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Post by julesd68 on Jan 9, 2018 13:15:55 GMT
I'm sure we all remember the use of Rach Piano Concerto no 2 in the soundtrack of 'Brief Encounter'. But most of us will be unaware of the story of the pianist behind the music - it seemed to be the kiss of death for her career. A very interesting read - insidestory.org.au/the-destiny-of-eileen-joyce/ |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 9, 2018 15:07:35 GMT
Interesting, but it doesn't really explain why the establishment took a dim view of her recording for films?
Not that anything the BBC does surprises me any more.
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Post by Slinger on Jan 9, 2018 15:56:42 GMT
I think the sentence that begins "Had she played the piano in the twenty-first century..." could also start "Had she been a man..."
As a side note, does anyone remember a 1941 film entitled Dangerous Moonlight? Probably not too many people. The makers actually contacted Rachmaninov and suggested that he might like to write the music for their film. Sergei declined their offer. The job of composing for the film eventually fell to a chap named Richard Addinsell, and that's how with the help of orchestrator Roy Douglas, we ended up with a piece of music that survives long after the film has been mostly forgotten - The Warsaw Concerto.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 9, 2018 16:01:26 GMT
So that's where it came from. Thanks! |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 9, 2018 16:06:26 GMT
So that's where it came from. Thanks! The Warsaw Concerto has been very popular fare on ClassicFM for a number of years now ... |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 9, 2018 16:08:39 GMT
Interesting, but it doesn't really explain why the establishment took a dim view of her recording for films? Not that anything the BBC does surprises me any more. The way I read it is that a 'serious' concert pianist would not be associated with such populist fare ... Pure snobbery, nothing else to it. |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 9, 2018 16:13:00 GMT
I detest snobbery.
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