Through the Night

[kernelbogey]

Mahler 2

12:36 AM
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony no. 2 in C minor (Resurrection) for soprano, alto, chorus and orchestra
Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano), Martina Jankova (soprano), NFM Chorus, Polish National Youth Chorus, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

I thought this a terrific performance, albeit rather poor sound, which reminded me, in Slatkin's dynamics, of an unforgettable performance under Lorin Maazel at the RAH, I think (cannot remember orchestra or date, others may) which sealed forever my opinion of this work as one of the very greatest symphonies.

Worth a listen and I hope some Mahler fans will do so and comment.

Came across the programme for this: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Lorin Maazel, Jill Gomez, Anna Reynolds: Royal Festival Hall 22 June 1976.

[LMcD]

I thought I'd have an extended listen to Through The Night for a change, starting at about 0430 (I've never quite got the hang of this 8 hours' sleep business) and must say I've enjoyed the selection of pieces very much - AND the introductions have been brief but informative, and there have been NO TRAILERS or requests for listener interaction (hooray!).

[doversoul1]

I'm not absolutely sure that I didn't dream this but I think John Shea said or implied somewhere about 03.14 – 03.39am on today's (Monday) programme that the information about the composers that he had been given didn't quite match his knowledge about them. Does this suggest that there is more to all those mistakes and errors made by other presenters lately? Unless I was half asleep and got this all wrong.

[Stanfordian]

I thought I'd have an extended listen to Through The Night for a change, starting at about 0430 (I've never quite got the hang of this 8 hours' sleep business) and must say I've enjoyed the selection of pieces very much - AND the introductions have been brief but informative, and there have been NO TRAILERS or requests for listener interaction (hooray!).

Perfect!

[Bella Kemp]

In one's dreams, Radio 3 might broadcast Through the Night during daylight hours and offer its daytime schedule to the nation's insomniacs.

[cloughie]

In one's dreams, Radio 3 might broadcast Through the Night during daylight hours and offer its daytime schedule to the nation's insomniacs.

What have the insomniacs done wrong?

[Edgy 2]

I'm not absolutely sure that I didn't dream this but I think John Shea said or implied somewhere about 03.14 – 03.39am on today's (Monday) programme that the information about the composers that he had been given didn't quite match his knowledge about them. Does this suggest that there is more to all those mistakes and errors made by other presenters lately? Unless I was half asleep and got this all wrong.

He was talking about Jan Levoslav Bella’s Solemn Overture in E flat major.
He said that according to the information he had in front of him that was the title of the piece but he didn’t think it sounded particularly solemn (it didn’t to me ) and wondered if something had been lost in translation.
Through the night should be on through the day

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

He said that according to the information he had in front of him that was the title of the piece but he didn’t think it sounded particularly solemn (it didn’t to me ) and wondered if something had been lost in translation.

The "1812" Overture is also described (by its composer) as "solemn", too - which it has never sounded to me.

Through the night should be on through the day

Well, certainly the 6-til-noon section. Save a bit of money on presenters, too.

[Edgy 2]

The "1812" Overture is also described (by its composer) as "solemn", too - which it has never sounded to me.


Well, certainly the 6-til-noon section. Save a bit of money on presenters, too.

Perfect.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

A-HA! Czeching the website list of compositions by Jan Levoslav Bella, the only "Overture in Eb" is the Koncertná predohra of 1872-73. The various online Czech-English translations I've consulted all give this in English as "Concert Overture".

https://hc.sk/hudba/osobnost-detail/993-jan-levoslav-bella

[doversoul1]

He was talking about Jan Levoslav Bella’s Solemn Overture in E flat major.
He said that according to the information he had in front of him that was the title of the piece but he didn’t think it sounded particularly solemn (it didn’t to me ) and wondered if something had been lost in translation.
Through the night should be on through the day

Ah, thank you. So he wasn’t saying ‘somebody gave me a piece of wrong information’. I suppose I am a bit paranoid about this sort of things these days.

TTN is like Radio 3 in an alternative world. Long may it last.

[doversoul1]

A-HA! Czeching the website list of compositions by Jan Levoslav Bella, the only "Overture in Eb" is the Koncertná predohra of 1872-73. The various online Czech-English translations I've consulted all give this in English as "Concert Overture".

https://hc.sk/hudba/osobnost-detail/...levoslav-bella

According to an online translation, solemn in Czech is Slavnostní which means festive, ceremonial along with a few other similar words. So, the translation might have gone through something like Concert – Festive - Solemn. But then, whose translation was this for this programme? I even wonder if John Shea was hinting 'I know this work as a Concert Overture'.

[doversoul1]

The sun sets even on the Sun King when Robert de Visee plays his own Through the Night.
(John Shea)

03:08 AM
Robert de Visee (c.1655-1733)
Suite in A major
Yasunori Imamura (theorbo)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006sws

TTN Long may it last.

[Bryn]

"Mahler's colossal Symphony No 1". That's how it is referred to in the TtN listing for last night. Is this an attempt to get around the misnaming of it as "Titan"?

[Anastasius]

.....

TTN Long may it last.

I couldn't agree more. Stumbled across it courtesy of a 'funny' in BBC Sounds. Such a revelation that programme. No tweets. No bleats. No homilies. No texts. No VoxPop.