This evening I'm listening to a very fine recording of the Symphony No.1 by Sir William Walton. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is led by Vernon Handley. My LP (pictured above) is a 1981 Nonesuch Records release of a 1978 UK recording that was originally issued on the ASV (Academy Sound & Vision) label. In 2006, it apparently received a CD release on the (UK) Resonance label.
Yes, I guess that was shot around that time. I was there in September. Did not see Bruno Ganz or Peter Falk.
I saw that. It's the one where they are making a movie. Interesting, but darned if I remember much more about it. I'll have to see it again.
In Der Himmel über Berlin, Potsdamer Platz is almost empty. And the roof of Philharmoniesaal can be seen in the long shoot in the middle of the movie.
CD 3. Frederick Delius 1. On the Mountains - Symphonic Poem Seven Songs from the Norwegian 2. Twilight Fancies (Orch. Delius) 3. Young Venevil (Orch. Beecham) 4. Hidden Love (Orch. Payne) 5. Cradle Song (Orch. Beecham) 6. The Bird’s Story (Orch. Delius) 7. The Minstrel (Orch. Payne) 8. The Homeward Way (Orch. Sondheimer) Paa Vidderne - Melodrama 9. I. Allegro con vigore 10. II. Andante tranquillo 11. III. Adagietto con voglia 12. IV. Grave 13. V. Lento, molto tranquillo 14. VI. Andante con voglia, molto tranquillo 15. VII. Allegro furioso 16. VIII. Comodo 17. IX. Lento con molto espressione Jan Lund (tenor) Peter Hall (narrator) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Douglas Bostock (conductor) Read more: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/July11/british_sym_233316.htm#ixzz5ID8ydlxF
Having spent the morning walking on the Hahnenkamm in Kitzbuhel in the Austrian Alps I’m now relaxing in my hotel, avoiding a storm, listening to Mahler 6. It’s been a cowbell filled day!
I’d love to ski that, although not like the racers. I’ve skied most of the Birds of Prey at Beaver Creek on bumps. The only part that I didn’t ski was the Golden Eagle jump. It was closed due to a wind storm knocking down trees across it. I did stand at the top and look down and it’s essentially a cliff that snow sticks to. You really have to be nuts to be a downhill racer.
Disc 58 of Mozart 225 The New Complete Edition. Symphonies and a serenade by Hogwood, Brüggen and Pinnock. Symphony in D major K320 "Posthorn Serenade" Symphony No. 35 in D major K385 "Haffner" Symphony No. 36 in C major K425 "Linz" Slow introduction K444 to Symphony in G major by Michael Haydn MH 334
I stood in the starting gate. Very steep from the outset. Probably looks even worse when there is snow.
Abbado and the BPO. In this recording he plays andante then scherzo. In his CSO recording he plays it scherzo then andante.
More Delius. CD 4. Mono recordings from 1951-54. Frederick Delius 4-1 Over The Hills And Far Away (Fantasy Overture)Conductor, Score Editor – Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* 13:58 North Country SketchesComposed Conductor – Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra* 4-2 I Autumn - The Wind Soughs In The Trees 7:17 4-3 II Winter Landscape 4:06 4-4 III Dance 5:50 4-5 IV The March Of Spring - Woodlands, Meadows And Silent Moors 7:35 4-6 Eventyr (Once Upon A Time) (Ballad After Asbjörnsen)Conductor – Sir Thomas Beecham, Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*Written-By [After] – Asbjörnsen* 15:03 KoangaChorus – Members Of The Royal Philharmonic Chorus*Libretto By – Charles F. Keary, Libretto By, Libretto By [After] – G. W. Cable* Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*Score Editor, Conductor – Sir Thomas Beecham 4-7 Closing Scene 9:12
The Symphony is OK--has sort of Shostakovich vibe. Will report back on the Violin Concerto once I listen to it.
I have owned this Walcha's stereo box for many years but acquired his earlier mono box about ten years ago ...
