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Proms 2014

The Taverner / Tallis shown on BBC4 tonight was excellent. Must investigate his work further.

PS I've merged the various Proms 2014 threads.
 
Enjoyed the Bruch today, an energetic performance. The Mariner/Hurt Walton was an unexpectedly different experience too. Glad to have gone, despite the complete traffic snarl up...

I should add... We had a 2:30pm booking for the Elgar restaurant, but arrived at 3:00pm and popped straight into the Verdi cafe section to see what was what - they sorted us out, and then suggested we take dessert during the interval to save a rush! Fantastic service, and as always great food. 11/10.
 
Anyone else attending any of this year's Proms?

I took a friend to the Missa Solemnis on Tuesday which was beautifully performed under Gardiner, and took my son to Thursday's event, principally for the Holst, which I thought excellent.

We also had some Schoenberg on Thursday which did less than nothing for me, but a very pleasant surprise was the Scriabin which I knew nothing of prior to this event. It was accompanied by a light show from the 1980's, but worked well enough, and both my son and I were impressed by the scale of the piece.
 
I`m not attending any Proms but we listen most nights if possible. I also thought the Thursday concert was excellent as was the Mahler 2 last night. Not terribly impressed with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday though.
I am very much looking forward to Salome and Elektra over the weekend.
 
Vital said:
We also had some Schoenberg on Thursday which did less than nothing for me, but a very pleasant surprise was the Scriabin which I knew nothing of prior to this event. It was accompanied by a light show from the 1980's, but worked well enough, and both my son and I were impressed by the scale of the piece.
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Scriabin is one of my favourite composers and have most of his recorded works on vinyl. The symphonic works are easy to explore as there a only a few of them! His masterwork is The Poem of Ecstasy - I can highly recommend Zubin Mehta's Decca recording Sxl 6325. It's a powerful and hypnotic work and a reference recording of mine.

He also wrote many exceptionally fine solo works for piano which are often performed today. Recordings by Ashkenazy and Berman are well worth seeking out.
 
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Splendid Strauss over the weekend, particularly the Elektra last night - makes the proms still worthwhile despite Doctor Who proms and musicals.
 
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