NormanH

Mine was closed by Santander (it had been with Abbey National) because they said it wasn't being used enough. It is true that I hardly ever need a UK account, but on a couple of occasions I have had sterling cheques  (from the IR once) and it would have been much easier to put them into the UK one I had before. As it was I had to send it back and ask for another one made out to my son, and then send that to him to be cashed. Living in France doesn't mean that all links with the UK are severed. I still pay UK  Income tax for example.

A programme that makes me feel a twinge of homesickness, a very rare condition for me... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07rfnc2/all-together-now-the-great-orchestra-challenge-episode-1

Acis and Galatea on French TV http://pluzz.francetv.fr/videos/acis_et_galatee.html

And the Missa in Tempore Belli! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07ldrdm/bbc-proms-2016-faure-requiem

This isn't from Orpheo, but I will post it anyway since I almost prefer it, especially in this sweet and tender performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tRLr4LFeXg

Enjoyed the production ..

Well I don't usually get it that wrong[:(] I have just watched the keyboard final  and the winner was the chap I placed next to last... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b076ntq1/bbc-young-musician-2016-1-keyboard-final Must be losing my touch [+o(] I have to say that the were all marvellous, but is classical music in Britain in the hands of Asians and Eastern European teachers?

Menuhin's 100th. yesterday http://www.ina.fr/audio/PHD89006491/recital-de-yehudi-menuhin-audio.html#

[quote user="mint"]You haven't forgotten Young Musicians is on, have you? Best of all you could listen on line[:D] [/quote] I hadn't forgotten; I wasn't even aware that it was that time. Thanks for the information.

Will enjoy that too no doubt... Did you know you can get Arte subtitled in English for replay? Arty Arte [:D] Here is a recent concert, so it doesn't need subtitles http://www.arte.tv/guide/en/060836-000-A/inaugural-concert-of-the-120th-season-of-the-czech-philharmonic-orchestra but many of the german langauage programmes are excellent http://www.arte.tv/guide/en/cinema

Will enjoy that too no doubt... Did you know you can get Arte subtitled in English for replay? Arty Arte [:D] Here is a recent concert, so it doesn't need subtitles http://www.arte.tv/guide/en/060836-000-A/inaugural-concert-of-the-120th-season-of-the-czech-philharmonic-orchestra but many of the german langauage programmes are excellent http://www.arte.tv/guide/en/cinema

Most enjoyable. Thanks for telling us about it.

The outsatndinf Natalie Stuzman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeil9S2exIU&html5=1 which is her recording the Erbarme dich from this concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gnxgxaNa8I&html5=1

Sublime. I suspect it was for a concert at the Prades festival when Casals was living there.... I like this movement too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-jC3cT4-8&html5=1 The whole piece is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8-VNd9CG3Q&html5=1

I liked it at the time of Carlos Kleiber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsl3PI-mWZc&html5=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dunn_2wAs0o&html5=1 http://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2012/mar/08/carlos-kleiber-myth-revealed

The opening has never been done better with that incredible build up of the chords...

Downloaded that thanks.. One that I haven't heard for ages... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uE230evv3w&noredirect=1&html5=1

it looks like a modern bow too, not one of the special 'baroque' ones with less tension and an arc shape that makes it easier..

She plays the Chaconne amazingly well, but this is the one that made me cry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d9kIXbSOd0&html5=1

yes...and it's tremendous....[kiss]

 [:D] [:P]

I have now watched the Finale and I didn't think any of them really shone in comparison to their performances in earlier rounds. I was pleased to hear Maltman echo my view about the Korean 'bass' as being a  'dark' baritone... I think some of the non-finalists were at least as good as this lot.. The Turkish tenor I mentioned before, the French soprano (and the Swiss one) and the German Bass all impressed me. The young Welsh girl is full of promise too [:)]

Have now watched all the rounds (yet to see the Finale) I don't like her repertoire and I find the singing just display, but that is the way the world is going.

She left me rather cold, but I can't exactly say why...

Just watched the song final and was very disappointed that the Turkish tenor didn't win. He gave one of the best performances of Nacht und Traume that I have ever heard and listen to him singing Schumann in an earlier round http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02v3b2m The Korean so-called 'bass' has no bottom notes to his voice as he showed woefully in the first round (as opposed to the superb German http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tw4l8  ) , and I can't think for the life of me how he has been chosen as a 'wild card' for the full final..