#BBC symphony orchestra

[mikrokosmos]

This Week's Listening & Muses - April 1-7

Schmitt - Suites from Antoine et Cléopâtre. For r/classicalmusic 's piece of the week. I haven't listened to much by Florent Schmitt, I know his symphonie concertante and some piano works. I liked his orchestration, like Debussy mixed with Strauss. Doesn't captivate me as much as the piano and chamber works but it is luscious.

Mendelssohn - Concerto in Ab Major for two pianos. Decided to listen through more of Hyperion's catalogue of "Romantic Piano Concertos", which were some of the works I listened to getting into classical music and were formative to my tastes. Mendelssohn's double piano concertos were written when he was a teenager for him to play with his sister Fanny, and they weren't published in his lifetime and apparently he thought they were immature. The concerto was charming and made me think of the early/classical Beethoven piano concertos

Moszkowski - Piano Concerto in E major. Another recording from the Romantic Concertos series, I hadn't listened to this one much before and wasn't that interested. Listening to it again now, I loved the exuberance and larger-than-life sounds

Schmidt - Symphony no.1. A less popular symphonist I was really into years back, late romantic and decadent. I didn't like this one as much at first, but listening now I'm surprised that I used to find it boring. It's very loud, grand, "majestic", and like a lot of romantic symphonies, long. It's great for blasting on speakers

Messiaen - Turangalîla. To break up the Romantic monotony, I was happy to see Marc-André Hamelin as the pianist for this masterpiece. Bombastic, "futuristic", otherworldly, fun and beautiful and sometimes mind-boggling.

I'll try to post the top favorites of music I listen to in a week to share some recommendations and act as my own listening diary, hopefully introduce some music to you guys or get recommendations in return!

[literatemisfit]

I hadn't watched (listened to) David reading the chapter of Good Omens at the BBC Symphony event until yesterday because I was worried it would be cringy and I've already listened to it twice it's so good?????

[dahliaduvide]

BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover

https://www.spitfireaudio.com/bbc-symphony-orchestra-discover

This plugin is amazing. So many instruments, and they all sound good. Depending on your project this might be the only plugin you need.

[nonesuchrecords]

Seeing Oppenheimer this weekend? Get ready with a listen to John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic, performed by Gerald Finley, Julia Bullock, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Singers conducted by the composer here.

And sure, you can listen to it before seeing Barbie too.

[sigmastolen]

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" - IX. Nimrod (Adagio) | Edward Elgar

BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

[fuck-you-gaiman]

Oh my gosh, David's gentle and sassy Aziraphale impression. 💗

David Tennant reads the bookshop scene from Good Omens during Playing in the Dark: Neil Gaiman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Posting here to memorialise this even after the BBC takes it down from their website. Originally performed 12th Nov 2019 at the Barbican, London. 

…his Aziraphale voice is so delicate oh my word, I’m ready to offer my life savings and possibly a kidney in exchange for a full-length audiobook

[nobuyukikakigi]

2024年春の仕事

ここへ来てようやく春らしい陽射しが注いでくるようになりました。それまで福岡では、気温は平年と変わらないものの、重い雲が垂れ込め、時折雨風が強くなる日が続いていて、気分も体調も落ち込むことが多かったので嬉しく思っています。学期の始まりの慌ただしさもようやくひと段落し、溜め込んだ仕事に少しずつ取り組んでいるところです。美学と哲学の講義にも、またこれらを深めるゼミにも熱心な学生がいて刺激を受けています。ゼミではエドワード・W・サイードの晩年の著作を読み始めました。彼が何を問い続けてきたのかを顧みることをつうじて、現在の厳しい状況を見通す思考の方途を探れればと思います。 3月8日に広島交響楽団の演奏会を聴くために訪れた広島にて さて、3月から4月の仕事についてご報告しておきたいと思います。まず、書評紙『週間読書人』の3月1日号に、郁文堂から昨年末に刊行されたヨアヒム・ゼング編／細見和之訳『ア…

[monophonics]

Public Service Broadcasting - Broadcasting House 

[a-victorian-girl]

The Orchestra, Mrs. Hudson, is on fire!

