tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post4627330078898254195..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: Walter Leigh - the Eric Ravilious of Music?Steerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-47528453509452285802015-08-20T13:29:05.100+00:002015-08-20T13:29:05.100+00:00Thomas Beecham described tge sound of a harpsichor...Thomas Beecham described tge sound of a harpsichord as "like two skeletons copulating on a corrugated metal roof".Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-23446154725153063572015-08-20T09:26:58.330+00:002015-08-20T09:26:58.330+00:00I hadn’t heard of Leigh before either.It’s always ...I hadn’t heard of Leigh before either.It’s always good to discover new music of this quality. I’m not a great lover of harpsichords but this piece is lovely.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-6046229876368511772015-08-19T19:29:58.359+00:002015-08-19T19:29:58.359+00:00William Powell Frith, who said of himself "I ...William Powell Frith, who said of himself "I am not a great artist, but I am a very successful one."<br /><br />Perhaps we should complain about the tall man.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-41081057677643767032015-08-19T15:21:46.430+00:002015-08-19T15:21:46.430+00:00Nooo! Now of course I want to know which artist, b...Nooo! Now of course I want to know which artist, but you must hold your counsel.<br />I too was aggravated by the tall man. I went in reverse order through the exhibition (to get away from the women) and he gave me a hard stare as I approached and then left through the entrance.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-82132508466060174062015-08-19T15:12:32.033+00:002015-08-19T15:12:32.033+00:00Yes, I had similar experience. Everywhere I went, ...Yes, I had similar experience. Everywhere I went, two women were busy talking about curtains, conservatories and a home in Worthing. I also didn't care for one of the gallery staff - a tall man who kept striding up and down in loud shoes, as if he owned the place, frequently walking across me when I was looking at a painting. <br /><br />I was also amused by a man in the queue who clearly loved the sound of his own voice and loudly slagged off an artist who is related to my wife. <br /><br />It was a well-curated exhibition and I was really glad to see that it was a success, but a part of me yearned for the days when few people had heard of Ravilious. Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-27106330050177204652015-08-19T12:18:27.935+00:002015-08-19T12:18:27.935+00:00I wish they had been playing Leigh while I went ro...I wish they had been playing Leigh while I went round the exhibition. It might have subdued some of the mindless prattle that I had difficulty shutting out. One group of women, stationary beside a picture gossiping about something might as well have been sitting in the cafe for all the notice they were taking of the artworks.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-57125711889452097162015-08-17T10:55:19.482+00:002015-08-17T10:55:19.482+00:00Mahlerman - Lucky you! I've got an old 1940s r...Mahlerman - Lucky you! I've got an old 1940s recording of the piano version - it sounds more Hindemithian. The harpsichord version would probably be one of my Desert Island Discs.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-11563040478215603512015-08-17T09:13:32.491+00:002015-08-17T09:13:32.491+00:00Played the Leigh Concertino in the early 60's ...Played the Leigh Concertino in the early 60's with a youth orchestra in Coventry (2nd violin!), with piano instead of harpsichord - we 'toured it' along with Warlock's Capriol Suite and some other stuff to Kiel on the Baltic and other German cities, ending up in Dresden, with war rubble still in the streets. A simply scored piece of great charm and quite easy to play - and needed to be!mahlermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469854614938507153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-63240063522057960592015-08-16T21:12:44.226+00:002015-08-16T21:12:44.226+00:00Glad you like it Chris. I wish he'd had the ti...Glad you like it Chris. I wish he'd had the time to write his symphony.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-46434648049113677802015-08-16T15:39:33.990+00:002015-08-16T15:39:33.990+00:00Thanks for this -- the adagio is beautiful. I had ...Thanks for this -- the adagio is beautiful. I had heard of Leigh, but never really explored his work. That will change... Chris Matarazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885109959459471509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-82595747023195588632015-08-16T08:02:38.893+00:002015-08-16T08:02:38.893+00:00The Walter Leigh came first. I can't say it re...The Walter Leigh came first. I can't say it reminds me of the Barber, but for some reason Purcell springs to mind.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-41773134250225727812015-08-16T07:31:19.317+00:002015-08-16T07:31:19.317+00:00The Music for Strings sounds very like Samuel Barb...The Music for Strings sounds very like Samuel Barber's Adagio. Or the other way aroundAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843179493508465760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-5442385817999715832015-08-15T21:45:32.137+00:002015-08-15T21:45:32.137+00:00It was astonishing at Shoreham last year - truly m...It was astonishing at Shoreham last year - truly made the earth move (leading to a year of uxorial disappointment & ongoing). Much louder than today's Typhoon. I'll be at Shoreham next w/e to see it for the last time. <br />Driving was wise. Stacking system at the station, few staff & a massive but v. well-behaved swarm. Long wait. No lavatories. Packed train. Bob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-37800565401640201922015-08-15T21:31:22.112+00:002015-08-15T21:31:22.112+00:00No, I didn't. I drove and parked on the roadsi...No, I didn't. I drove and parked on the roadside at Beachy Head. I haven't seen a Vulcan before so I don't know what they're normally like, but it did seem to be going quite slowly. We were still very impressed though.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-29080683648472886042015-08-15T21:12:51.772+00:002015-08-15T21:12:51.772+00:00You didn't go back on the train did you? Neve...You didn't go back on the train did you? Never again. Vulcan a little muted? Treating it gently to prevent disintegration? BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-70788831053156654702015-08-15T16:22:58.367+00:002015-08-15T16:22:58.367+00:00Thanks Richard, I'll try and get over there ne...Thanks Richard, I'll try and get over there next week. I've just returned from the airshow at Eastbourne, which both of my sons said was "boring". I'll go without them next time.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-55068664010564347162015-08-15T13:07:43.313+00:002015-08-15T13:07:43.313+00:00There is a very good and unexpected selection of r...There is a very good and unexpected selection of rarely seen Ravilious work in the current (free entry) edit from the permanent collection at the Towner in Eastbourne. I cannot recommend the whole exhibition highly enough - the upstairs show - William Gear, is also sublime and quite a revelation.<br /><br />RRichard de Pesando MA(RCA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15312094372100026072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-18435541362989969452015-08-14T21:43:45.085+00:002015-08-14T21:43:45.085+00:00Kaggsy - Glad you like it.
Rog - His Wedgewood se...Kaggsy - Glad you like it.<br /><br />Rog - His Wedgewood seems to go for a song now. I wish I'd bought some 20 years ago.<br /><br />David - True, but there are also composers who didn't really get going until they were over 40. Vaughan Williams wrote over half of his symphonies after the age of 70.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-27747323142269260642015-08-14T20:21:09.270+00:002015-08-14T20:21:09.270+00:00Why have I never heard of Walter Leigh? I like Bri...Why have I never heard of Walter Leigh? I like British late romantic music, so I'm baffled. Beautiful stuff; thanks for bringing him to my attention.<br /><br />Mind you, 37 is pretty old for a composer, by the standards of Mozart, Schubert, Gershwin, Chopin (okay, he was 39, but still young), Butterworth, Bellini...David Gouldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446150522362785974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-52960610682820259402015-08-14T19:17:48.497+00:002015-08-14T19:17:48.497+00:00The Ravilious stuff is stunning! You've prompt...The Ravilious stuff is stunning! You've prompted me to discover his Wedgwood designs which may help make some useful profit for this poor dealer...Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-19947235719473785242015-08-14T18:28:42.051+00:002015-08-14T18:28:42.051+00:00I'd never heard of Leigh before but the harpsi...I'd never heard of Leigh before but the harpsichord piece is quite lovely - thanks for posting this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com