Arnold, Sir Malcolm (1921-2006)

[BBMmk2]

Time to merge the two Malcom Arnold threads?

Be a good idea,I’m think. Ferney?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think it might be useful to keep the CotW Thread separate while the programmes are still available on the i-Player, just in case anyone wishes to make a specific comment on the series, or to reply to a comment on that Thread. I'll do a "splice" once the programmes become "no longer available".

[Alison]

The Fourth Symphony is on Radio 3 this afternoon.

Any new performance is quite an event for me!

[teamsaint]

The Fourth Symphony is on Radio 3 this afternoon.

Any new performance is quite an event for me!

Thanks Alison. Will have to catch up on that, as I'll be zooming all afternoon.

[Nick Armstrong]

The Fourth Symphony is on Radio 3 this afternoon.

Any new performance is quite an event for me!

It was great having it on pretty loud while doing chores this afternoon!

[Leinster Lass]

The Fourth Symphony is on Radio 3 this afternoon.

Any new performance is quite an event for me!

I mistakenly mentioned this on the 'Neglected British Composers' thread. To my admittedly untrained ear, it all sounded rather disjointed, as if it couldn't decide in which direction to travel, but I'm sure I shall learn from others' views!

[Edgy 2]

I mistakenly mentioned this on the 'Neglected British Composers' thread. To my admittedly untrained ear, it all sounded rather disjointed, as if it couldn't decide in which direction to travel, but I'm sure I shall learn from others' views!

It's a very dark masterpiece,apparently written as a reaction to race riots in London in the late 50s
The work doesn't sound disjointed to my ears,it sort of all makes sense to me although I couldn't explain to you why.
Try MA's own take with the LPO on Lyrita,the slow movement is heartbreaking

[Edgy 2]

I wouldn’t go along with this. It seems that this largely two-part invention was written in a hurry to satisfy the 9 symphony expectation. On completion, the composer said he now wanted to die. A tragic set of circumstances.

Really ?

[Pulcinella]

A report in today's Times about the impending destruction of archive material:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/composer-malcolm-arnolds-daughter-fights-to-stop-state-destruction-of-archive-76cqs73js?shareToken=367b77f333ff808445d2cfddcfc2de50

[Andrew Slater]

A report in today's Times about the impending destruction of archive material:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c...d2cfddcfc2de50

A petition has been set up here:

https://www.change.org/p/lord-chance...redirect=false

[french frank]

What did they mean - "all possible options for preserving the records have been exhausted"?

[Andrew Slater]

What did they mean - "all possible options for preserving the records have been exhausted"?

I don't really know - there is already an Arnold archive, which would seem to be a 'possible option'. Perhaps they meant options within their own archive, and are trying to minimise archive space. They don't seem to have looked 'outside' very far.

[teamsaint]

Result !!

https://www.change.org/p/lord-chancellor-and-secretary-of-state-for-justice-the-rt-hon-robert-buckland-qc-save-the-court-papers-of-sir-malcolm-arnold/w?source_location=petition_nav

[Pulcinella]

Result !!

https://www.change.org/p/lord-chance...n=petition_nav

Needs to be on the Good News thread too!

[Serial_Apologist]

Result !!

https://www.change.org/p/lord-chance...n=petition_nav

Well done - and many thanks for drawing this to our attention.