BaL 4.02.12 - Rachmaninov's Symphony no. 2 in E minor

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

That's looking on the bright side.

On the contrary, it's the first time I've arrived at work on a Friday morning when I haven't felt burnout as a result of looking up the available recordings. Now that's what I call looking on the bright side.

[Caliban]

On the contrary, it's the first time I've arrived at work on a Friday morning when I haven't felt burnout as a result of looking up the available recordings. Now that's what I call looking on the bright side.

[Sir Monty Golfear]

Come on now, The Bells, Symphonic Dances, Symphony No.1, Isle of the Dead, Piano Concerto No.4, Paganini Rhapsody... Heavens he produced quite enough out-and-out masterpieces for one lifetime, might have done more if he hadn't had to scratch a living banging away at the keyboard...

I totally agree !.........and he wasn't half bad on the old Joanna either!!

[Brassbandmaestro]

Here here^^

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

... ah, well - perhaps someone has at last realised that we don't need to devote too much time to this sort of composer

I have the 1954 HUPP version of Grove's Dictionary which elequently expresses this particular sentiment (long since dismissed).
[Before you ask, I'm trying to think of an acronym for "HUPP"]

[Panjandrum]

Here here^^

What's here?

[verismissimo]

In case you didn't hear (here?) William Mival was going to do Firebird but is indisposed, so they are repeating his Rachmaninov S2 BAL.

[Caliban]

In case you didn't hear (here?) William Mival was going to do Firebird but is indisposed, so they are repeating his Rachmaninov S2 BAL.

W-here might one have been able to hear that?

(Just thought - maybe AMcG said it this am at the end of today's BAL? Haven't listened yet...)

Pity - would like to have seen how my fave (Les Siècles/Roth) measured up

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

(Just thought - maybe AMcG said it this am at the end of today's BAL?

[cloughie]

In case you didn't hear (here?) William Mival was going to do Firebird but is indisposed, so they are repeating his Rachmaninov S2 BAL.

BaL must be recorded fairly close to the date of broadcast then, thought they might have one or two in the bank but then I suppose we are close tio the end of the season.