What concerts are you looking forward to? (Part II)

[madaboutmahler]

Tommorow:

Bax Tintagel
Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra (world premiere)
Elgar Cello Concerto
INTERVAL
Holst The Planets

Misbourne Symphony Orchestra/Richard Jacklin.

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/leisure/9357394.Teenager_composer_prepares_for_English_themed_concert/



Will let you know how it goes. So excited for the premiere of my work, and also looking forward to playing the 'organ' in The Planets!

[JerryS]

Tonight's San Antonio Symphony concert:

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor
Claudia Barainsky, soprano
Morgan Smith, bass-baritone
University of Texas at San Antonio Concert Choir, John Silantien, director
San Antonio Symphony Mastersingers, John Silantien, director

Brahms/Glanert Four Preludes and Serious Songs
Brahms A German Requiem, Op.45

This will be the USA premiere of the Brahms/Glanert work.

[Opus106]

Tommorow:

Bax Tintagel
Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra (world premiere)
Elgar Cello Concerto
INTERVAL
Holst The Planets

Misbourne Symphony Orchestra/Richard Jacklin.

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/leisure/9357394.Teenager_composer_prepares_for_English_themed_concert/



Will let you know how it goes. So excited for the premiere of my work, and also looking forward to playing the 'organ' in The Planets!

That's excellent! Congratulations, Daniel. Any chance that one could listen to it over the Web somehow?

[bhodges]

That's excellent! Congratulations, Daniel. Any chance that one could listen to it over the Web somehow?

Yes, I'd be interested in this, too, if possible. 

For me, tonight:

Olivier Latry, organ
Alice Tully Hall

ALL-MESSIAEN PROGRAM
Apparition de l'église éternelle
Verset pour la Fête de la Dédicace
Selections from Livre du Saint Sacrement, Messe de la Pentecôte, Livre d'orgue, and La Nativité du Seigneur

--Bruce

[madaboutmahler]

That's excellent! Congratulations, Daniel. Any chance that one could listen to it over the Web somehow?

Thank you Navneeth! I believe there will be an audio recording which I will upload to youtube and share on GMG. Thank you again!

[Opus106]

Bought myself a ticket today for a concert by Minguet Quartet on the 15th. I have no idea what they will be playing on that day, although if the Bombay programme in anything to go by, it will be "Bach, Mozart and Brahms". But they do have some other interesting composers as well as part of their repertoire.

The programme has now been put up:


W. A. Mozart - String Quartet in D minor
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952) - 11th String Quartet (1998/2010) - Premiere of the revised version
Johannes Brahms - String Quartet op. 51 No. 1


*Excited* (Despite the fact the I'm not a big fan of Brahms' quartets.)

[Brahmsian]

The programme has now been put up:


W. A. Mozart - String Quartet in D minor
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952) - 11th String Quartet (1998/2010) - Premiere of the revised version
Johannes Brahms - String Quartet op. 51 No. 1


*Excited* (Despite the fact the I'm not a big fan of Brahms' quartets.)

Hey Nav.  Perhaps a live performance of JB's SQ# 1 may change this a bit.  It's worked for me in past for a greater love and appreciation of certain pieces - hearing them performed live. 

[Opus106]

Hey Nav.  Perhaps a live performance of JB's SQ# 1 may change this a bit.  It's worked for me in past for a greater love and appreciation of certain pieces - hearing them performed live. 

Perhaps.

[springrite]

Attended the Berlin Phil concert in Beijing of Mahler 9 under Simon Rattle.

Difficult to describe my feelings. First of all, nothing sounded like Mahler until the last movement. The first three movements were very rough around the edges, intentionally so I am sure, maybe to make the final movement stand out as the focal point? The second movent sounded nothing like a Viennese, no Landler or Waltz but a Danse Macabre or La Valse like dance with lurking sinister and evil under-current. The third movement sounded much like parts of Tanhauser, Wagnerian rather than Mahlerian sounding. But all these, which took me a long time to get used to, makes the final movement stand out and it was outstanding.

Love it or hate it, what you have to admire about Rattle is how he does not take the usual safe route. His interpretation is unusual, but overall it has its merits and makes sense in its own way. I never liked the Rattle Sound. But maybe that is why the musicians of BPO chose him. His sound is as far away for Herbert von Fluffy as anyone. They have had enough of that and wanted a new route. They do have it now.

[madaboutmahler]

Attended the Berlin Phil concert in Beijing of Mahler 9 under Simon Rattle.

Am very very jealous.....

Tommorow:

Bax Tintagel
Hogan Rhapsody for Orchestra (world premiere)
Elgar Cello Concerto
INTERVAL
Holst The Planets

Misbourne Symphony Orchestra/Richard Jacklin.

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/leisure/9357394.Teenager_composer_prepares_for_English_themed_concert/



Will let you know how it goes. So excited for the premiere of my work, and also looking forward to playing the 'organ' in The Planets!

Went so so very well! The audience seemed to love my piece! Was an absolutely amazing experience. 
Will hopefully post a recording soon!

