NormanH Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I am always a bit behind.I just caught up with the Walton Violin concerto with Midori....I knewteh viola Concerto before , but not this.Will listen later to Tamsin Little. She had a great reputation with some of the violin students at Wells that I used to accompany sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Midori was divine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I know you are not having a lot of luck with iPlayer.You might like to look at this on Arte7http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/concert_d_ouverture_du_festival_de_salzbourg_2011-4056116.htmlthe opening concert of the Salzburg festival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 And this lovely version of Fauréhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMKyTAe6yeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Thank you for the links, Norman.We have sort of lost sight of Arte because we don't seem to get it properly in the new house. The annoying thing is we have brought all the TV stuff over and so it should work.Sometimes, we manage to get the sound but not the picture. As in the previous place, we have the parabole as well as the antenne...Salzburg is one of those cities I have always wanted to visit so it was great to see the city and the concert hall.I have never heard of Véronique Gens but we have Renée Fleming singing Aprè un rêve and, if you haven't heard it, you MUST. She is one of my absolute favourite sopranos.I still have a recording of her singing Strauss' Four Last Songs when she sang at the Proms years ago and, whenever I play it, it still brings tears to my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Here you are:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v1zlfWZXDw&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Norman, whatever you do, do NOT miss the Mahler Resurrection....http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2011/august-05/33Apologies, don't know what's happened with the link but just LISTEN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 In fact I watched it on iPlayerhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b013csn0/BBC_Proms_2011_Simon_Bolivar_Symphony_Orchestra/but I know you can't watch BBC on your computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 A brilliant collection of videos on YouTube, including 2 Brahms symphonies conducted by Carlos Kleiber, an incandescent Eroica with Roger Norrington, and the B minor Mass with Harnoncourt.It helps if you have computer speakers as I mentioned before...http://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Norman, quick message. I'm just packing up to go to the old house.Will be following your links and, I am sure, enjoying them.Will have things to mention to you when I get back......[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 A fair wind and a prosperous voyage [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Norman, is that anything to do with Mendelssohn?[:)]Will be back here later. Just got in and beaucoup de choses à faire..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Two versions of the violin concertohttp://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections#g/c/9B66D6595EE3BCDBhttp://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections#g/c/920411111192DB753rd Symphonyhttp://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections#g/c/CE65670D531CEAFAAve Mariahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ys-3Uox4Sg&feature=relatedand some other choral Musichttp://www.youtube.com/user/stigekalder#p/c/E034FCA17F8BACCEandhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwGpO2hz9ZAPIano music: two versions of Variations serieseuseshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfFtN6zRBJQ&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8VCyD5I5I4&feature=relatedSong without wordshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XEsik0cVI8Ive also added a Schumann Symphonyhttp://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections#g/c/7FF88C80D855B51F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 En fin, I have been able to look at your link and it is indeed impressive.Glorious music.....BTW, I read a lot about Beethoven years ago and I became completely fascinated by his story.In fact, when OH and I were married, we had Beethoven's Spring Sonata and, when I die, I think I will have the second movement from the Eroica.Tell me, about these speakers for the computer, do they need to be "computer speakers" or can you adapt ordinary speakers to fit? Sorry to be so clueless..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Do listen to the Norrington Eroica. You may hate it but I find it bursting with lifehttp://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections#g/c/53C3B211986CB506The Horns in the trio of the Scherzo are wonderfully German rustic Second movement:http://www.youtube.com/user/HDvideocollections#p/c/53C3B211986CB506/1/2bUynSV7D_Ayou can buy special computer speakers for about 30/40 € , but make sure they have a separate bass unithttp://www.amazon.fr/tag/enceintes%20pour%20pc/products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Longer version of the Mendelssohn psalmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaveu09DOYE&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012wyjc/BBC_Proms_2011_Proms_Chamber_Music_PCM_03_Les_Talens_Lyriques/Lovely Prom with French Baroque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 à plus tard, Norman.Thought of you this morning at breakfast when I heard some great recordings of some Bach chorales. Thought they'd just be the sort of music you'd like.No time to stop en ce moment......Duty, that demanding so-and-so, calls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Not a chorale, but some chorale preludes:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz6MlY3MVQ0&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdbYTa2LkeA&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXoxDwcSmbo&feature=relatedOh mankind bewail thy great sins.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Not had time to follow your links. Life is one pleasant, busy episode after another!Just come on the Forum and found your post.This evening, we were dawdling over our meagre meal (main meal is lunch), sitting outside, watching the sun set and the moon rise, smelling the evening-scented flowers, drinking a very acceptable Corbières (not my choice but OH had it opened) and listening to a Fado CD he had.It's nice on a warm evening to listen to Fado though OH is more of a fan than I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Linking Mendelssohn, Chorales, and unfortunate current events, this seems appropriate:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEQSCeporv0Click on 'show more' for a translation..Or this version, by a New Zeland youth choir (no sign of any 'hoodies' here...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlHDLGt7NOM&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 [quote user="NormanH"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012wyjc/BBC_Proms_2011_Proms_Chamber_Music_PCM_03_Les_Talens_Lyriques/Lovely Prom with French Baroque[/quote]Oh yes, that one I did see on the TV. It was indeed lovely.Gotta go now but I am saving your links to follow later.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachapapa Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 OT Sunday! Bayreuth Centenary.http://www.qobuz.com/info/MAGAZINE-ACTUALITES/DANS-LES-MEDIAS/Lohengrin-en-direct-sur-Arte59450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 Oh, Pacha, I am so glad you have come on here and, you will see from an earlier post, that I am very excited about Andris Nelsons.But, it's now confession time. You know, after you helped me to download Adobe's latest version, I seemed only able to download it to Google Chrome and not the usual Google thingy that I use to look for the Forum.Therefore, in order to view Norman's links, I have had to go to Chrome and I am not that keen on it.So, how do I get to download Adobe on my usual Internet Explorer?Ye gads, how I hate anything to do with computers or "technology" but needs must.I did think one year I'd go to the Bayreuth festival but, alas, it hasn't happened yet.Excuse the long post about nothing but oh la la, I don't think I am meant to live in the present century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I may be wrong (note the time and date of that rare phrase ) but if you have Adobe on your computer it should work in all browsersIt might depend on the version and if it is up to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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