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Post by julesd68 on Jun 23, 2014 10:01:47 GMT
Please use this thread to alert members to forthcoming classical music concerts! It could be a concert you have booked for or anything you, or other members think will be of interest … I'm going to get the ball rolling with this - www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/philharmonia-13112014-80564I love the great violin concertos but had never bothered with the Beethoven, as I've never really been attracted to his music. Decided to put my prejudices aside and have a listen to his violin concerto on YouTube and really enjoyed what I heard, so decided to look out for a good live performance. I've booked for this concert at the Royal Festival Hall in November, as I'm a big fan of the soloist, Viktoria Mullova. I saw her give a very authoritative rendition of the Brahms at the same venue a year or so ago, so this was an easy decision to make … She is supported by the Philharmonia and Paavo Jarvi, so should be excellent! |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 23, 2014 10:06:09 GMT
The Beethoven Violin Concerto is superb, Julian. I remember you saying that you didn't like Beethoven but I couldn't live without the 9th, the Triple and some other pieces.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 23, 2014 10:07:46 GMT
I was recently given a rather nice old box set of the symphonies with Karajan. Only listened to the Pastoral, but it's very difficult not to like!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 23, 2014 11:37:21 GMT
I like the 5th even more. The third movement (I think) 'sunrise' is exquisite.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 23, 2014 11:44:58 GMT
Prom 2: Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Liszt
This one appealed to me for the Liszt (which I've never heard live) and the Mussorgsky, which is fab. Also, Alison Balsom is on trumpet and she was superb the last time we saw her, so I expect her performance in the newly commissioned trumpet concerto to be rather special. Finally, I'm intrigued as to how the China Philharmonic will interpret these western pieces.
www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2014/july-19/14922 |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 25, 2014 12:46:57 GMT
I need to watch some Proms !
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Post by MartinT on Jun 25, 2014 13:03:00 GMT
There are still some tickets left for this season. If you've never been to one, you're missing out. The Royal Albert Hall is a superb venue - not for its acoustic, but for the aura - and a Prom there is a good night out. Henry Wood set out to bring classical music to the people, and all these years later the Proms are still an institution.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 25, 2014 17:16:32 GMT
Martin is spot on Mike, it's a great experience going to a Prom - you just need to find something that appeals ... I've booked to see Joshua Bell take on the Bruch Violin Concerto. Should be fabulous with Sir Neville Marinner (only 90 this year!) and Academy of St Martin in the Fields. www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2014/august-10/15004 |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 26, 2014 13:10:09 GMT
I need to know more about what I am about to receive.
Be a real pain to go to a concert I didn't enjoy for whatever reason.
The brief amount of Proms I've seen before make it look like toffs and Rupert's night out.
I'll catch some on TV first
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 26, 2014 13:14:18 GMT
Absolutely Mike - do some 'research' first to find a programme of music you'll enjoy ...
It's actually a very diverse, unpretentious crowd at the Proms and a fairly toff free-zone. I think when people see footage from 'Last night of the Proms' they get put off - I certainly did when I was younger!
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Post by MartinT on Jun 26, 2014 13:27:02 GMT
Oh no, don't be put off by the Last Night, which is a special kind of event. Normal Proms are very dressed-down and not at all toff, just a decent cross-section of people from all walks of life.
Agreed about research. The BBC HD transmissions are superb.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 26, 2014 14:30:54 GMT
I guess I could be guilty of reverse snobbery with the Proms
Some of the gigs I've been to have been a trifle rough
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 5, 2014 11:06:31 GMT
I need to know more about what I am about to receive. Be a real pain to go to a concert I didn't enjoy for whatever reason. The brief amount of Proms I've seen before make it look like toffs and Rupert's night out. I'll catch some on TV first Mike, Here's a forthcoming concert at the Royal Albert Hall (not in the Proms!) that I think would be a great introduction for you and really enjoyable ... www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/great-classics/default.aspx?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PromoterRPO4July&utm_content=version_A&emailsource=16650- awesome venue - great orchestra - two out and out master works - superb soloist Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 2 is one of my favourite works of all time and never fails to move me - just so lyrical and expressive. It is also full of wonderful and memorable melodic invention. I have seen Ms Paremski perform at the Royal Festival Hall and she should give a very good account of this work. The "New World Symphony" also has a justifiable reputation - it's is a really exciting work which just comes alive when performed in a concert hall and is an excellent contrast to the the Rach. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 5, 2014 12:11:33 GMT
Great choice, Julian. Paremski playing the Rach 2 with the RPO should be just the ticket.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 5, 2014 12:56:01 GMT
Bearing in mind I know next to nothing about classical it would be a big risk
Doesn't help that I'm too pushed to have a social life and go out anyway
I picked up a bargain bundle of classical BBC CDs a year or two back
I will work what I have
Can you give me a list of the 'ones' I ought to have a go at so I can pull them out when I go through them please ?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 6, 2014 15:03:09 GMT
Don't know what you have, Mike, but you might be well off to start with an instrumental rather than purely orchestral.
Try a piano concerto - Grieg, Rachmaninov 2, Beethoven 5, Tchaikovsky 1, Shostakovich 2 for example. Or a violin concerto like the Beethoven, Bruch, Glass.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 7, 2014 10:21:33 GMT
Thanks Martin
I'll dig out my stuff
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 7, 2014 14:18:27 GMT
I'd also recommend the Grieg and Rach 2 Piano concertos - they are both very 'accessible' ...
I never tire of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto as well.
If you do fancy a symphony, Dvorak's 'New World Symphony' is a great starting point on disc or live.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 8, 2014 7:08:58 GMT
If you do fancy a symphony, Dvorak's 'New World Symphony' is a great starting point on disc or live. I would add Beethoven's 5th, Saint-Saens' 3rd and Tchaikovsky's 5th as very accessible symphonies. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 8, 2014 9:33:20 GMT
Thanks guys
I may well have some or all of those in my big pile which I must get into
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