Jump to content


Photo

Boston Pops Releases New Recording of Williams’ ‘Oboe Concerto’

Started by Incanus, Feb 06 2013 09:27 AM
Boston Pops John Williams Keisuke Wakao Oboe Oboe Concerto Concerto

  • Please log in to reply
48 replies to this topic

#1 Incanus

Incanus

    The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 11915 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins

Posted 06 February 2013 - 09:27 AM

I know this is just repeating what is said on the JWFan main page but I thought this would warrant its own thread for discussion.

 

BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA RELEASES NEW LIVE RECORDING OF JOHN WILLIAMS'S OBOE CONCERTO, IN CELEBRATION OF THE COMPOSER'S 81ST BIRTHDAY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT BOSTONPOPS.ORG

 

In celebration of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams's 81st birthday on February 8, 2013, the Boston Pops is releasing a new live recording of the composer's Oboe Concerto at bostonpops.org. Written for principal Pops oboist Keisuke Wakao, the Oboe Concerto is the latest John Williams work to showcase the talented musicians of the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops. The recording took place during the world premiere performance of the work at a Boston Pops concert at Symphony Hall on May 25, 2011. The concerto's three movements-Prelude, Pastorale, and Commedia-run approximately 19 minutes in length.

 

 

 

This is really fantastic news :)
 


Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

#2 crocodile

crocodile

    A part-time Horner apologist

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 10139 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:River of Nile

Posted 06 February 2013 - 09:55 AM

Definitely buying this.

 

Karol


From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

#3 Maurizio

Maurizio

    Williamsophile

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 3421 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Milano, ITALY

Posted 06 February 2013 - 10:56 AM

Wonderful! I love this one.

 

Let's hope the Viola Concerto will follow soon.


"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams

"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams

#4 MSM

MSM

    regular poster

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4623 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:The Netherlands

Posted 06 February 2013 - 11:03 AM

Have we heard snippets of the concert already? I dont think so... I am very interested.


#5 Maurizio

Maurizio

    Williamsophile

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 3421 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Milano, ITALY

Posted 06 February 2013 - 11:06 AM

A reduction for piano & oboe was broadcasted a few months ago in WGBH Boston radio:

 

http://www.jwfan.com/?p=2168


"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams

"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams

#6 Miguel Andrade

Miguel Andrade

    John Williams know it all

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4246 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal

Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:23 PM

I'm trying to acess my BSO acount to download through my digital subscription, but I'm having some problems with it right now :rolleyes:



Actually, can't even find it on the regular BSO store...


Miguel Andrade
[url="http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html"]http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html[/url]
e-mail: miguel.jw@gmail.com
----------------------
"I owe a tremendous debt of gratitute do John Williams. Without his music, Superman's powers are greatly deminished. Believe me, if you try to fly without that theme, you go nowhere... one step, two steps and... down!" -- Christopher Reeve, May 1993
"John Williams will go down as one of the greatest composers." -- Leonard Slatkin, american conductor
"Ah yes, the Olympics. The quadrennial event where composer John Williams collects a hefty royalty check from NBC."
"Music is not a luxury but a necessity" - Robert Shaw
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein

#7 Incanus

Incanus

    The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 11915 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins

Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:25 PM

Isn't this going to be available on February the 8th at the earliest?


Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

#8 Maurizio

Maurizio

    Williamsophile

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 3421 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Milano, ITALY

Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:31 PM

That's what I gathered too from the press release.


"It's still baffling to me. I sit down with a pencil and a piece of paper and do my best... The remarkable thing is that my music is heard by billions of people." --John Williams

"Let me say, however, there is no "next" John Williams. Sadly, he is unique--- a figure who simultaneously embodies and transcends the music of all the masters of film music who preceded him (much like Brahms and Wagner of the Romantic era). He comes from a time when the craft of music in film was still one of the ear, heart and mind. Today, sadly, the craft is largely technical. Most composers do not conceive their music "inwardly" but rather at the computer--- and with rather limited skills, musically, at that. The inner spirit knows no boundaries--- our plastic abilities, sadly, do. John is a man of spirit, heart, intellect and soaring music." -- Conrad Pope about John Williams

#9 crocodile

crocodile

    A part-time Horner apologist

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 10139 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:River of Nile

Posted 06 February 2013 - 01:42 PM

Which is two days from now.

 

Karol


From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

#10 Thor

Thor

    Frequent Poster

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 2790 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Oslo, Norway

Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:21 PM

I love the version I already have of this, but I'm open to different interpretations for sure.


