tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post4986050475709300580..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Happy Europe Day Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-84369930525886171072018-05-10T14:18:50.758+01:002018-05-10T14:18:50.758+01:00Thanks, Carolyn, and only sorry I didn't see y...Thanks, Carolyn, and only sorry I didn't see you in the throng. Great optimism as well as sadness last night, how could it be otherwise with such a fabulous team of young professionals?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-70799568123035016912018-05-10T14:08:07.015+01:002018-05-10T14:08:07.015+01:00Wonderful concert last night, David! Superb perfor...Wonderful concert last night, David! Superb performances all round, with terrific orchestra and conductor, and immensely moving. I absolutely loved Dobrinka Tabakova's 'Bell Tower in the Clouds'. Thank you.Carolyn Dobbinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-57173892838449814782018-05-10T08:19:39.018+01:002018-05-10T08:19:39.018+01:00Oh, it was glorious indeed - probably the best eve...Oh, it was glorious indeed - probably the best ever, with stunning string playing led by Thomas Gould. My New Best Friend Dobrinka's piece did not pale in the least from comparison with Britten's brilliant string writing. The Brahms took everyone through struggle to triumph, though the Ode to Joy was followed not by rapturous applause but a spontaneous minute-plus silence, ended only when someone's mobile phone went off...<br /><br />Anyway, the good news is that this year it was filmed as well as sound-recorded, so you will be able to watch and listen.<br /><br />We all agreed that we will find a way to do it next year, wherever the money needs to come from...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-72022131303961188392018-05-09T19:14:20.228+01:002018-05-09T19:14:20.228+01:00This year’s program sounds glorious, and the Ramea...This year’s program sounds glorious, and the Rameauification of the Ode to Joy, which I have just listened to now, was splendid, seeming as if it was meant to be. I’m grateful to have in hand CDs from earlier years, all thanks to you and J. Happy Europe Day, then, despite it all.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.com