Sebastian Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Following two Zoom terms on Russian music and a pre-Christmas special on The Nutcracker, the well-known British music critic David Nice is offering a two-hour exploration of Tchaikovsky's score for The Sleeping Beauty. Tomorrow (Wednesday 30 December) afternoon, 2.30-4.30pm UK time. £10 per household. If interested, please email David on david.nice@usa.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted December 30, 2020 Author Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) (Bumping this up as it is now TODAY) Edited December 30, 2020 by Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) Just to report back briefly for those who were not able to join, David Nice's fascinating talk - illustrated with many musical and dvd examples - overran and in the end lasted a full three hours. Very worthwhile. From a host of insights - including where Tchaikovsky's music may contain a hidden reference to Aurora's hundred-year sleep - it is perhaps worth picking out one point, as it has been raised on this Forum more than once in the past. Which is the best recording of the music? David Nice replied that he had once done a BBC Radio 3 "Building a library" episode on this question, when Mark Ermler’s Covent Garden performance came out on top. This is however not currently available, so now he would be torn between Vladimir Jurowski's live recording and John Lanchbery’s Philharmonia CDs. I presume he did not mention Andre Previn's recording as this omits two numbers from the last act (Tom Thumb and the Sarabande). He also repeatedly praised Rostropovich's recording of the Sleeping Beauty Suite. In any case, a seasonal treat for those who were (virtually) there. Edited December 31, 2020 by Sebastian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Rostropovich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 4 hours ago, alison said: Rostropovich? The great cellist was also no mean conductor, if that's what you mean Alison: https://youtu.be/UA2R2QR19Bs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I know, but I thought you might mean Rozhdestvensky? (hoping that's spelt right!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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