mint Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Lovely rendition of the Beethoven septet on BBC radio 3 lunch-time concert today. Sorry, not yet found out how to do links with Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Yes heard it:) didn't much like the Cole piece though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 [quote user="NormanH"]Yes heard it:) didn't much like the Cole piece though..[/quote]Me neither. But some lovely Richard Strauss, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I heard the whole opera later, but this afternoon there are the gems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 5, 2014 Author Share Posted July 5, 2014 You might like this morning's Building a Library so do listen if you can.I also see from my mail box last night that they have extended the deadline for submissions for Cardiff Singer and I am wondering whether they are not receiving entrants of quality in sufficient numbers?[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Really enjoyed "first night" last night (sorry, I'm always playing these word games [:$])The choir was great and the soloists were excellent.I'm going to read the reviews later but I'd love to have your opinion?[:)]I could only gape in wonder at the intricate and beautiful singing and, as you can probably tell, I don't know this piece at all well and it was a bit of an eye-opener for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Barenboim and his Divan orchestra on the TV tonight.I never say "no" to some foot-tapping Bizet and actually, none of it sounds clichéd (urggghh...........is that a proper word?)Barenboim is just the consummate showman, communicator and musical genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Please try and catch Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.Not your usual interpretation with a massive choir, etc.I found it completely mesmerising and there was never a quaver in the solos' singing[:D]Can you also look in your PM box, stp?Now knowing that we both loathe the telephone, I hesitate to ring the barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Please try and catch Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.Not your usual interpretation with a massive choir, etc.I found it completely mesmerising and there was never a quaver in the solos' singing[:D]Can you also look in your PM box, stp?Now knowing that we both loathe the telephone, I hesitate to ring the barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 Tavener tomorrow, live from the Barbican on R3 19.30 UK time, long concert called Flood of Beauty.Don't know the work but I thought there might be something for everybody: choir, cello soloist, Indian musicians, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Norman, tu es là?Quick, put on France Musique, lovely singing and might be finishing soon but I know you can listen later on your computer.Not "serious" singing but joyous and good singing nonethe less! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 BBCTV3 tonight 9.00 French time, lovely BBC archival material of Placido Domingo throughout all the decades he's appeared on BBC programmes.Lovely trip through memory lane, as it were, and fascinating to see how music presentation and representation have changed through the years. And, my goodness, you just couldn't begin to compare the presenters!!!You had the likes of Richard Baker who could sit down at a piano and accompany PD...............[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 My favorite memory of his young 'golden' voice is this, when he was under the wing of Richard BonyngeListen to how he can sing top notes softly and tenderly [:D]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkcEdTpbP9E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Did you catch this?http://concert.arte.tv/fr/les-arts-florissants-jouent-la-philharmonie-de-paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 For those (which includes Mr and Mrs Gluey) who adore baroque choral music, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen are the very pinnacle.My own particular love is Elin Manahan Thomas ( q.v. ) who sings with The Sixteen, and her fantastic rendition of Verdi's Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera.She has a fantastic easy vibrato and her short duration trills are awesome. A few yeasr back I was laying in my bed one afternoon, suffering a nasty virus and feeling bloody awful! I had left a classics programme running in my office, quietly and awoke from a fever, to hear the sound of an angel signing! This was Elin! Emailed the presenter, traced the album and immediately ordered it online..........This track is in her triumphal album Eternal Light.Here is Christophers and the Sixteen's programme about Tomás Luis Victoria another much ignored genius. Q.V.Additionally, Youtube carries a BBC series, presented by the wonderful Simon Russell Beale, which is really worth watching: all epsiodes.QV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Apologies, Norman, for not responding to your post. Alas, we have not been able to get Arte since we moved from our previous house so your post is very much appreciated.Gluey, yes, we are admirers of Elin Manahan Thomas, and not just because she happens to be Welsh[:P]It was Norman, BTW, who introduced me to Victoria and now I am really "getting" his music and find it very moving.However, can't agree about SRB...................I am no fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 You should be able to watch Arte+7 (catch-up) on your computer.As I have sad before some simple external speakers or earphones transform the sound...http://concert.arte.tv/fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Norman, I know, and I will do as you have indeed suggested.Arte does have such wonderful programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 [quote user="mint"]Apologies, Norman, for not responding to your post. Alas, we have not been able to get Arte since we moved from our previous house so your post is very much appreciated.Gluey, yes, we are admirers of Elin Manahan Thomas, and not just because she happens to be Welsh[:P]It was Norman, BTW, who introduced me to Victoria and now I am really "getting" his music and find it very moving.However, can't agree about SRB...................I am no fan.[/quote]Don't be put off, mint: it is after all, the Sixteen and singing in some of the most wondrous European centres and birthplaces of music.Simon only presents and does the voice overs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 This is a bit 'popular' in the selection of the music, but I enjoy it. I have more than a passing acquaintance with the building....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRwhkBAeheM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 There was a programme on this evening called "Written by Mrs Bach?" BBC TV 4.Alas, I only saw a few seconds even as the credits were rolling. OH said it was quite in-depth so you might be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 This looks as if the recordings might be very beautiful:https://www.klassik.tv/videos/teodor-currentzis-records-mozart-teodor-currentzis-das-mozart-da-ponte-projekt-01/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Norman, I have managed to watch your link at last and, yes, I agree, a lovely treatment.And, of course, Mozart................how the heart lifts just with the first few notes[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 They have now chosen the 20 singers and the jury for Cardiff Singer.Sorry, can't do links but you will find all the info on the BBC website.Intriguingly, singers for the first time from some unexpected countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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