That strikes me as a very strange criticism when it's such a dramatic piece of music anyway - must be hard to play without some theatrics. Eric Morecambe tried it and everybody laughed at him.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I missed the first Part of the concert (d'ye see what I did there?) but I did enjoy the Sibelius as well.
It's Brahms and Liszt Hungarian Dances next Friday - should be fun.
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19-08-2018 07:30 AM #91
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08-09-2018 07:47 AM #92
Just heard Ashokan Farewell on Classic FM. They used to play it a lot, but I hadn't heard for a while.
The first time I heard I thought it must be Scottish but it was written relatively recently by an American whose name escapes me. It does have a distinctly Scottish feel to it and according to Wiki it was written in the style of a Scottish lament.
Lovely tune anyway.
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09-09-2018 10:46 AM #93This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The break in between when they talked about Roma culture was fascinating. Also enjoyed the way the conductor explained and highlighted the gypsy instruments and style of play in the first half.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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09-09-2018 11:29 AM #94This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-09-2018 11:37 AM #95
Posted a separate thread about transitions, bridges and resolutions in music, but thought this deserved a post in its own right on the classical thread.
I think my favourite is probably Sibelius and the way the third movement resolves into the refrain that permeates the fourth movement. It’s not complicated, it’s unashamedly populist but it is undoubtedly stirring.
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09-09-2018 11:38 AM #96This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Sorry.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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09-09-2018 12:27 PM #97This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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17-09-2018 10:06 AM #98
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Gorecki symphony number three (symphony of sorrowful songs)
This has played worldwide to a film backdrop of scenes from concentration camps during the war. It's about parents being separated from children and separation due to war
It's a gut wrenchingly emotional and powerful piece
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20-09-2018 08:55 PM #99
I've got a book of Beethoven's letters. Turns out he had an agent in Edinburgh and several of the letters are addressed to him in York Place.
They mainly concern publication of some Scottish Songs - not his finest work it has to be said.
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01-01-2019 08:03 AM #101
This one's had a few plays on Classic FM recently. It's a bit of a curate's egg for me, but since it includes a bit of Auld Lang Syne it seems appropriate for today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3BspjhWC_c
A peaceful and prosperous New Year to all.
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03-01-2019 03:00 PM #102
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Opera Piece to listen to.
Va Pensiero from Nabucco.
Was tipped to be the Italian National Anthem at one time.
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Verdi's operas are rightly revered, though I'm not ashamed to be more populist and admit my leanings to Puccini.
For me, Verdi's Macbeth and Otello are probably underlooked, Macbeth especially. Don Carlos is also a mighty, mighty opera but one that can be difficult to engage with. I've probably not explained that well. You know you are hearing a masterpiece but sometimes it doesn't necessarily feel like it, then you get reminded that you are.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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06-01-2019 08:34 PM #104
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Went to Puccini festival st Torre de Lago in the summer last year. Wonderful experience.
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10-08-2019 05:41 PM #105
Just a heads up - Mozart's Requiem is on the BBC4 Proms programme tomorrow night, along with Brahms's Tragic Overture and the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde.
Not the cheeriest of music, but all great pieces IMO.
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11-08-2019 12:58 PM #106This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThere's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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24-08-2019 08:48 AM #107
In celebration of our latest signing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1wQ8ZMZq60&t=57s
Bonus points for anyone who can put words to it for a football song...
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26-08-2019 01:15 PM #108This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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26-08-2019 06:13 PM #109This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Maybe next year. Could actually be a nice combo with the cricket at Lord's or The Oval.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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23-04-2020 08:59 AM #110
Dug this thread up to let opera lovers know that Met Opera are streaming different performances every day through the lockdown - https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/
It was Tosca last night and it was excellent. I would have posted this earlier, but I only found out about it myself recently.
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23-04-2020 04:47 PM #111This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I had quite a lot of stuff saved on my Q Box, but it is starting to run dry, especially since Sky Arts cut one of their channels and prioritised ‘popular’ music. Before they did that I genuinely struggled to have enough space to record everything. Now it’s a case of there maybe being something once a fortnight.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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25-04-2020 08:00 AM #114This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It's La Traviata tonight. Spoiler alert, not a happy ending.
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25-04-2020 03:07 PM #115This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
My first was Madama Butterfly. It was a minimalist staging, so it was really all about the singing. I was familiar with opera from studying music at school but being at a live performance blew me away.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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26-04-2020 07:18 AM #116This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The very start of La Traviata did it for me - the slightly melancholy overture followed by the curtain going up to a colourful party scene and Brindisi. A mate told me that last night's performance was a minimalist setting so I didn't tune in as I felt it wouldn't be the same - ok if it was live, but minimalist and onscreen just didn't really appeal. If anyone did watch it, was it any good?
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05-07-2020 11:55 AM #119
Another heads up. A series about Beethoven to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth starts tomorrow at 9.00 pm on BBC4 - narrated by Peter Capaldi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSI1V713jk
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05-07-2020 03:29 PM #120
Excellent. I have seen Capaldi narrate documentaries before, one about the Glasgow School of Art and one in the Royal Scottish Academy or the National Gallery , and I was actually there when he was filming.
He is a tremendous presenter.There's only one thing better than a Hibs calendar and that's two Hibs calendars
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