mint Posted September 8, 2012 Author Share Posted September 8, 2012 Norman, do you like tonight's tenor?I'm afraid that the violinist did not set the Thames on fire, IMHO [:(]Now for the jollities..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 "Now for the jollities..."Just caught the end of those last night as I tried to re-tune our fuzzy radio alarm, what fun and although I couldn't see any pictures the atmosphere sounded great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I haven't caught up yet...will do on iPlayer a bit later.Just came across this by chance.(I was looking through the syllabus for AB music exams)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRLr4LFeXgTranslationhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070511181701AAsSuzLI think that is what is meant when one reads of Gluck 'purifying' opera[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Oh dear one of those forced Mediterranean tenors who sing as if they were a bull being castrated [:(]In contrast listen to the young Pavarotti before he too became like that, when he was still under the influence of musicians such as Richard Bonyngehttps://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-TBbphDzPcwaExsMjNlemw1WDgThere he understands the power of controlled piano singing in the upper register, rather than the sad con belto most of them do nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Norman, thanks for the links, not yet had a chance to open them but will have some time tomorrow afternoon. But, I just need to tell you that I love your con belto, made me giggle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Are you following the Leeds Piano Competition on BBC TV?Pumped full of steriods, antibiotics, probiotics and all the usual asthma médicaments, I've only just remembered to mention this to you...BTW, do you still keep your piano in the barrel?OK, back to piano practice, I think, better way of spending my time than sodoku-ing.I see the English Chamber Orchestra have just given a celebratory 50th anniversary concert. But, apart from knowing that Vengerov and Kiri te Kanawa (what, is she still working?) took part, I have heard very little about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I knew but had forgotten ...thanks fir reminding me.I am no lover of modern virtuosos but prefer the older more lyrical stylehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVAl47CpwOQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 I normally play Tureck's version. Sorry, can't seem to provide a link and don't know where the toolbar and half the "stuff" have gone. But I do think I prefer your pianist who is not, however, known to me[:(]Edit: don't know how I've got the sad look on the title bar. Emphasise NOT sad but a bit flummoxed by the strange way the computer is operating at the mo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 OK, here we go, Tureck en fin.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2MfdZCais0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I have her version of the 48 on two boxed sets of CDsShostakovich wrote a set of preludes and Fugues in homage to Bach after hearing her play and she recorded themhttp://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A1004She had a stroke performing them in the USA and died nine days later (not quite on stage as the story goes).What a way to go!Other performaces on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjv4ESS2LqYhttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=+Tatiana+Nikolayeva&oq=+Tatiana+Nikolayeva&gs_l=youtube.3..0l6.728047.728047.0.729021.1.1.0.0.0.0.359.359.3-1.1.0...0.0...1ac.2.vwqFY5fXbuQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 On another track do you know this? An attempt to show Monteverdi madrigals in a modern setting.Whether you like the idea or not the performance is staggering, and it is really helpful to have the text in subtitlesA tasterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TXgEZg062QIf you like that the complete book 4 is herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_E2ddZp2zI&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 An amusing review reflecting the sad state of what is said to be 'classical' musichttp://blog.sinfinimusic.com/paul-morley-reviews-the-classic-brit-awards-2012/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 No, I didn't find the review amusing! In fact, the whole of what was described filled me with horror, incredulity and a feeling of being utterly doomed.As for the Monteverdi, the singing did me very well, without any of the er...setting [:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 Not sure if you can still catch this, Norman.BBC Radio 3 (I heard it live last Monday afternoon) Kalinnikov Symphony No 1 with the BBC Welsh.I hadn't heard of this composer before but I do know many of the players. It's always nice to find "new" music that intrigue. And OH found it to be quite a revelation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Norman, if you can, do watch the interview with Fanny Waterman (BBC TV 4 last night); such an inspiring and lively person!Great final but I haven't watched all of it so don't know if the winner was the "right" one but I do believe he can fill concert halls [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Much enjoyed the interview, especially when she quite rightly corrected the pompous interviewer who wanted her to call the 'front room' the 'parlour' but she stuck to her guns [:)]Some music for Novemberhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alX4HmI7sKE&feature=em-subs_digest&list=TLhSNyQh91dEYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAJqXpoasPA&feature=relmfuhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgQAEwLU4js&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Apologies for the belated reply. Have had much to do (and contend with as well).I enjoyed the clips and the songs are totally lovely.Having lost Radio 3 for just over a week (not sure where the signal went), I was so thrilled to eventually rediscover it and Saturday mornings are now back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Today, Radio 3 "In Tune" 16.30 GMT. Elin Manahan Thomas singing beautifully. The sort of voice for early Baroque....enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefluvvie Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 sweet Hi - hope the head's feeling better.If you loose a radio station again - why don't you just either listen on line or download the podcast to listen to whenever and on whatever device you like?Link to the BBC podcast page:http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcastsChiefluvvie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thank you, Chiefluvvie. Strangely enough, I took 2 paracetamols last night and that seemed to have got rid of the pain. To think I've had it for a fair few days and the remedy was so simple......[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Norman, help needed please.This afternoon, France Musique about 4 pm, 2 arias from Leonardo Vinci's opera l'Artaserse sung by Simone Kermes.Could you a) please listen to it via réécoute and b) find out if there's been a CD made and where to get it?So far, I have tried Amazon but it seems to be only for MP3 players and I still have vinyl records, so not much good to me.Can't do much in the way of research en ce moment because the computer is sulking [:@] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 If you can play CDs this is available with Jaroussky. I can't find the performance you refer to.https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B008R9QAY6/?tag=emifr-21 brief taster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyVjEoeK9i0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 And a New Year's offering: the cantata for the Sunday after New Yearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG01ioC29Vs&list=TL877liGad9W0[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Beautiful [:D] Bach always brings tears to my eyes, don't know why.I've just read some of this thread for the first time - didn't realise it was about music .You've pricked my conscience about the piano SW17 - I haven't played for ages, excuse of a poorly shoulder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Delighted to see you in this thread. It started out between me and sweet17 because I didn't read my pms, [:$] so she got frustrated and started posting here, but all are welcome of course, just that it hasn't got a very obvious title.If you read back a bit you will see I have often posted links to Bach [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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