Vaughan Williams's Veranda

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Luke's musical insights and generous warmth will be missed here, in particular, but I suspect he would not want this thread in M[othballs] Forever.

Indeed. Especially as I plan on listening to RVW's string quartets this weekend.

[vandermolen]

Indeed. Especially as I plan on listening to RVW's string quartets this weekend.

I hope you enjoy them Johan 

I am looking forward to see symphs 5,6 and 9 at the Festival Hall tomorrow.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

I am looking forward to see symphs 5,6 and 9 at the Festival Hall tomorrow.

Of course! I really envy you... RVW's most perfect symphony (5th), his most compelling (6th) and his most mysterious (9th).

P.S. I'll be reporting back about the string quartets.

[scarpia]

Indeed. Especially as I plan on listening to RVW's string quartets this weekend.

It was originally a quintet, the part for wind machine was deleted by the publisher.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

It was originally a quintet, the part for wind machine was deleted by the publisher.

[Sydney Grew]

Here is a candid Snap showing Dr. Williams's Approach to the Head-lice Problem:

[karlhenning]

Is that a Benjamin Britten impersonator playing the harmonica?

[Dundonnell]

Is that a Benjamin Britten impersonator playing the harmonica?

It is Larry Adler, as you probably knew?

However, he/they who go by the name of 'Sydney Grew' is guilty of a sad absence of good taste in the comment

[vandermolen]

The concert was excellent. Tallis Fantasia (preceded by an off stage choir singing the extract from Tallis on which VW based his Fantasia...a great idea), the Symphony No 9 then Three Shakespeare songs then Symphony 6 and finally Symphony 5. All excellent performances although, for me, the first movements of No 6 and 9 were taken rather fast. I have never heard a better performance of the second movement of Symphony No 6. I must reappraise my Hickox CD of this work. Orchestra was the Philharmonia.

Notwithstanding the lady behind me having a coughing fit during the Tallis Fantasia it was a great afternoon. I am now listening to VW Film Music Volume 3 on Chandos as there are pre-echoes of Symphony no 6 in a number of the pieces on the CD.

[karlhenning]

The concert was excellent. Tallis Fantasia (preceded by an off stage choir singing the extract from Tallis on which VW based his Fantasia...a great idea)

What text did they sing?

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

What text did they sing?

Remember we had a discussion about this? It was a Psalm. Don't know which one anymore.

[Dundonnell]

The concert was excellent. Tallis Fantasia (preceded by an off stage choir singing the extract from Tallis on which VW based his Fantasia...a great idea), the Symphony No 9 then Three Shakespeare songs then Symphony 6 and finally Symphony 5. All excellent performances although, for me, the first movements of No 6 and 9 were taken rather fast. I have never heard a better performance of the second movement of Symphony No 6. I must reappraise my Hickox CD of this work. Orchestra was the Philharmonia.

Notwithstanding the lady behind me having a coughing fit during the Tallis Fantasia it was a great afternoon. I am now listening to VW Film Music Volume 3 on Chandos as there are pre-echoes of Symphony no 6 in a number of the pieces on the CD.

That must have been a long programme, Jeffrey? How did you endure such a lot of RVW?

Hickox gets a 'bum deal' here from some for his VW but he has done and is doing so much for the composer and is-I think-a fine conductor.

[Dundonnell]

Remember we had a discussion about this? It was a Psalm. Don't know which one anymore.

Does this help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_on_a_Theme_of_Thomas_Tallis

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Does this help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_on_a_Theme_of_Thomas_Tallis

It does!

[karlhenning]

Remember we had a discussion about this? It was a Psalm. Don't know which one anymore.

Well, different texts have been sung to that hymn-tune, and I wondered which text Jeffrey heard on this occasion.

[greg]

Real quick......what does everyone think about the finale of the 9th?

[Mark G. Simon]

Real quick......what does everyone think about the finale of the 9th?

If you don't mind taking a little bit of time, you can read back through this thread. Luke was quite eloquent about the 9th and its finale. At some point I weighed in about what I like about the ending.

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Well, different texts have been sung to that hymn-tune, and I wondered which text Jeffrey heard on this occasion.

I suspect they sang the original Tallis piece with the original words. But hopefully Jeffrey will put us all out of our misery... 

[knight66]

I may be proved wrong in this; but my understanding is that the orig Tallis setting alone uses the full version of his music: the third of Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter. 'Why Fum'th in fight the Gentiles spite.'

It is a long time since I heard VWs setting from the English Hymnal, but I seem to recall it was an adaptation; rather than Tallis' complete music simply being set to new words.

Mike

[vandermolen]

That must have been a long programme, Jeffrey? How did you endure such a lot of RVW?

Hickox gets a 'bum deal' here from some for his VW but he has done and is doing so much for the composer and is-I think-a fine conductor.

More's the point Colin, how did my wife endure so much VW? She loved Tallis and Symphony No 5+ the Shakespeare Songs however, so I am off the hook (for now). There were two 2o minute intervals, so it was a bit of a marathon.