Originally Posted by Chris Newman
Which ones haven't been broadcast as they are happening? (remember that it's the evening concerts that we are talking about).
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Which ones haven't been broadcast as they are happening? (remember that it's the evening concerts that we are talking about).
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Yes, the recorded/deferred transmissions in the evening are rare exceptions now.
(Sorry, Cornucopia: as you'll see from another thread, I was attending a live live recital this evening.)
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I wonder what virtue regulars on these boards find in being rude to new members?
kernelbogey
I merely intended to be robust, not rude, so i apologise. Besides, I don't think Cornucopia was being too civil to those of us who don't listen to 'live' concerts every night. Also, the mention of Bournemouth and a familiar tone suggest he isn't a new member; his moniker contains a clue.
Last edited by Mahlerei; 11-02-12 at 00:45.
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I was reminded of a similar discussion on the 'Two Mahlers' thread of the welcome (or not) offered to new members: these boards can appear quite cliquey, from where I sit. But in this case I bow to your superior knowledge....
Cornucopia is an ancient Greek word depicting an animal horn, overflowing with fruit and vegetables. I chose the name to represent an abundance of interest, not knowledge.
Anyway, I thank you for your apology and also for correcting my spelling of Bournemouth (I didn't know there was an 'e' in the middle)
You will recall, I'm sure, that I also mentioned The Halle orchestra, the RPO, the LPO, the BBC Scottish and the BBC Symphony orchestras in the few messages that I have so far written and, talking of which, what did you think of last night's violin concerto?
Also, am I right in thinking that the conductor lost control of the orchestra in the Dvorak overture, which to my ears became a bit of a scramble?
Cornucopia
PS What makes you assume that I am a 'he'? Women also listen to music and some of them even play in orchestras.
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Welcome Mr, Ms, Mrs or Miss Cornucopia.
It would be interesting to learn what instrument you play, if you are in an orchestra? I congratulate you on the speed with which you have picked up the intricicies of these boards.
We have all but lost the orchestral members and I hope the numbers will continue to grow.
Dear Salymap,
Thank you for your welcoming remarks. I have been following the message boards ever since the 2011 promenade season, so I have a good idea of how this forum works.
I enjoyed reading the comments, for and against, every day after those live broadcasts and so I was delighted to see that the BBC had introduced a special series of live concerts but interest, and mine, tailed off as the Christmas season took over and the choice seemed to be only Carols and oratorios.
So 2012 came with a renewed (in every sense) choice of live performances to listen to, with some quite stunning performances, but nobody seemed to be listening to them; they were all talking about their own record collections.
Yes, there is a place for all discussions, but why ignore something which is alive and vibrant (with all its surprises and sometimes mistakes) when discourse about a CD collection can take place at any time of the day?
So I decided to sign up and try to stir up a bit of interest in what is happening now, with British orchestras instead of how the San Francisco Symphony orchestra played a Russian symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas.
I don't play in an orchestra and I have no vested interests, but I do think that the standard of playing amongst all of the British orchestras is as high as anywhere in the world at this time and I really fear that we shall lose them if we don't give evidence of our interest and support.
You say that we (the message boarders) have all but lost the orchestral members. Let us ensure that we do not lose the orchestras.
Cornucopia
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Caliban has started a Thread on "memorable concerts you've attended", and I haven't contributed because I can't narrow my selection down to the required six. (Not that that's stopped other contributers!) To attend a concert can be "alive and vibrant", with a great sense of shared participation in a unique event; but I don't often get the same experience from a broadcast concert. Partly because the "whoompf" of sound is lost on speakers (with the low sound levels the Beeb uses) and because audience noise is more obtrusive listening at home than it is in a concert hall.
Last night's concert, for example: a perfectly decent performance of Tchaik#5, more lyrical than hysterical, but with so much detail competing with the - ahem - phlegmatic audience. The opening of the Slow Movement (which the performers had so carefully balanced into a barely audible pianissimo) had so much extra bronchial percussion they might as well have played the 1812 Overture. (was even worse in the hushed beauties of the Saunders Violin Concerto.) Now, had I been at the concert, I'm sure these noises off wouldn't've distracted me nearly so much.
The wrong sort of "alive and vibrant" for me.
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Must be female otherwise you'd be CornucopiusCornucopia is an ancient Greek word depicting an animal horn, overflowing with fruit and vegetables. I chose the name to represent an abundance of interest, not knowledge.
Anyway, I thank you for your apology and also for correcting my spelling of Bournemouth (I didn't know there was an 'e' in the middle)
You will recall, I'm sure, that I also mentioned The Halle orchestra, the RPO, the LPO, the BBC Scottish and the BBC Symphony orchestras in the few messages that I have so far written and, talking of which, what did you think of last night's violin concerto?
Also, am I right in thinking that the conductor lost control of the orchestra in the Dvorak overture, which to my ears became a bit of a scramble?
Cornucopia
PS What makes you assume that I am a 'he'? Women also listen to music and some of them even play in orchestras.
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