Your 2014 Concerts

Mind you, poor planning on someone's part, as Jack White was also playing last night in Leeds, only a few hundred yards away at the new First Direct Arena.

Missed it! 

If you have the chance, take in a John Fogarty (ex CCR) concert.  His John Fogarty 1969 tour as the current one is referred to covers all the classic CCR tunes from the period and really rocks.

I neglected to post this, from a few months ago.  My first time seeing Fleetwood Mac; highly enjoyable!

Just back from Belfast,  What can I say Robert Plant& The Sensational Shape Shifters

Sensational. Brilliant night The support act I think the were Last International Very Good also the first act whoes Name escapes me at the moment where very good as well.

I really wanted to see Robert Plant but his North America tour was very brief.  Glad you liked it!

Bach Brandenburg Concerto 1-6:

Nicholas Kraemer/CSO

I very much enjoyed this highly rhythmic and polished performance.

I wasn't familiar with this conductor but he puts some liveliness to otherwise prim and proper CSO musicians. 

The highlight for me was the No.3 where each set of sting players responding and tight together yet I could hear individual player clearly. It was sort of like Linn's tune dem where I can follow the tune well. Kraemer also did not let the tunes too stuffy and proper and kept the musicians in a light hearted jovial attitude through out. The only demerit was that the slow movements were not as intimate.

The No.5 was also disappointing only because the solo harpsichord was too soft and delicate. ( here Landowska's Pleyel would have come in handy! ) Plus I found the soloist's styling to be too fussy.

I wondered about what if a piano was used instead of cembalo but on a whole it would probably sounded *wrong* with the rest of the band.

No.6 was warm and inviting and they kept the bouncy rhythmic pulse of gigue. They finished off the cycle with No.4 which lively fiddle playing mingling with two flutes stir up the music nicely. Recorders would have been nice than flutes for a rustic touch.

I hope Kraemer would come back again and perhaps do a marathon Bach Keyboard concertos.

...and the Set List from Leeds:

·         Black Dog

·         Turn It Up

·         Rainbow Play

·         Tin Pan Valley

·         Going to California

·         Embrace Another Fall

·         What Is and What Should Never Be

·         No Place to Go Play

·         Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You

·         Little Maggie

·         Fixin' to Die

·         I Just Want To Make Love To You/Whole Lotta Love/Mona

Encore:

·         All the King's Horses

·         Poor Howard

·         Rock and Roll  

and a might fine time was had by all

Richard

I will be, yet again,  accompanying Mrs Dayjay to watch Fish in Liverpool on the 19th of December. I've lost count of how many times this will be.

+ 1 .

The best!

Dave.

The Who in Leeds next week.

Live In Leeds! Magic Bus. Enjoy. 

Have been wanting to see Jools Holland at the Albert Hall in London for years.

Now have a pair of tickets to see him on Friday night.

1 snag. Just come around in hospital after back surgery. Cannot travel to London for the concert.

Damn!

There's always next year....

FT

Robert Plant in Blackpool Tower was fantastic also.

The magnificent Julia Fordham last night in Cheltenham with Grant Mitchell on keyboard. 

The Who, Live At Leeds, last night.

What a band, what a performance, what an incredible back catalogue.

If you can then go see this tour!

Will post a set list when I can,

Richard

The Who - Live at Leeds – Nov’14 – Set List

Absolutely bl**dy fantastic...... 

1)      I Can't Explain

2)      Substitute

3)      The Seeker

4)      The Kids Are Alright

5)      I Can See for Miles

6)      Who Are You

7)      A Quick One (While He's Away)

8)      Cry If You Want

9)      Slip Kid

10)  Behind Blue Eyes

11)  Squeeze Box

12)  Join Together

13)  5:15

14)  Bell Boy

15)  Love, Reign O'er Me

16)  Eminence Front

17)  Long Live Rock

18)  Amazing Journey

19)  Sparks

20)  Pinball Wizard

21)  See Me, Feel Me

22)  Magic Bus

23)  Baba O'Riley

24)  Won't Get Fooled Again

Richard

yesterday D. Trifonov munich.

J.S. Bach/Franz Liszt: Transskriptionen für Orgel
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonate Nr. 32 c-Moll op. 111
Franz Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante S. 139

With doubt on the basis of gehubels gone in the media and the marketing machine of DG into the concert.

Bach / Liszt was good.

Beethoven as well with a tendency to extreme illustration in 1st movement.

2nd was good with a demonstration that 

he is not only a technician but also a wholesale-like musician.

List was incredible. Perhaps the best thing I've ever heard in piano solo live.

****ing unbelievable. This work, such a demonstration of skils in technical and as well musical aspects.

I missed him last season but I'll be attending a few concerts next season with Trifonov.

Rachmaninov's 1st Piano Concerto with Bychkov and duet with Gidon Kremer playing Mozart, Schubert and Weinberg pieces.

Looking forward to hear him play altho his Carnegie debut CD was a bit of a disappointment. 

Yes, concerts can be great, except for the plonkers holding their phones up taking photos.

I have had an evening with Repin / Bychkov with Beethoven VC and later Shostakovich Sy. #4

Wow, the Symphony was great performed by the WDR SO.

The Carnegie Hall Debut CD.... The LIszt Sonata is a bit to exentric ........

Nice!

Bychkov will be playing Shosty's No.8 as well as Bruckner with CSO in Spring. I know nothing of this conductor so looking forward to discovering his style.

Hi Wankyincanada,

Just to reassure you that I took my pictures of The Who with my camera close to my chest or at eye level, never held out at arms length or above my head.

Keep on enjoying going to concerts.

All the best to you and yours,

Richard

Think he will please you.

Shistakovich live is great!

Bought ticket for Wang with Prokofiev 2nd PC right know.