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Post by julesd68 on Apr 7, 2016 14:13:23 GMT
Yes it's that time again! < Full details of the 2016 BBC Proms season will be announced at bbc.co.uk/proms from 2pm on Wednesday 13 April. > As ever, a reminder that the only way to be sure to have a chance of getting tickets is to use the online Proms Planner and to then submit your wish list on Saturday 7 May as soon as booking opens. Don't sleep in as you might find yourself waiting hours in the online ticket office 'waiting room'. |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 7, 2016 14:20:32 GMT
I really hate that booking process on a Saturday morning!
Must peruse this season's Proms as I like to go see a couple if I can.
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 13, 2016 14:37:13 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Apr 13, 2016 15:37:25 GMT
Quite a good M.Q. (Mahler Quotient) this year.
Not enough British Music! The Planets? Again? And that lark should surely have fully ascended by now. Where's the Bantock, the Alwyn, the Finzi, the Bliss et al?
Prom 42 looks brilliant. Sandwiching Arvo Pärt between the Bach pieces is a wonderful idea, although I'd like to have seen them finish up with Pärt, perhaps "The Deer's Cry," which is fairly short. Harry Christophers & The 16 can really do no wrong in my book though.
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 14, 2016 10:05:09 GMT
I am struggling to find a single concert that I would consider a 'must see'
The style of the programming is not to my taste at all ...
I'll need to go through it all again!
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Post by Pinch on Apr 14, 2016 10:16:21 GMT
Yes it's a struggle to work through :/ I've tried once but didn't have the patience - must try again.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 14, 2016 11:24:05 GMT
Prom 3 looks interesting (Mozart, Haydn, Faure), have to see whether we're free.
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Post by Pinch on Apr 14, 2016 11:27:26 GMT
Yes that one was the first to stand out for me - my partner loves Faure's Requiem, so it's a no-brainer.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 14, 2016 11:37:21 GMT
For us, too. Having seen the Durufle twice, I'd quite like to see the Faure too.
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 14, 2016 12:56:04 GMT
I was lucky enough to sing the Faure on numerous occasions in my youth - was one of my favourites to sing and now a favourite to listen to ...
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 14, 2016 13:23:35 GMT
I'm a bit less down on the line-up today!
Will pick from these -
Prom 7 - Fauré - Shylock / Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite / Poulenc - Stabat Mater
Prom 15 - Tchaikovsky - The Tempest / Anthony Payne - Of Land, Sea and Sky / Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 / Vaughan Williams - Toward the Unknown Region
Prom 25 - Dvorak - Cello Concerto / Bartók - Bluebeard's Castle
Prom 50 - Tchaikovsky - Hamlet / Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Prokofiev - Symphony 3
Prom 51 - Marlos Nobre - Kabbalah / Grieg - Piano Concerto / Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No 4 / Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances
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Post by MartinT on Apr 14, 2016 16:31:50 GMT
Oh, I hadn't spotted that!! Anyone know the pianist Gabriela Montero? |
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 16, 2016 11:16:04 GMT
Let me know if you fancy a bit of the Poulenc and I'll see you in the bar Martin!
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Post by MartinT on Apr 16, 2016 11:48:15 GMT
Will do!
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Post by julesd68 on May 4, 2016 17:01:29 GMT
Just a reminder that booking opens next Saturday at 9am!
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Post by jandl100 on May 4, 2016 17:24:12 GMT
Haitink Mahler 3, July 29 - wow, I'll be tuned in for that!  |
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Post by MartinT on May 5, 2016 5:06:23 GMT
I've decided that, with my impending house move, I shall forego any Proms this year.
Haitink is the master of the 3rd, I shall try to catch that too.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 18, 2016 13:03:27 GMT
Did anyone catch the first night of the Proms? I thought it was an excellent programme of music. The evening started with the Marseillaise, a perfectly observed tribute to those who died in Nice. Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture whilst rather familiar of course was brisk and taut; played with a great deal of verve and comittment. We moved onto the lovely Sol Gabetta for the Elgar Cello Concerto. The Argentine soloist has a wonderfully rich tone and her pitching was absolutely secure throughout. You felt she was utterly submerged in the music throughout such was the depth and emotion in her reading which was never sentimental. She thoroughly deserved the rich applause and the encore which left me completely spellbound - Dolcissimo by Peteris Vasks, a startling juxtaposition to the more extrovert emotion of the Elgar with its shimmering drones and slide work, which at one point are accompanied vocally by the soloist! Quite wonderful and unexpected. We will be hearing a lot more from Sol Gabetta for sure and I would also like to explore more works of Vasks. The final work was Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky cantata, which was arranged by the composer from the score he wrote for the 1938 film by Eisenstein . This was everything you would expect it to be such is it's quintessentially Russian core - an overt expression of patriotism as Nevsky sees off the Swedish crusaders in decisive fashion. Sakari Oramo had the massed choirs and orchestra expertly marshalled and it is a testament to him that the intensity of the work rarely slipped and one's attention wasn't diverted too often. A highlight of the work for me was the soloist Olga Borodina whose performance was perfectly judged and not over played. Here is a link to the full concert on iPlayer - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07kt9wf/bbc-proms-2016-first-night-of-the-proms-part-1 |
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Post by Slinger on Jul 18, 2016 22:13:44 GMT
Dolcissimo comes as a bit of a surprise if you've not heard it before doesn't it, Jules? Vasks has written full-blown cello concerto 'Presence' specially for her too. Also, she's releasing a new version of the Elgar later this year I believe, with Simon Rattle and the Berlin Phil. It should be interesting, to say the least.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 19, 2016 9:38:54 GMT
Oh dear, I can understand from a commercial point of view working with Rattle / Berlin Phil, but not from an artistic one - I really can't imagine them doing the Elgar justice.
Let's hope the soloist's character and interpretation is allowed to shine through ...
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