tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post2405309915374290811..comments2024-03-27T21:46:11.188+01:00Comments on Die or D.I.Y.?: Portsmouth Sinfonia – "Hallelujah - The Portsmouth Sinfonia at the Royal Albert Hall" (Transatlantic Records – TRA 285) 1974Jonny Zchivagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-61458554772293202532023-03-01T15:25:48.868+01:002023-03-01T15:25:48.868+01:00This album is literally, a masterpiece, and also h...This album is literally, a masterpiece, and also hilarious at once! I think the Albert Hall Version of the William Tell Overture was a lot better than the previous one from their Popular Classics Album.Arianna Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07325829160419752312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-18772677465223437942020-08-12T04:19:41.297+02:002020-08-12T04:19:41.297+02:00Many thanks, hilarious recording but amazing!Many thanks, hilarious recording but amazing!Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-72762268558973789282020-01-31T03:39:11.049+01:002020-01-31T03:39:11.049+01:00As a most miserable old sod, this is a delight Ne...As a most miserable old sod, this is a delight Never had a chance to hear this one. I imagine it'll be the best fun I've had since the 1st one. thx agn.rev.bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-5212753015942595332020-01-31T00:18:41.978+01:002020-01-31T00:18:41.978+01:00Jonny, that quote you opened with about music remi...Jonny, that quote you opened with about music reminds me of this story John Cage used to tell. He and a colleague from India had agreed to introduce each other to the music of their respective cultures. At one point he asked her what purpose music served in India, and she answered that it was supposed to quiet the mind and render it susceptible to divine influences. Cage said that he immediately replied, "That's what I think!"<br /><br />Parmalee, I lived in Providence in the '70s and maintained friendships there into the '90s. (Also I used to play with the band Cul de Sac, and we recorded the CD "Crashes to Light, Minutes to its Fall" in Providence in 1999.) I never played with Alec K. myself, but I saw at least three of his bands, and the guy that played junkyard percussion in Space Heater (the first of his bands I saw, and I believe the first he had) was an old roommate of mine.mandolinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170194575398601790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-74114968481452869702020-01-30T23:06:05.543+01:002020-01-30T23:06:05.543+01:00hi dave,the single is included on the "plays ...hi dave,the single is included on the "plays the popular classics" post here https://dieordiy2.blogspot.com/2020/01/portsmouth-sinfonia-portsmouth-sinfonia.htmlJonny Zchivagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859740264284241032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-69668178679505557082020-01-30T22:17:37.482+01:002020-01-30T22:17:37.482+01:00Many thanks for this,didn't they release a sin...Many thanks for this,didn't they release a single that scraped into the 'pop' charts at some point "Classical Muddly",I think.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624282421125812337.post-1811652175707761992020-01-30T12:41:58.753+01:002020-01-30T12:41:58.753+01:00Thank you! Never got to hear this one, and I'...Thank you! Never got to hear this one, and I'm really looking forward to the Piano Concerto. I think Cardew was wrong to renounce his avant stuff: it may have been kinda high falutin' in certain respects, but his heart was in the right place. Weakest link notions don't always apply in music--often, the inexperienced or even just plain mediocre can elevate music. Not just the Enos and Gareth Williams, even Beatles music is more listenable entirely due to Ringo's inability to do a roll and his refusal to practice.parmaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166917258724450155noreply@blogger.com