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Post by julesd68 on Jan 23, 2020 19:55:07 GMT
Talking of which, great to read that the excellent Gianandrea Noseda will be stepping up for what were to be three Mariss Jansons concerts at the Concertgebouw.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 30, 2020 17:13:05 GMT
Can’t wait for this - one of the greatest recordings of all time IMO, Miserere by The Tallis Scholars from 1980 is being remastered by Gimell and released at the end of March.
The performance and miraculous acoustic in Merton College Chapel are just breathtaking.
I do hope that it finds its way onto Spotify et al …
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Post by MartinT on Jan 30, 2020 18:11:33 GMT
I had that Miserere recording on vinyl. It is indeed wonderful.
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 30, 2020 19:02:27 GMT
Yep, me too!
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 9, 2020 19:12:21 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 9, 2020 20:19:55 GMT
...but Richter was never a Soviet pianist in the mould of his great contemporary Emil Gilels, whose double octaves sound as if they were intended to boost morale in a tractor factory. LOL - makes me remember that fun but crazy encore of him playing the Rachmaninov Prelude in g minor ... |
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 10, 2020 12:28:32 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Feb 10, 2020 12:39:13 GMT
Nah, sorry - I just can't get interested in the dweebs trolling on what is in effect social media.
If people ignored them they'd go back to their sad, dull lives and leave the rest of us in peace.
Hewitt is far from my favourite pianist, but it must have been and still be a devastating blow, she has my sincere sympathy.
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Post by Slinger on Feb 10, 2020 13:44:59 GMT
I think her sanguine approach is to be applauded. I'm not at all sure I'd be quite so "laid backt" about such a loss.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 10, 2020 13:53:02 GMT
I just found it amazing that people can get so upset and rude to each other on such a subject!
I wonder if they are equally animated on other matters?
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Post by MartinT on Feb 10, 2020 15:02:08 GMT
Sad end. I feel the same way when looking at ships in breakers' yards or written-off cars.
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Post by Slinger on Feb 14, 2020 14:08:15 GMT
And there's more... Double bassist devastated after airport staff threw his instrument ‘from 4m of height’ into truck A double bass has been rendered unplayable, after suffering ‘irrecoverable damage’ on a Turkish Airlines flight. Double bass player Tihomir Hojsak has shared his frustrations online, after his instrument was broken beyond repair on a Turkish Airlines flight. On arriving at Franjo Tuđman airport in Zagreb, Croatia, Mr. Hojsak was horrified to find his double bass had arrived in pieces. Along with fractures to the body and damage to the strings, the bridge was snapped off – rendering the instrument unplayable. Since being reunited with his shattered double bass, Hojsak has shared the news online, accusing the airline of doing “irrecoverable and non-refundable damage” to his instrument. MOREAn airline smashed her 1660 viola da gamba - and now she’s calling them out |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 14, 2020 14:32:30 GMT
When you see the baggage handlers at airports throw cases around, this kind of damage is not surprising.
Musicians with big instruments must worry every time they travel with them.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 25, 2020 15:06:22 GMT
< Plácido Domingo apologises to women who accused him of sexual harassment > www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51627613Quite a murky case this one - he has been accused of " inappropriate activity, ranging from flirtation to sexual advances, in and outside of the workplace" The more serious charge is that he "had frequently pressured women into sexual relationships, and sometimes professionally punished those who rejected him." |
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 26, 2020 18:23:51 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Feb 27, 2020 7:07:43 GMT
Thanks, that would be worth reading.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 27, 2020 17:29:42 GMT
For £9.99 I've ordered a copy.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 28, 2020 15:41:12 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 29, 2020 19:59:30 GMT
So Ken Russell's infamous Dance of the Seven Veils is about to get only its second airing since 1970. I'd like to see what all the fuss was about for myself but can imagine that Strauss's family weren't best pleased at his depiction ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-51676381 |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 1, 2020 10:56:24 GMT
I still remember Ken Russell's Mahler!
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