#11 Miguel Andrade

Miguel Andrade

    John Williams know it all

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4246 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal

Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:29 PM

Isn't this going to be available on February the 8th at the earliest?

Of course... In all the excitement, I missed that important fact :D

 

Anyway, need to check with the BSO why I can't acess my flac subscription



I love the version I already have of this, but I'm open to different interpretations for sure.

You mean, the piano reduction...


Miguel Andrade
[url="http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html"]http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html[/url]
e-mail: miguel.jw@gmail.com
----------------------
"I owe a tremendous debt of gratitute do John Williams. Without his music, Superman's powers are greatly deminished. Believe me, if you try to fly without that theme, you go nowhere... one step, two steps and... down!" -- Christopher Reeve, May 1993
"John Williams will go down as one of the greatest composers." -- Leonard Slatkin, american conductor
"Ah yes, the Olympics. The quadrennial event where composer John Williams collects a hefty royalty check from NBC."
"Music is not a luxury but a necessity" - Robert Shaw
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein

#12 indy4

indy4

    Grand Master

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 16723 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:29 PM

Woo!


Recently Purchased CDs:
1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein

#13 Thor

Thor

    Frequent Poster

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 2790 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Oslo, Norway

Posted 06 February 2013 - 04:38 PM

You mean, the piano reduction...

 

No, a proper live recording.


#14 Miguel Andrade

Miguel Andrade

    John Williams know it all

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4246 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal

Posted 06 February 2013 - 08:10 PM

 

You mean, the piano reduction...

 

No, a proper live recording.

A very poor sounding one, I guess... unless you're talking about the movement played at Tanglewood. But that's not the full thing.


Miguel Andrade
[url="http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html"]http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html[/url]
e-mail: miguel.jw@gmail.com
----------------------
"I owe a tremendous debt of gratitute do John Williams. Without his music, Superman's powers are greatly deminished. Believe me, if you try to fly without that theme, you go nowhere... one step, two steps and... down!" -- Christopher Reeve, May 1993
"John Williams will go down as one of the greatest composers." -- Leonard Slatkin, american conductor
"Ah yes, the Olympics. The quadrennial event where composer John Williams collects a hefty royalty check from NBC."
"Music is not a luxury but a necessity" - Robert Shaw
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein

#15 Thor

Thor

    Frequent Poster

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 2790 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Oslo, Norway

Posted 06 February 2013 - 08:26 PM

 

 

You mean, the piano reduction...

 

No, a proper live recording.

A very poor sounding one, I guess... unless you're talking about the movement played at Tanglewood. But that's not the full thing.

 

Nope, the one I have has perfect sound. And it's the whole thing. But it is....how shall I put it....a very unofficial thingie, so I can't comment that much in public.

 

Of course, it won't have much "exclusivity" now that the real thing is coming. I'll buy this new one.


#16 Jason LeBlanc

Jason LeBlanc

    You win or you die.

  • Administrators
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 24868 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Massachusetts

Posted 06 February 2013 - 08:30 PM

You're more than welcome to talk about fan-made audience recordings to your heart's content here on JWFan.  As long as you are not trying to sell them, its fair game!


-Jay
Posted Image

#17 Foxfan

Foxfan

    Regular Poster

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 453 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Montreal, QC

Posted 07 February 2013 - 06:19 AM

I was in the audience that very night! ORCH Row C.

 

Wish it was the whole concert being released... Williams forgot to ritardando seguing Jaws into Star Wars during the Spielberg/Lucas tribute - half the orchestra didn't follow, including the trumpets. He then had them slow down considerably during the first passage of Luke's Theme to let the film clips catch up, then it continued perfectly from the second passage forward. A good example of an amazing recovery, and that the show must go on.


#18 LaloCoyoacan

LaloCoyoacan

    Occasional Poster

  • Members
  • Pip
  • 34 posts

Posted 07 February 2013 - 07:31 AM

Excellent birthday release

Already ordered from iTunes


#19 Stefancos

Stefancos

    The Road Goes Ever On And On

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 53434 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Hoorn, The Netherlands, Europe, Planet Earth

Posted 07 February 2013 - 10:28 AM

I
A good example of an amazing recovery, and that the show must go on.


I guess thats the difference between conducting for a recording and conducting for a concert performance.

If you lose the orchestra during a recording session you just stop and do a new take.

For a concert that would seem unprofessional I guess.

