tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post1133590578554464506..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: Car Park MomentsMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-38359756500029639652011-03-07T08:18:27.147+00:002011-03-07T08:18:27.147+00:00Martyn,
Yes, Officium gets old very quickly -- if...Martyn,<br /><br />Yes, Officium gets old very quickly -- if you've heard one track, you've pretty much heard them all. In fact, the same could be said for Garbarek in general -- if I'm in the mood, he hits the spot (hard to define what that mood is) but he's not exactly versatile.<br /><br />I just hate Kennedy's persona -- the music's OK, though violins and jazz don't mix for me (and that includes Grapelli).<br /><br />I suspect Red Priest may get old quickly, too, but I thought I'd share the enthusiasm while it lasted.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-12898089007655669812011-03-07T01:51:19.808+00:002011-03-07T01:51:19.808+00:00Baroque'n'roll – I always though "Ton...Baroque'n'roll – I always though "Tony Vivaldi and the Four Seasons" sounded like the name of a doo-wop band anyway.<br /><br />Sorry you don't like Nige - I thought his "Four Seasons" was an interestingly different take: I bought his version with the Berlin Phil of three pieces I have loved for almost 40 years, the Bach violin concertos BWV 1041-43, and while it's a bit "look, ma, I can play really fast", there's real respect for the music. And he's one of the very, very few classical musicians who doesn't make an idiot of himself when he has a go at jazz.<br /><br />I heard "Officium" in St Paul's Cathedral soon after it came out - thought it ought to have worked really well in that setting, but for me, at least, it didn't.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-31974159559227548472011-03-06T10:11:25.661+00:002011-03-06T10:11:25.661+00:00Martin,
There was a live performance in the cathe...Martin,<br /><br />There was a live performance in the cathedral of Spem in Alium a couple of years ago, but I missed it -- that must be pretty overwhelming.<br /><br />Renaissance polyphony has clearly emerged from the academic shadows into the spotlight in recent years -- it's the new "authentic instruments" -- watch for the Hollingworth to become a left-field bestseller, like the Garbarek / Hilliard Ensemble "Officium" a few years ago.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-18669139206758599302011-03-06T06:56:15.549+00:002011-03-06T06:56:15.549+00:00I'll listen for the Robert Hollingworth. Incid...I'll listen for the Robert Hollingworth. Incidentally, whilst on a 'home ed' trip to the Great Hall in Winchester, we were treated to a Janet Cardiff sound installation, which features 'Spem in Alium'. Forty individual voices delivered via forty arranged speakers. Highly recommended.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com