Jared wrote:...flippin' cold though... sat there in trench-coat, scarf and gloves...
I am sure that it kept you alert and focused the mind....and ears!!
Jared wrote:...flippin' cold though... sat there in trench-coat, scarf and gloves...
Historical performance practice extending to the audience. I approve!Jared wrote: flippin' cold though... sat there in trench-coat, scarf and gloves...
For the next 12 hours only, a limited number of Arena tickets for the Bach Marathon are available for £10 from Time Out London! http://bit.ly/ZtEX4P
I had young Darren in mind when I posted that link.Jared wrote:^^ let's hope our Darren sees it in time!
unless of course, he's engrossed in another Dr Who fest... ;-)
Jared wrote:^^ let's hope our Darren sees it in time!
unless of course, he's engrossed in another Dr Who fest... ;-)
DURATION: 1 HOUR, 29 MINUTES
John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician.
The famous portrait of Bach portrays a grumpy 62-year-old man in a wig and formal coat, yet his greatest works were composed 20 years earlier in an almost unrivalled blaze of creativity.
We reveal a complex and passionate artist; a warm and convivial family man at the same time a rebellious spirit struggling with the hierarchies of state and church who wrote timeless music that is today known world-wide. Gardiner undertakes a 'Bach Tour' of Germany, and sifts the relatively few clues we have - some newly-found.
Most of all, he uses the music to reveal the real Bach.
markof wrote:Just finished. It's been some day.
Really liked the B-Minor mass and McGregor Goldbergs, despite all the extraneous noises - I'm sure I heard a dinner plate hit the floor about 1/3 the way through.
Mark.