Elgar's Hillside

Started by Mark, September 20, 2007, 02:03:01 AM

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Mark

Gentlemen, please, let's not get another Elgar thread locked. :)

Lethevich

Listening to:

In the South; Introduction & Allegro; Sospiri; Enigma Variations (Gardiner, VPO)

and after:

Introduction & Allegro; Serenade; Elegy; Sospiri (Barbirolli, EMI) coupled with RVW Tallis and Greensleves.

There, a non-hostile Elgar post... (unless M wishes to inform us that merely listening to him is endorsing fascism :))
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

karlhenning

Quote from: Lethe on October 22, 2007, 08:56:34 AM
Listening to:

In the South; Introduction & Allegro; Sospiri; Enigma Variations (Gardiner, VPO)

and after:

Introduction & Allegro; Serenade; Elegy; Sospiri (Barbirolli, EMI) coupled with RVW Tallis and Greensleves.

There, a non-hostile Elgar post...

Yes, but it should have gone here  8)

Lethevich

Quote from: karlhenning on October 22, 2007, 08:58:45 AM
Yes, but it should have gone here  8)

I will break any rules to prevent a third Elgar thread being ruined :P
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

karlhenning

I honor your mission  0:)

71 dB

Talking about war music Elgar wrote several less known works during the war in order to collect money for the Belgian and Polish victims:

Carillon
Polonia
Une Voix dans le Désert
Le Drapeau Belge
Fringes of the Fleet

Quote from: Mark on October 22, 2007, 08:56:10 AM
Gentlemen, please, let's not get another Elgar thread locked. :)

No panic Mark, I am cool.  ;)
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Lethevich

Quote from: 71 dB on October 22, 2007, 09:02:54 AM
Talking about war music Elgar wrote several less known works during the war in order to collect money for the Belgian and Polish victims:

Carillon
Polonia
Une Voix dans le Désert
Le Drapeau Belge
Fringes of the Fleet

Aaah, that is a cool (and insightful) post :) What format are they in, and are any easy to buy on single CD (either an obscurities only disc, or coupled with more famous works)?
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

71 dB

Quote from: Lethe on October 22, 2007, 09:07:26 AM
Aaah, that is a cool (and insightful) post :) What format are they in, and are any easy to buy on single CD (either an obscurities only disc, or coupled with more famous works)?

This has all the these works.

These are orchestral works with singing and narration.
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

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Larry Rinkel

Quote from: 71 dB on October 22, 2007, 08:25:20 AM
The principles of art are timeless and universal. What Elgar did have in his mind just happened to be triggered by the war. If Elgar lived now he would perhaps use 9/11 for inspiration. I don't know much about Elgar's time but I still enjoy his music.

Actually that's a pretty good answer.

karlhenning

Quote from: Larry Rinkel on October 22, 2007, 11:43:03 AM
Actually that's a pretty good answer.

It is, indeed;  incomparably sounder than his "Don't you mean 1919?" in response to Elgar's depiction of 1918 post-war Britain.

BachQ

Quote from: Larry Rinkel on October 22, 2007, 11:43:03 AM
Actually that's a pretty good answer.

Except how does Poju know that "What Elgar did have in his mind just happened to be triggered by the war." ??

71 dB

Quote from: D Minor on October 22, 2007, 11:47:59 AM
Except how does Poju know that "What Elgar did have in his mind just happened to be triggered by the war." ??

War triggers everyone's mind.   ;)
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Bonehelm

Quote from: 71 dB on October 22, 2007, 01:05:42 PM
War triggers everyone's mind.   ;)

Oh dear, he's speaking for everyone again... ::)

Larry Rinkel

Quote from: Bonehelm on October 22, 2007, 04:34:20 PM
Oh dear, he's speaking for everyone again... ::)

OK, OK. What if we said: "War triggers everyone's mind except Bonehelm's"?

Bonehelm

Quote from: Larry Rinkel on October 22, 2007, 04:37:35 PM
OK, OK. What if we said: "War triggers everyone's mind except Bonehelm's"?

No.

"War triggers everyone's mind except Bonehelm's and Larry's."

Hector

I've ordered the Clein.

It woz the cover that sold it to me! ;D

Mark

Quote from: Hector on October 23, 2007, 04:07:16 AM
I've ordered the Clein.

It woz the cover that sold it to me! ;D

It's got a decent write-up. They say she tries not to be like Du Pre, but actually comes off a little like her in places.

Tapio Dimitriyevich Shostakovich

Got this from our local library and just stumbled across:

Sospiri / op.70: Adagio for Strings, Harp and Organ
Wiener Philharmoniker/Gardiner.


OH THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL! Even more than that. I love it from the very beginning.

karlhenning

Sospiri is a lovely little piece.

Looking forward very much to The Dream of Gerontius here in Symphony Hall next month.