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I should make an effort to go to some classical concerts locally (choosing not to own / run a car kinda puts a hole in your plans though). I tend to try for the Royal Opera when I find myself in London for work. Managed to see Tosca and Le Nozze Di Figaro last year...
Did see Opera North's Peter Grimes in Newcastle as well, which was electrifying (and quite cleverly pulled off from a production / staging point of view.
If you haven't got a car it certainly makes it more difficult to get to performances, unless of course you live around central London, and can hop about on the tube! :)
Marco.
It does complicate matters somewhat. Requires an extra dollop of planning - usually a hire car or perhaps a Travelodge.Quote:
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I suppose I shall have to make do with Brendel's Emperor on vinyl for tonight:
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Well, we're just back from the concert, and it was fab!! :)
The Scheherazade was superb, but the highlight of the evening was a quite incredible 26 year-old female violinist, called Chloe Hanslip, who performed Bruch's First. Her delivery was simply scintilating, and full of passion and emotion whilst performing this strirring piece of music.
If you haven't heard of her before, I'd advise you to check her out: http://www.chloehanslip.com/
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Anyway, as usual there was some music for sale in the foyer of the William Aston Hall, so I purloined the following CDs:
Vaughan Williams - Flos Campi. Suite for viola and small orchestra, with Lawrence Power (viola) and The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, on Hyperion Records, from 2011.
Rachmaninov - The Piano Concertos, with John Lill (piano) and The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Tadaaki Otaka. Triple CD, on Nimbus Records, from 2011.
Vincent d'Indy - Wallenstein, Saugefleurie, Lied for viola & orchestra, Choral varie for viola & orchestra, with Lawrence Power (viola) and The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Thierry Fischer, on Hyperion Records, from 2009.
I also picked up this debut album from a talented up and coming young violinist, called Callum Smart, which came highly recommended by the lady selling BBC-related merchandise (check out the YouTube clip on his website): http://www.callumsmart.com/debut-album/
Off to spin a few tunes now! :cool:
Marco.
Excellent...
With a few diversions in between I did Beethoven's Ninth (Vienna Philharmonic, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt on vinyl) and now I'm playing this which seems to be lunging between classical and jazz...
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I know of Gary Burton from his work in the Stan Getz quartet toward the end of the bossa nova period. This piqued my interest in HMV so I picked it up on impulse. 1974-ish I think... Quite a lot going on, but in a good way.
On the train to Birmingham this afternoon with Act 1 of Die Walküre (Karl Böhm, Bayreuth Festival). Debating whether to pick up an LP copy of the whole cycle on eBay...
Reminded to play this by Marco:
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Nice, Barry. This is the version I own on heavyweight vinyl (on Lyrique Records):
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Marco.
She is playing in Auckland in two days time - The Red Violin; then the Sibelius in Christchurch a couple of days later. If I didn't live 10,000 miles from civilization I would definitely be attending.Quote:
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