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Author: williamalex54
Date: 2014-08-29 23:18
This is the second half of a LIVE tour concert by the RCO in Koln Cologne Germany. I'll look for a possible archive. I think Till will be last, preceded by Death & Transfiguration.
You may need to start the player, if it doesn't come on for you.
http://www.philharmonie.tv/
Post Edited (2014-08-29 23:19)
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Author: John Peacock
Date: 2014-09-02 01:07
Thanks for this. I was lucky enough to hear the same programme live in the Edinburgh festival just a few days ago. Everyone I know that attended the concert agreed it was some of the most classy playing we'd ever witnessed. And everyone from the conductor down seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Fabulous clarinet playing, but who's the principal? The programme in Edinburgh claimed it was Olivier Patey, but I'm pretty sure it's someone different.
A couple of oddities:
* They have the back row of winds reversed, so that the bassoons are behind the flutes. I gather this is standard Concertgebouw practice, to stop all the bass being on the conductor's right.
* At 1:37:48 the Eb clarinet plays his phrase for the umpteenth time - but instead of descending for the last note, he goes way up to the top of the instrument. This isn't what's written (on IMSLP), and it's not what the Concertgebouw did under Haitink in 1973. But this alternative must have some sort of provenance?
Anyway, the main thing is that this is really worth experiencing while you have the chance.
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Author: rmk54
Date: 2014-09-02 03:18
* At 1:37:48 the Eb clarinet plays his phrase for the umpteenth time - but instead of descending for the last note, he goes way up to the top of the instrument. This isn't what's written (on IMSLP), and it's not what the Concertgebouw did under Haitink in 1973. But this alternative must have some sort of provenance?
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Szell with Cleveland did this as well. It's probably so the last note can be heard above the rest of the orchestra.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-09-02 05:12
I'm getting a 'count down' counter (much like the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall) that looks as if I will be able to see about 6 months of stuff on this website before.........you have to 'subscribe?'
Anyway, beautiful playing!!!
.............Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2014-09-04 04:16)
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Author: williamalex54
Date: 2014-09-02 08:30
@Paul.....these streams from Koln are FREE....no charge....they will add some other ones as the season progresses. Last year Montreal Sym. played this hall and they archived it too....
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-09-03 15:54
If only to point out the 'marketing coup' that it is but.......did y'all notice the use of the Silverstein ligature throughout the clarinet section....... and the AMAZING Eb playing?!!? I heard that fellow touring with the Berlin Philharmonic Quintet a few years ago (actually this was my first viewing of the Berlin Philharmonic where most of the five of them were on stage with the orchestra; didn't notice the female bassoonist though).
So, a Berlin Philharmonic question: Do they have a dedicated "away team" amongst the wind players?
SOOO SORRY !!!! THIS WAS POSTED IN THE WRONG SPOT!!!!!!
............Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2014-09-04 04:15)
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2014-09-03 23:01
John- from the video it looks like Olivier Patey to me. (I only watched the Struass pieces)
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Author: John Peacock
Date: 2014-09-03 23:56
Liquorice:
> From the video it looks like Olivier Patey to me
Really? Compare with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7HXbgBCltw (a nice Brahms trio). This Patey doesn't have grey hair, and his face is surely thinner? Maybe it's his brother...
Also, I read here that many people thought it was a big deal for the RCO to hire someone that didn't play reform Boehm - but that looks like what was being used in the concert in question.
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