Proms 2012 - Week 1 - Winners and Losers
Five Star Pupils
John Adams - so much energy in Prom 4, blew the house down with Fest Romane, and rebuilt it with City Noir. The kids in your band are cool.
Alice Coote - cool, splendid sensual French Art Song at Cadogan Hall, Summer Lovin' recalled (actual Summer Lovin' rained off)
Hervé Niquet - handling Handel with swing and swagger. Herve the Verve!
West East Divan Orchestra - proper grown up orchestra now with bite and panache, watch out Bolivars!
Daniel Barenboim - for programming and introducing RAH with 6000 people in it to music of Boulez *HEAD BOY*
Five with extra homework to do....
The Programmers of Prom One: "Best of British", I think not. A lukewarm opener to the season. Orchestra bored, conductors aren't atheletes, Elgar - bloody awful.
Kirill Gerstein - yes, technically all there but where was the fresh thinking. A missed opportunity to break with tradition.
Anne Schwanewilms - poor dear, ...Last Songs indeed..... .
BBC Symphony Orchestra - stop looking so glum!
Those involved in My Fair Lady - why oh why oh why? Your music is great, but it is not classical. Thank you - but please don't do it again, leave it in the theatre.
John Adams - so much energy in Prom 4, blew the house down with Fest Romane, and rebuilt it with City Noir. The kids in your band are cool.
Alice Coote - cool, splendid sensual French Art Song at Cadogan Hall, Summer Lovin' recalled (actual Summer Lovin' rained off)
Hervé Niquet - handling Handel with swing and swagger. Herve the Verve!
West East Divan Orchestra - proper grown up orchestra now with bite and panache, watch out Bolivars!
Daniel Barenboim - for programming and introducing RAH with 6000 people in it to music of Boulez *HEAD BOY*
Five with extra homework to do....
The Programmers of Prom One: "Best of British", I think not. A lukewarm opener to the season. Orchestra bored, conductors aren't atheletes, Elgar - bloody awful.
Kirill Gerstein - yes, technically all there but where was the fresh thinking. A missed opportunity to break with tradition.
Anne Schwanewilms - poor dear, ...Last Songs indeed..... .
BBC Symphony Orchestra - stop looking so glum!
Those involved in My Fair Lady - why oh why oh why? Your music is great, but it is not classical. Thank you - but please don't do it again, leave it in the theatre.
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