Sherlock Live Suite, performed by The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, 2020 (X)

[embracing-the-ineffable]

These photos are super sweet! And - although part 1 isn't available to play right now - part 2 is!! Most of the Good Omens highlights are there, starting at 39:50 🤩

Listening to Amanda Palmer sing, I'd not previously considered that there's a line in one of the verses of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square: "The whole darn world seemed upside down" ... and that's one of the verses she sang for this concert ... which I think is especially interesting in light of this:

And part 2. There is 11 days still to listen to it (till 22.1.2023).

Playing in the Dark: Neil Gaiman and the BBC Symphony was a 2019 event with Neil reading stories and BBC Orchestra playing music where David Tennant appeared as a surprise guest :).

The Good Omens segment (Neil’s introduction, David reading the drunk AC scene, Amanda Palmer singing A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square) starts at part 2 at 39:50 :). And there is a Good Omens Theme played by the orchestra at the beginning of part 1 :) 

[unabashedqueenfury]

Reign 2013-17/02-22

Mary and Francis

[ladycharles]

My "no one owes you anything" twinky baroque pop number 😁🌍

Manic Pixie Dream World is out March 10th

This song isn't out till then but here's a little something else:

[literatemisfit]

David's introduction to the stage by Neil Gaiman at the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 2019. Can't figure out how to post it here soooo here is a link!

https://m.facebook.com/BBCSO/videos/david-tennant/450971932248947/

[clarasteam]

JP's website has the audio recording of him singing this, and it's still bliss.

Jamie Parker singing “Mad About The Boy” with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at Logical Family: An Evening With Armistead Maupin and the BBCSO, Barbican Hall, 19 December 2017 [x]

(Something that didn’t make it into the recording was AM’s comment immediately after this number: “I had the best seat in the house!”)

[roennq]

The Music of The Musketeers

Part Four: The Original Television Soundtrack

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It's close to a decade since this treasure of a show premiered and they still have not released an official soundtrack for Series One. [Not holding my breath... but perhaps as a 10th Anniversary event?! Can someone make this happen?]

I guess, for now, we'll just have to be content with Paul Englishby's two-CD album although The Musketeers - Series 2 & 3 (Original Television Soundtrack) does not include the title/opening theme music by Murray Gold. But, hey, there's always YouTube!

As with any good soundtrack, there's a theme for each couple (Constance and D'artagnan, Aramis and the Queen, Porthos Meets Elodie, Athos Remembers Milady, Sylvie and Athos), as well as the series' antagonists (Rochefort and The Musketeers, Milady and The Jewels, Feron, Bonnaire, Grimaud’s Wrath, King Loius).

One of my many favourites from the album is Series Three Finale, from 3x10 episode We are the Garrison. I think it's a poignant, perfect score to end the series. 💕

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Playlists I know that not everyone enjoys movie or TV scores – my mom once told me she thought I was listening to funeral songs when it was the OST from The Lord of the Rings... 😅

However, if you do and would like to listen to the unreleased music from Series One, extracted by fans, you can do so here...

...and here:

Or to the entire album for Series Two and Three, which is also available for purchase (from Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, AllMusic), here:

Enjoy!

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Final Thoughts While I love opening and closing themes, I rarely go for the entire score. It was different with The Musketeers. The last TV soundtrack that had the same hold on me was Once Upon a Time: The Musical Episode. I could listen to Colin O'Donoghue and Josh Dallas all day... but that's an entirely different post altogether. 🤭

Final Part: Music Inspired by The Musketeers Part One | Two | Three

[paul-archibald]

Aaron Copland 1900-1990

Aaron Copland is regarded as a pioneering figure in American music. His eclectic compositional style covered neo-classicism, popular music, European nationalist traditions, jazz folk music, and the 12-tone idiom. For the better part of four decades, he composed operas, ballets, orchestral music, band music, chamber music, choral music, and film scores. He was a teacher, writer of books and…