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General Category => Gustav Mahler and Related Discussions => Topic started by: Seán on September 07, 2008, 08:57:50 AM

Title: BBC Prom: Haiitink/CSO M6 on Monday, 8th Sep 2008.
Post by: Seán on September 07, 2008, 08:57:50 AM

Hello,

Live performance form the Royal Albert Hall on BBC R3 and on BBC4 television:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/0809.shtml

Enjoy

Seán

Title: Re: BBC Prom: Haiitink/CSO M6 on Monday, 8th Sep 2008.
Post by: stillivor on September 07, 2008, 11:51:25 AM

Hoping to be there.

  Ivor

Title: Re: BBC Prom: Haiitink/CSO M6 on Monday, 8th Sep 2008.
Post by: barry guerrero on September 07, 2008, 03:53:25 PM

Take a sleeping bag. He conducts it really slow.   :-\

Title: Re: BBC Prom: Haiitink/CSO M6 on Monday, 8th Sep 2008.
Post by: Seán on September 08, 2008, 10:14:24 PM

Well I watched it and listened to it on my HT and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Title: Re: BBC Prom: Haiitink/CSO M6 on Monday, 8th Sep 2008.
Post by: stillivor on September 18, 2008, 03:52:59 PM

I was there and ditto.

The young woman on the hammerschlag was a highlight. She raised the wooden hammer up as high as she could and for the first blow, brought it down with all her might ! terrific.

For the second she was almost but not quite as forceful. A marvellous bit of visual drama.

  Ivor       :D