Something sensible for once (7)

Get out.

It's only hubris if I fail.

damn then I might have went !!!!

It's (the venue) good for the 1812 though- muskets in the upper galleries so get a seat as high up as possible and smell the cordite. BOOM!

I'm going to hear some Mahler and Shostakovich at the RFH on Saturday, but then I'm a member and get to use the members' bar and stuff- make mine a Bellini sweety!

What Beet did you want? I lurve his Piyanna concerto in C maj.

chin chin

synd

aka Mrs Beet wannabe

Here in the bipolar ward if you shower you get a gold star, but I'm not going far till the Haldol kicks in-until then, until then-I'm strapped to this fucking twin bed and I won't get any cookies or tea till I stop quoting Nietzsche and brush my teeth and comb my hair. (Rennie Sparks)

Edited 21 Apr 09, 3:35 PM by syndeetoo

* Date Saturday 22 August 2009 * Time 7.30pm - c10.15pm * Venue Royal Albert Hall * Tickets £12 - £54 price band C or Prom for £5 * Broadcast at 8.10pm on BBC Two and live on BBC Radio 3. Available on demand for the following week.

Waltraud Meier © Wilfried Hoesl

Our celebration of the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra's 10th anniversary ends with Beethoven's only foray into the operatic form. Fidelio is at once a passionate protest against political injustice and a paean to the power of human love.

Conducted by Daniel Barenboim, (woot woot!!!)

because of Barenboim, because it's Beets' only opera, plus the overture is fabby- here's Rattle giving the overture some:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX25IvvcqFw&featu...

You've got a choice of symphonies- 3 4 6 and 9

5 and 8 are my favourites- meh- I wouldn't do 9 unless I was feeling a bit peculiar- I've heard it too many times

I'd give 6 a miss cos I hate the BBC Symphony Orchestra, 4 involves a lot of choral, so I'd probably pick 4.

enjoy anyhoo

Here in the bipolar ward if you shower you get a gold star, but I'm not going far till the Haldol kicks in-until then, until then-I'm strapped to this fucking twin bed and I won't get any cookies or tea till I stop quoting Nietzsche and brush my teeth and comb my hair. (Rennie Sparks)

I love the 6th and was thinking of going for that one - did you mean you don't like the way the Beeb Symph does it, or you just don't like it anyway? I've never actually been to see a professional orchestra play so can't say I'm any kind of expert on who's good at what.

You probably have a point about the Proms not being the best way to enjoy live classical music - though not sure why tourists and geeks would spoil it? Do they munch crisps and take flash photos all the way through? I'd certainly never go to see the Last Night, that would be a right pain in the arse, so if the rest of it is anything like that then I'd be better off finding a venue closer to home.

Still, it was in the news so thought I'd mention it.

Whatever it is, I'm against it! - Rufus T. Firefly

They're as irritating as "shouldshowups" at gala events. I'm a bit of a purist- I like people to be there for the music not for the event. The pit mob at the proms can be a bit tiresome. Although I have prommed, I'm no prommer- but enjoy- everyone should try it once. Having attended hundreds of clahsickl moosicke gigs I appreciate a crowd that listen- there's a real special vibe when a crowd know how to listen.

oh and I booked for Fidelio - thanks!

Here in the bipolar ward if you shower you get a gold star, but I'm not going far till the Haldol kicks in-until then, until then-I'm strapped to this fucking twin bed and I won't get any cookies or tea till I stop quoting Nietzsche and brush my teeth and comb my hair. (Rennie Sparks)

Edited 21 Apr 09, 6:06 PM by syndeetoo

Yep, know what you mean. It's annoying trying to listen to stuff like that when people around you are just half interested. Not that I think everybody should be totally po-faced about it, but the music deserves a bit of respect and it's distracting if people are whispering etc.

I saw "The year that changed jazz" on BBC2 the other day. Apparently when Miles Davis was starting out he used to play these dives where all the gangsters would go, and they'd be bragging about their ho's and guns etc. But when he turned up they'd all shut up and listen. Partly because if they didn't he'd just bog off, but also I think because even they would give a bit of deference to a serious musician.

On the other hand if I were in the mosh-pit at some Pogues gig in the old days then I'd be quite happy to thrash about and foam at the mouth with the best of 'em. Horses for main courses, as the French would no doubt say.

Whatever it is, I'm against it! - Rufus T. Firefly