The Proms

2 watchers

BigChiefRunningBore Jul 2018 9:44pm, 13 Jul 2018 20,659 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore Who has gone high brow? Watching first night now. Holst Planet Suite always has motifs I forget are from it. Very nice, innit. Really just waiting for the Anna Meredith piece. I Anna.
BigChiefRunningBore Jul 2018 9:45pm, 13 Jul 2018 20,660 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore all slightly ruined by the noise of blokes laughing at their own jokes from the pub next door.
Fizz :-) Jul 2018 9:49pm, 13 Jul 2018 2,856 posts	0 Fizz :-) Bugger. Missed it. Thank goodness for iPlayer!
swittle Jul 2018 10:07pm, 13 Jul 2018 49,499 posts	0 swittle Good call, Chiefy. Worth the licence fee alone
Andrew65 Jul 2018 10:38pm, 13 Jul 2018 942 posts	0 Andrew65 That Five Telegrams by Anna Meredith was unbelievable!
BigChiefRunningBore Jul 2018 10:44pm, 13 Jul 2018 20,661 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore Wow. Not bad hey? Bit annoyed with the directors odd shots of bits of walls or violins when the whole visual point was to view the whole. But still awesome !
Andrew65 Jul 2018 10:48pm, 13 Jul 2018 943 posts	0 Andrew65 theguardian.com I was completely unaware of her work until about 40 minutes ago. That was an incredible experience on TV, it is hard to imagine the impact that it would have had if you were in the RAH. The visuals added an extra dimension to the work but it could easily have stood alone and still taken the breath away.
Andrew65 Jul 2018 11:05pm, 13 Jul 2018 944 posts	0 Andrew65 Fans of Mahler are being well catered for this year too. Symphonies 1,3,4,5,8 and 10 all coming up
BigChiefRunningBore Jul 2018 11:12pm, 13 Jul 2018 20,662 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore Less classical is her album Varmints. I have seen her and her "band" 3 times - flippin marvelous if not a bit bonkers.
BigChiefRunningBore Jul 2018 12:24am, 14 Jul 2018 20,663 posts	0 BigChiefRunningBore IPlayer link for the outside performance. Stunning!! bbc.co.uk