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As readers may recall 1969 marks the centenary of the birth of Sir Henry Wood. To many younger people (those under 35) he is possibly remembered solely as the founder of the Promenade Concerts in 1895 rather than for his unceasing efforts on behalf of music in Britain. For many people the inclusion of Wood's ever-popular Fantasia, given in a more complete form than for some years, will be the main attraction. This item as well as the two Elgar pieces is done with panache and brio. The choral contributions are all too obviously unrehearsed but this is essentially (..) The recording is remarkably successful, capturing the occasion with realism and the stereo quality, albeit it rather directional in separation, proves highly effective. Philips' transfer of the original BBC tapes is excellent. (..) I hugely enjoyed this record and its impact upon the buying public is already evident (early in October) by its unique position in the LP charts, among the topselling 'pop' items. (Gramophone)
Nederlands
| Titel | The Last Night of the Proms (1969, 1972) |
| Instelling | /BBC Symphony Chorus ; /BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Secundaire auteur | Sir Colin Davis |
| Type materiaal | CD |
| Uitgave | Philips, 1988 |
| Overige gegevens | 1 disc |
| Annotatie | Werken: (2) Elgar: Cockaigne - Concert Ouverture, Op. 40 (opname 1969); (3) Elgar: Pomp and Circumstances, Op. 39: Military March Nr 1 in D (opname 1969); (4) Berlioz: Les Troyens: "Hail, all hail tot the Queen" (arr., opname 1969)); (5) Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder: "Schmerzen" (opname 1972); (6) Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder: "Träume" (opname 1972); (7) Mendelssohn: Octet in Es, Op. 20: Scherzo (arr., opname 1969); (9) Henry Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs (arr., opname 1969); (10) Henry Wood: Sailor's Hornpipe (opname 1969); (11) Händel: Judas Maccabeus: "See, the Conque'ring Hero comes" (arr. opname 1969); (12) Thomas Augustin Arne: Rule Brittania (arr. opname 1969); (13) Hubert Parry: Jerusalem (opname 1969). Uitvoerenden: BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Jessye Norman. |
| Taal | Nederlands |
| Onderwerp algemeen | ORKEST: symfonieorkest |