tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post7708590922891952599..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Not to build on a virtuoso basisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-60918120500193821992010-10-05T17:35:23.145+01:002010-10-05T17:35:23.145+01:00Natasha, both images were scanned in from Sir Henr...Natasha, both images were scanned in from <i>Sir Henry Wood, Fifty Years of the Proms</i> published in 1944 by the then British Broadcasting Corporation. The artist of the upper portrait cannot be identified, the lower is by Kapp and the tint on that one is by me.<br /><br />Hope this helps.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-21076887148926340002010-09-23T16:05:57.842+01:002010-09-23T16:05:57.842+01:00heya,
I really like the bluey image of Henry Wood...heya,<br /><br />I really like the bluey image of Henry Wood that you have posted (him in profile with his baton). I would REALLY appreciate it if could give me some information about the painting - name, artist, your source?<br /><br />Thanks a lot!<br /><br />NatashaNatashaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555896180720057032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-5330464143475125302009-07-18T09:14:45.337+01:002009-07-18T09:14:45.337+01:00Thx Boon, as I said in an earlier post 'During...Thx Boon, as I said in an earlier post <i>'During the 2009 BBC Proms season some fine musicians are playing some great (and not so great) music'</i>, and much of my musical education came from the Proms in the era of Sir William Glock and Pierre Boulez.<br /><br />There are many parallels between the Proms and the British royal family. Both have done excellent work over the years and still command considerable respect in many quarters. <br /><br />But both occupy a highly privileged position, and it is questionable whether both, in their different ways, have changed sufficiently with the times. The role of both institutions in the 21st century needs to be debated more openly.<br /><br />It is unfortunate that questioning the role of the Proms is still viewed in the same way as questioning the role of the royal family - 'not the done thing'.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-10565360006239047132009-07-17T22:37:21.248+01:002009-07-17T22:37:21.248+01:00I'm listening to it live now on BBC3, and it i...I'm listening to it live now on BBC3, and it is just amazing... the Proms is something I look forward to every year!<br /><br />As a occasional classical music enthusiast, sometimes it is really hard to choose which of the 70+ proms to attend. There are numerous guides out there to the top picks, but I did my own research and after a few hours came up with my top 5 Proms which I will be attending this year and which I can recommend:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.london-insider.co.uk/2009/07/bbc-proms-2009-top-concert-picks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.london-insider.co.uk/2009/07/bbc-proms-2009-top-concert-picks/</a>Boonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197865726871243259noreply@blogger.com