Havergal Brian.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Thanks for that, Albion! I think the audience reaction has been very important (also on forums, on Twitter and in comments on blog posts). It shows there are people really liking Brian's music, which could lead to more concerts and/or recordings. This performance of 'The Gothic' could be the definitive step towards recognition of Brian's importance. Critical mass seems to have been reached (though still not in the mass of critics!)


Here, now, is a link to a review which compares all the performances of 'The Gothic' now available (to the enthusiast) from the perspective of recording quality. It is long, but it makes for interesting reading...


https://sites.google.com/site/recordingmaninoz/gothicreview


I now see that the HBS links to a 'review' of the critics by our own Brian (Reinhart) on musicweb!


http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/July11/Brian_critics.htm

[Philip Legge]

On iPhone, thus this is only a missive brevis!

My memory failed me: glad to see the discussion of the Ashanti battle song has developed into an appreciation of English Suite 4. Martin Rutherford now lives in Melbourne conducting the Melbourne Grammar School Orchestra — which is how I came to hear it. (I think he and I are the only 2 HBS members in the city.)

The woodwind tuning mentioned on the HBS website (initially E flat clarinet very shrieky early as bar 9) was bad on the low-quality Radio 3 stream, and much better/less obtrusive on the high-bandwidth stream. What was it like in the hall?

Cheers, P.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I hope Luke can answer that. I arrived at the Royal Albert Hall around twenty seconds before Martyn Brabbins started conducting, and was too stressed at first to notice anything...

[cilgwyn]

      http://www.mediafire.com/#gwsteel843vw,1


  Hull Youth SO Recordings
  Not as savvy as Johan! Does it work?!!!!!!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

      http://www.mediafire.com/#gwsteel843vw,1


  Hull Youth SO Recordings
  Not as savvy as Johan! Does it work?!!!!!!

No. I think you got the link wrong. If you have a folder, you go to the right hand side. The word 'Share' appears. You click on that, and you see Share URL. Click on Copy Link. And paste it here.

[cilgwyn]

        http://www.mediafire.com/#0,1

That's funny.It takes me there? What about this one?

[cilgwyn]

Oh dear,oh dear,oh dear!!!!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Doesn't work either... It takes me to my own Mediafire account. What did you upload?


Here, for instance, is the link for Elegy with File name:


http://www.mediafire.com/file/qazb7dn9czyd3ky/Brian%20-%20Elegy.mp3


And here without:


http://www.mediafire.com/?qazb7dn9czyd3ky

[cilgwyn]

One last try:

     http://www.mediafire.com/?673pyqddwa9ztp4

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

One last try:

     http://www.mediafire.com/?673pyqddwa9ztp4

Bingo! It's the First English Suite.

[cilgwyn]

Thank god almighty & thank you,Johan. I think I was on the verge of collapse!
Do you know why I can't link to the entire folder?
Actually,I think you told me!!!!

[cilgwyn]

That'll be enough for now,mind. I HAVE actually created a working link!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Thank god almighty & thank you,Johan. I think I was on the verge of collapse!
Do you know why I can't link to the entire folder?
Actually,I think you told me!!!!

It's the same principle. Go one level up, to the folder as a whole. The same procedure applies. But you may rest first!

[cilgwyn]

The paramedics are here!

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

This is the link to your folder:


http://www.mediafire.com/?gwsteelf843vw#

[cilgwyn]

Like this?

    http://www.mediafire.com/?gwsteelf843vw#

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Exactly!!!

[cilgwyn]

Thank you again. Something to eat now & a cup of tea should help.

[cilgwyn]

I will look at you're previous posts and review links when I come back.

[Dundonnell]

I hope Luke can answer that. I arrived at the Royal Albert Hall around twenty seconds before Martyn Brabbins started conducting, and was too stressed at first to notice anything...

Oh..I think it was nearer to 15 seconds, Johan

As the person sitting next to your empty seat for about twenty minutes I was checking my watch and counting down