Comments on: Provisioning

By: killian

killian — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:21:43 +0000

Will this exploded and newly orchestrated â€œThe Only Tuneâ€??? Yes, oh, yes, I’d seriously paypal whatever you asked for that mp3/4.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:48:59 +0000

Will this exploded and newly orchestrated “The Only Tune” be recorded and available for ease of listening across the Atlantic? Please?

By: Terribleman

Terribleman — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:40:51 +0000

A devoted reader of your blog, it was wonderful to discover that in person, you talk exactly as your write. Much enjoyed the Wigmore hour Howells was something of a curate’s egg, but Motion was startling and thrilling and it was wonderful to be reminded of what a fine modernist Copland could be. Meant to interject (a propos your comment about Stravinsky writing for Benny Goodman) about the master’s finest contribution to popular culture:

In late 1941, Barnum contacted Balanchine asking him to choreograph a ballet; he suggested bringing in Stravinsky. Balanchine contacted the composer and later recounted the conversation:
Balanchine: “I wonder if you’d like to do a little ballet with me.”
Stravinsky: “For whom?”
Balanchine: “For some elephants.”
Stravinsky: “How old?”
Balanchine: “Very young.”
Stravinsky: “All right. If they are very young elephants, I will do it.”

By: Charlotte Higgins

Charlotte Higgins — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:17:59 +0000

Très bon lunchtime concert today, M. Muhly. The Howells is too rich for my delicate blood, but Gibbons-Muhly, Muhly and Copland were all most enjoyable. I love a lunchtime concert and it was, indeed, a perfect hour. I hope you manage to fit in sufficient dinners at St John during your London stay.

By: Ch. Geissler

Ch. Geissler — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:12:39 +0000

I just came from the Britten Sinfonia lunchtime concert in Cambridge – brilliant. The way you captured the combination of nervousness, methodicalness and joyfully being enmeshed in the music in “Motion” was particularly enjoyable. And it was great to see that you were there in person! Enjoy the rest of your stay in the UK.

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Heard you on radio 4 tonight having not heard of you before, but Byrd and Glass sound like wonderful inspiration! Enjoy your stay in London, I hope you find all the provisions you need

Flo

By: Liner Notes Danny

Liner Notes Danny — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:34:48 +0000

Oh CHRIST this sounds gorgeous start to finish. I’d seriously paypal you three dollars just for an mp3 of you doing Mad Rush.

By: Sybilla

Sybilla — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:32:41 +0000

Can’t make London this time but will be there again in April for the WWT2 @ the Barbican! Looking forward to the ‘beautifully curated and well-wrought evening of songs and strings’ in Eindhoven – see you there!