GWWQ86m_zpse31a9fba.jpg

 

#20 Marian Schedenig

Marian Schedenig

    Miss the Point

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 18875 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Vienna, Austria

Posted 07 February 2013 - 07:53 PM

That's the thing about live performances: You never know what's going to happen. As a result, there are mistakes, and perhaps the musicians are nervous. A live recording isn't like to be as polished as a studio recording, but it also means there's more of an atmosphere in a live performance. A great live recording can easily be more exciting than a great studio recording.
http://marian.musgit.com/

#21 Incanus

Incanus

    The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 11915 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins

Posted 07 February 2013 - 08:15 PM

I still would like to send the coughing audience members out of the concert hall if they can't keep their throats clear during the performance. I remember that the oboe/cor anglais solo in the 3rd movement of WIlliams' Horn Concerto recording was completely ruined by one such person, who had to clear his throat just when the solo passage started. Philistines and their need to breathe! :stick:


Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

#22 Foxfan

Foxfan

    Regular Poster

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 453 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Montreal, QC

Posted 07 February 2013 - 08:46 PM

Yeah... I had one such person right behind be during the "Largo" of Dvorak's 9th Symphony in Montreal last night. Then she slowwwly starts unwrapping a candy over an entire minute during some of the most quiet passages.

 

She got a few dirty looks and left during the Scherzo.


#23 LaloCoyoacan

LaloCoyoacan

    Occasional Poster

  • Members
  • Pip
  • 34 posts

Posted 08 February 2013 - 05:14 AM

Already downloaded and heard it

Nice work, specially the 3rd movement (commedia)

Happy Birthday John!


#24 crocodile

crocodile

    A part-time Horner apologist

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 10139 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:River of Nile

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:15 AM

Listening to it right now. It's much warmer than Williams' usual works. I like it.

 

Karoi


From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

#25 Incanus

Incanus

    The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 11915 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:48 AM

Listening to it right now. It's much warmer than Williams' usual works. I like it.

 

Karoi

I think there is no lack of warmth in Williams' concert works (e.g. I can't think of anything more poignant and tender than the last movement of his Cello Concerto) but many lack the immediate accessibility to most listeners and only reveal their depth and nuances and indeed warmth upon closer inspection. The oboe concerto by its very nature is more directly melodic and lyrical and accessible than some of his concert pieces, more along the lines of the Tuba Concerto than the Violin or Flute Concerto.


Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

#26 crocodile

crocodile

    A part-time Horner apologist

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 10139 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:River of Nile

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:50 AM

I'm enjoying several awesome throat-clearing passages spread throughout the work. ;)

 

Karol


From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

#27 Incanus

Incanus

    The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 11915 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:51 AM

I tell you those people should be strung and quartered!

 

I absolutely adore the second movement Pastorale. Just spellbinding the way Williams (and Wakao) can turn from peaceful rumination to something profoundly sad and touching just in the course of a couple of notes.


Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

#28 crocodile

crocodile

    A part-time Horner apologist

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 10139 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:River of Nile

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:56 AM

My favourite concert works of his will always be the two violin concertos. Especially the second movement of the first one.

 

 

Karol


From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate. - Christopher Nolan

#29 Incanus

Incanus

    The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 11915 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins

Posted 08 February 2013 - 10:01 AM

The actual Violin Concerto is up there with the Cello Concerto for me and Treesong is not far behind. The first has always sounded extremely anguished to my ears, perhaps due to the death of Williams' first wife, the composer channeling his grief into the music but the Treesong just sings Williams' love for trees in a very meditative fashion. Beautiful stuff.


Ars superior est vita hominum.

"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-

I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-

#30 Miguel Andrade

Miguel Andrade

    John Williams know it all

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4246 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal

Posted 08 February 2013 - 12:46 PM

Listening to it right now. It's much warmer than Williams' usual works. I like it.

 

Karoi

I think there is no lack of warmth in Williams' concert works (e.g. I can't think of anything more poignant and tender than the last movement of his Cello Concerto) but many lack the immediate accessibility to most listeners and only reveal their depth and nuances and indeed warmth upon closer inspection. The oboe concerto by its very nature is more directly melodic and lyrical and accessible than some of his concert pieces, more along the lines of the Tuba Concerto than the Violin or Flute Concerto.

Couldn't agree more... principally regarding the final movement of the cello concerto!


Miguel Andrade
[url="http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html"]http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html[/url]
e-mail: miguel.jw@gmail.com
----------------------
"I owe a tremendous debt of gratitute do John Williams. Without his music, Superman's powers are greatly deminished. Believe me, if you try to fly without that theme, you go nowhere... one step, two steps and... down!" -- Christopher Reeve, May 1993
"John Williams will go down as one of the greatest composers." -- Leonard Slatkin, american conductor
"Ah yes, the Olympics. The quadrennial event where composer John Williams collects a hefty royalty check from NBC."
"Music is not a luxury but a necessity" - Robert Shaw
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein

#31 KK.

