days  |
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« Reply #14 on: 12:24:51, 01-09-2008 » |
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Absolutely unbelievably, the Russian bore has a female friend these days Who is this person? |
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