Havergal Brian.

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cilgwyn

#6020
January 09, 2014, 02:46:31 PM
And then of course there's 'Turandot'! ;D

Hope you find a good price 'springrite'!

springrite

#6021
January 10, 2014, 06:13:00 AM
Quote from: cilgwyn on January 09, 2014, 02:46:31 PM
And then of course there's 'Turandot'! ;D

Hope you find a good price 'springrite'!
The prices are good.
I would certainly get recordings of Brian operas when and if available. I love the orchestral excerpts (Toccata 2).

I played Elegy for the final intermission for the final day of the training (Day 4). Again, no adverse reactions. Should I throw Siegeslied at them in Singapore?  8)
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6022
January 10, 2014, 07:11:39 AM
"Should I throw Siegeslied at them in Singapore?"


With murderous intent?


(Just joking. John Whitmore will take it seriously.)
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

John Whitmore

#6023
January 10, 2014, 07:37:18 AM
Quote from: J. Z. Herrenberg on January 10, 2014, 07:11:39 AM
"Should I throw Siegeslied at them in Singapore?"


With murderous intent?


(Just joking. John Whitmore will take it seriously.)
They will throw it back with some force. What have the people of Singapore ever done to upset you?

Mozart Dave

#6024
January 10, 2014, 11:21:30 AM
It's about time the Proms featured Havergal Brian.  How about a cycle of his Symphonies

cilgwyn

#6025
January 11, 2014, 05:02:17 AM
Well,they've done the Gothic;but that's the all too obvious one! Anyway,I think the Sixth,eighth or tenth would make a better impression on the 'unbelievers'!
And how about the Violin Concerto,which has had favourable reviews even from those not normally sympathetic to the Brian cause?!! This would be a fantastic choice for a Prom and reveal another side to Brian which might enhance his reputation.

vandermolen

#6026
January 15, 2014, 09:55:33 AM
Quote from: cilgwyn on January 11, 2014, 05:02:17 AM
Well,they've done the Gothic;but that's the all too obvious one! Anyway,I think the Sixth,eighth or tenth would make a better impression on the 'unbelievers'!
And how about the Violin Concerto,which has had favourable reviews even from those not normally sympathetic to the Brian cause?!! This would be a fantastic choice for a Prom and reveal another side to Brian which might enhance his reputation.

8,9 or 10 would be terrific.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

cilgwyn

#6027
January 21, 2014, 07:22:17 AM
The HB thread is a nice,safe feeling refuge from the increasingly heated debate about David Wright at the Art Music Forum!! ??? ::)

No padlocked thread,here! Unless anyone wants an argument?!! ??? ;D

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6028
January 21, 2014, 07:25:23 AM
I saw it. I only contributed a strictly musical comment to the debate...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

cilgwyn

#6029
January 21, 2014, 07:32:11 AM
Quote from: J. Z. Herrenberg on January 21, 2014, 07:25:23 AM
I saw it. I only contributed a strictly musical comment to the debate...
A clever move on your part!
Me? I'm yellow,I'm saying out of it!! ;D

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6030
January 21, 2014, 07:37:03 AM
I ain't chicken myself, but I can put my time to better use...
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

Sergeant Rock

#6031
January 21, 2014, 07:38:33 AM
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6032
January 21, 2014, 07:44:42 AM
 :D
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

vandermolen

#6033
January 23, 2014, 05:21:31 AM
BBC Radio 3 are doing a 'Best of British' feature for 2014, encouraging listeners to phone in with their suggestions of favourite/great music written by British composers. Today (Thursday) at c. 7.40am (British time) someone phoned in to explain their enthusiasm for Havergal Brian - they then played a recording of 'The Tinker's Wedding'. I had forgotten how good the central section is, reminding me of Sibelius and Hovhaness. I hope that Johan was listening.  8)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6034
January 23, 2014, 05:25:40 AM
No, I wasn't, Jeffrey...  :o Still, good news! Any Brian on the radio is a cause for (modest) celebration.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

vandermolen

#6035
January 23, 2014, 05:30:44 AM
Quote from: J. Z. Herrenberg on January 23, 2014, 05:25:40 AM
No, I wasn't, Jeffrey...  :o Still, good news! Any Brian on the radio is a cause for (modest) celebration.

Can you pick it up on BBC iPlayer in darkest Netherlands Johan?
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6036
January 23, 2014, 05:34:46 AM
Yes...  ;D  I'll have a look (and a listen) .
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

vandermolen

#6037
January 23, 2014, 05:36:14 AM
Quote from: J. Z. Herrenberg on January 23, 2014, 05:34:46 AM
Yes...  ;D

Excellent! I think that you would enjoy the short discussion (the man who phoned in had attended the performance of the Gothic in the 1960s).
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

J.Z. Herrenberg

#6038
January 23, 2014, 05:38:57 AM Last Edit: January 23, 2014, 05:52:38 AM by J. Z. Herrenberg
Found it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q5csx


And now the whole thing itself (the man who phoned + the piece). Looking looking...


It's between 1:10:20 and 1:19:40! (Jeffrey was right)
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

vandermolen

#6039
January 23, 2014, 11:22:56 AM
Quote from: J. Z. Herrenberg on January 23, 2014, 05:38:57 AM
Found it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q5csx


And now the whole thing itself (the man who phoned + the piece). Looking looking...


It's between 1:10:20 and 1:19:40! (Jeffrey was right)

Delighted you found it Johan.  :)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).
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