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Default Henry vac at the Albert Hall

In message , Roger Mills
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Andrew Gabriel wrote:

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geoff writes:
In message , JTM
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Anyone see the last night of the proms? One piece included four
vacuum / floor cleaners.

"A Grand Grand Overture" by Malcolm Arnold (I think)

I have it on a Hoffnung Record performed at the RFH in 1956


Likewise (well, a CD of that same performance in my case).
The piano concerto is excellent too. Actually, that's just
made me listen to it...

I had intended to watch the Last Night, but forgot about
it until now.


The Radio 3 version (not sure about the televised version) is available
until next Saturday on the BBC iPlayer.

I recorded the first half because I was out during the early evening, and
watched the second half live - and I have to say that I preferred the music
of the first half. The Arnold/Hoffnung thing was a bit of fun - but not
particularly great music compared, for example, with the Hadyn trumpet
concerto in the first half.

Err ...

Who watches / listens to the second half of LNOTP for great music ?


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geoff