mint Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 You describe a happy and romantic time[:)] And no expenses spared.....[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Intriguing, fascinating, informative......I'm running out of adjectives but this is something very close to your heart (Norman's heart but perhaps many more hearts than just his)[:)][url]https://www.france.tv/france-5/chef-d-orchestre-symphonie-pour-un-cerveau[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 What a wonderful programme[:D]Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I think you'd kick yourself if you missed this[:)][url]https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/098476-000-A/le-cercle-des-voix-aix-en-provence-2020/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thank you:)And who needs a conductor? https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/099434-001-A/beethoven-au-festival-de-schwetzingen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 I thoroughly enjoyed this programme and I think you might enjoy it too[url]https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/097956-000-A/la-staatskapelle-en-tournee-a-dresde/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Merci mille fois [:D]Pure JOYA wonderful selection of music, just right for lifting the spirits.And what SUPERB performances: exactly the style of playing I most appreciate and in s sublime setting.I had just had my first cup of tea when I switched it on, and had intended to pause it and have a second cup at an oppotune moment, but I was so entranced that I listened all the way through in one go as I couldn't bring myself to stop it.What a marvellous start to the week.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Completely different, but very topicalhttps://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/100560-001-A/hope-home-next-generation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Yes, a charming little programme. These concerts from Daniel Hope's home are enjoyable, interesting and, most importantly, of very good quality. It's a lovely intimate atmosphere and makes you feel as though you might be a house guest.We do know of many young struggling musicians in London. Their housing costs alone are enough to make life very difficult, especially if they have young children as well. It's very sad but instead of making wonderful music, they are lucky just to make ends meet. It doesn't bode well for the future of musical performance, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRQExPeeuvI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2ctM9LNZG_9cdCx-77pBmQtBQ_DPrYW6Wjsx-mKLTQaYyqXLRDltY54vM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Simpy ravishing beauty all roundhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZKJhe8N3Lo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Magnificent singing, both clips. I knew you had posted these and I rushed home from my walk and and threw myself into leaf-raking to finish both activities in record time so that I could sit down and enjoy them![:D]Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Tu chantais, tu chantais et ta lyre Formait de si beaux sons, Que le Dieu séducteur, qui prit soin de t'instruireCherche à les imiter dans ses tendres chansons ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 No singing in this one. Just consummate playing of Bachhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjDRZPBehTQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Sublime and I could imagine myself in the audience in that concertgebouw. Just what I needed this evening, calming and soothing for the soul[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 If you, like me, simply love the Mendelssohn violin concerto, here is Vengerov playing it in the piazza in front of the cathedral in Milan.[url]https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/097560-000-A/concerto-per-l-italia-riccardo-chailly-maxim-vengerov/[/url]I think this concerto has everything that a violin concerto should have. Plus I really enjoyed the camera showing close-ups of Vengerov's hands playing. His bowing technique is just fantastic.I wouldn't have recognised Vengerov though if I hadn't known it was him. What happened to the slim young, dark-haired man whose playing first entranced me when I heard him play this very piece in Cardiff[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I will send you an email about a very special memory I have of this Concerto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Good gracious what on earth is in that email, my dear Norman? I couldn't get into the account. I had a message to say we are sorry but your email is temporarily unavailable[:-))]Incendiary contents or........what?[:D]Now we'll have everybody WONDERING[8-|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 My gmail account accessible again. I have replied. Lovely message. I was talking to my kiné this afternoon about Vengerov's appearance on Arte yesterday evening.I think he is doing good work on my scars but it's very nice to talk to someone about music and languages regardless[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 REQUIRED watching or INCONTOURNABLE as the French announcer said........here is your pre-Christmas treat...[url]https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/101103-000-A/soiree-exceptionnelle-a-la-scala-de-milan/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 I heard this on the radio this morning and it literally stopped me in my tracks. Unbelievably lovely and a wonderful chorus with her. By the time I went out for my walk this afternoon with my well-distanced friends (and according to official advice), I talked about this endlessly.[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNsgywuMqHI[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 This evening on Arte, they had a programme starting with Caballe singing Casta Diva, using that very clip I posted. Apparently, it was on a now legendary evening in the amphitheatre in Orange when the mistral was blowing back in 1974!Phew, I'm out of breath just thinking about singing under those conditions. But, unfortunately, I couldn't watch the programme because I was busy writing and printing using libreoffice that you recommended!The prog was in German of which I understood very little. Do you know how to get French subtitles on German programmes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 I haven't found that, but here is Normahttps://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/099466-000-A/montserrat-caballe-chante-norma/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Daniil Trifonov and Chopin. Can't get much better on a Sunday evening or indeed any old time of day or night, can you?[url]https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/075194-000-A/daniil-trifonov-interprete-chopin/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Lovely thank you [:D]Here is Sokolov playing Schumannhttps://youtu.be/7_mMB3VZUmM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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