Prom 17

Thursday 25 July

Phoarrrr!

This review says it all, and rightly gives a 5 star review. What an evening!

The shot below is just one of the encores...



 

Mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz was making her Proms debut; tucked away in the midst of the orchestra, it can't have been too nerve-racking: all eyes were on the Antonio Marquez Company of dancers! No Shades of Grey here, but swirling colours, which dazzled the eye as the temperature rose, peaking in a sinuous, sexy Bolero. 

The first half was normal enough: a John McCabe BBC Commission world première, which was relatively innocuous. It would be interesting to see some statistics of how many times such commissions are ever played again - and how must it costs the BBC.

To a fellow Prommer who commented after that the brass sounded 'off' in LvB's 7th, this might explain it... though it sounded OK to me & others around me. This is my favourite LvB symphony, with wonderful images of a religious procession as it nears, then passes from view. Meanwhile, a query - was the music ever used for a television show on show-jumping? Or anything similar?

But the second half was the truly riveting experience! It's being shown on August 2nd, and DO watch it. Wonderful company, all with legs of steel. Phoarr!