[Brian]

Went so so very well! The audience seemed to love my piece! Was an absolutely amazing experience. 
Will hopefully post a recording soon!

Oooh, please do!!!

Have you got your own thread in the "Composing and Performing" forum? I'm afraid I don't visit that board too often...

[madaboutmahler]

Oooh, please do!!!

Have you got your own thread in the "Composing and Performing" forum? I'm afraid I don't visit that board too often...

I do not yet, I was thinking about making my own thread, so now you mention it, I will do that soon.

[springrite]

We went with a movie director friend. The following is a conversation between him and the producer at a meeting in the after before the concert:

Producer: Why are you always looking at your watch? What can be more important than making our movie???

Director: Mahler 9. Mahler 9 is more important than making any movie.

Producer: (...speechless...)

[springrite]

No, I did not go and it wasn't a concert, but I may well report it here. Shakespeare's Richard III has been playing in Beijing, starring Kevin Spacy in the past 3 weeks to sellout performances and several more performances have just been added. That will make it something like 30 shows. I know there will be people in Beijing going to Shakespeare in English language performances, but 30 shows? That is so much better than I expected. I would have gone had I had the time.

Czech Phil in Beijng next month. I will try real hard to... well... IF I am in Beijing then.

[listener]

tonight, Vancouver Symphony O.  Carlos Miguel Prieto  guest cond.  Yossif Ivanov, violin
BARBER   Symphony no. 1
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto (the usual)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances.
Pre-concert talk by the conductor who seemed quite at ease and enjoying the session (and who should know the works better?).   The Barber must have been a first encounter for the orchestra, although it might have been adventurously  programmed before any of the players were born.  It's a tough one for the players.  Mendelssohn had a reduced orchestra so the soloist could be clearly heard.   The Rachmaninoff was magnificent, it's been played a couple of times previously and sounded like it was a collection of taped bits and pieces.  This was much better.
Rush seats now $20 (from $18.50) = EUR 14.50 approx, for the balcony where the sound is best.
Next on my list: MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer and BRAHMS German Requiem.

[bhodges]

tonight, Vancouver Symphony O.  Carlos Miguel Prieto  guest cond.  Yossif Ivanov, violin
BARBER   Symphony no. 1
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto (the usual)
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances.
Pre-concert talk by the conductor who seemed quite at ease and enjoying the session (and who should know the works better?).   The Barber must have been a first encounter for the orchestra, although it might have been adventurously  programmed before any of the players were born.  It's a tough one for the players.  Mendelssohn had a reduced orchestra so the soloist could be clearly heard.   The Rachmaninoff was magnificent, it's been played a couple of times previously and sounded like it was a collection of taped bits and pieces.  This was much better.
Rush seats now $20 (from $18.50) = EUR 14.50 approx, for the balcony where the sound is best.
Next on my list: MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer and BRAHMS German Requiem.

I've heard mostly great reports about Prieto; he seems like one of the next big stars. In any case, nice program!

This Friday, I'm hearing:

Talea Ensemble
German Consulate General

Carl Christian Bettendorf: Klavierstück IV (2010) *US Premiere
Wolfgang Rihm: Klavierstück IV (1974)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Kontakte (1960)

Steve Beck, piano
Anthony Cheung, piano
Alex Lipowski, percussion
Sam Pluta, sound projection

--Bruce

[bhodges]

Tomorrow night:

New York Philharmonic
Bernard Haitink, conductor

Haydn: Symphony No. 96, Miracle 
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

--Bruce

[Brahmsian]

Super-duper excited!!!    I will be attending my first ever live opera concert, on Tuesday November 22nd.  The Manitoba Opera performing Richard Strauss' Salome

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Tyrone Paterson

Director - Larry Desrochers

Cast

Salome - Mlada Khudoley
Herod - Dennis Peterson
Jokanaan - Gregory Dahl
Herodias - Judith Frost
Narraboth - Michael Colvin

[Brahmsian]

Tomorrow night:

New York Philharmonic
Bernard Haitink, conductor

Haydn: Symphony No. 96, Miracle 
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

--Bruce

Very nice Bruce!    I heard Bruckner 7th live in Feb 2011, one of the most memorable, incredible concerts I've ever attended. 

[bhodges]

Super-duper excited!!!    I will be attending my first ever live opera concert, on Tuesday November 22nd.  The Manitoba Opera performing Richard Strauss' Salome

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Tyrone Paterson

Director - Larry Desrochers

Cast

Salome - Mlada Khudoley
Herod - Dennis Peterson
Jokanaan - Gregory Dahl
Herodias - Judith Frost
Narraboth - Michael Colvin

That's a great one to hear in concert, since it's relatively short (i.e., under two hours). And man, that final scene...the last 25 minutes or so...heaven.

Very nice Bruce!    I heard Bruckner 7th live in Feb 2011, one of the most memorable, incredible concerts I've ever attended. 

Haitink was fantastic in both the Haydn and the Bruckner, but particularly the latter. Like most great pieces, it's just great in person.

--Bruce