KK.

    Rich in Fish!

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4448 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Canada

Posted 08 February 2013 - 03:18 PM

Just purchased this, can't wait to hear it.

Music Muse Reviews: "Escape From Tomorrow by Abel Korzeniowski

#32 tannhauser

tannhauser

    Regular Poster

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 310 posts

Posted 08 February 2013 - 05:12 PM

It's a great piece.  Love Williams string writing, and it's nice to hear him writing a concert piece for string orchestra.  Wakao's playing is sublime.  It's certainly one of his most fun and accessible concert works.


Oh, War Horse is great! - John Williams

#33 indy4

indy4

    Grand Master

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 16723 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 08 February 2013 - 06:46 PM

Is this on Amazon yet?  I can't find it, and I have an AMazon giftcard that I'd like to use on this.


Recently Purchased CDs:
1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein

#34 Nemesis

Nemesis

    Frequent Poster

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1072 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Switzerland

Posted 08 February 2013 - 07:16 PM

Just purchased it on the BSO page. This time it worked very smooth. On Willows and Birches was a bit complicated when it was released.


You can listen to my music here

#35 Miguel Andrade

Miguel Andrade

    John Williams know it all

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4246 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:39 PM

It's a great piece.  Love Williams string writing, and it's nice to hear him writing a concert piece for string orchestra.  Wakao's playing is sublime.  It's certainly one of his most fun and accessible concert works.

You may want to check Williams' Flute Concerto, also scored for soloist and string orchestra and his Essay for Strings.


Miguel Andrade
[url="http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html"]http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html[/url]
e-mail: miguel.jw@gmail.com
----------------------
"I owe a tremendous debt of gratitute do John Williams. Without his music, Superman's powers are greatly deminished. Believe me, if you try to fly without that theme, you go nowhere... one step, two steps and... down!" -- Christopher Reeve, May 1993
"John Williams will go down as one of the greatest composers." -- Leonard Slatkin, american conductor
"Ah yes, the Olympics. The quadrennial event where composer John Williams collects a hefty royalty check from NBC."
"Music is not a luxury but a necessity" - Robert Shaw
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein

#36 E.T. & Elliott

E.T. & Elliott

    SUPERVISED AND APPROVED BY JOHN WILLIAMS

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 5858 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Amazing Stories neighborhood, CA

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:44 PM

A new John Williams CD please, Boston Pops. Not previously released recordings with one new track.


Posted Image

#37 scissorhands

scissorhands

    Contemporary Guy

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 2697 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Suburbia

Posted 08 February 2013 - 09:52 PM

The Prelude is one of sheer beauty, and one can clearly tell it was written in the same year as War Horse.

 

I had already listened to the piano reduction, but the full orchestral original version shows all the lush orchestral palette that was obviously missing in the original version. The sounding is so unique, I wish Williams wrote more often for the string orchestra.

 

I'm very grateful to the BSO for releasing the live performance, and I only hope there are more recordings of the kind to follow.


Posted Image
"You must understand the importance of the past, but if you don't realize the importance of the present and the future, you don't nourish that—and our art form does not—then it's like a tree that grows no new shoots. Without new shoots the tree dies." -John Corigliano

#38 Jason LeBlanc

Jason LeBlanc

    You win or you die.

  • Administrators
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 24868 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Massachusetts

Posted 08 February 2013 - 10:19 PM

A new John Williams CD please, Boston Pops. Not previously released recordings with one new track.

 

 

+1


-Jay
Posted Image

#39 JamieC

JamieC

    Regular Poster

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 159 posts
  • Gender:Male

Posted 08 February 2013 - 11:17 PM

I'd not heard this at all before. It's really beautiful. 


I work as a writer. My books include: War Films (Virgin Books) and The Pocket Essentials: Steven Spielberg.
My most recent book is : Movie Movements: Films That Changed The World of Cinema and my forthcoming book is The Films of Pixar Animation Studio which will be published in summer 2013 by Kamera Books.
I have recently produced a range of short films about the work of Charles Dickens as a part of the Dickens 2012 celebrations in the UK.
As a screenwriter my most recent film is the short film Chasing Cotards, which screened at various North American film festivals throughout 2011.
I've written for 3D World magazine, Empire magazine and Moviescope magazine amongst others.

#40 Miguel Andrade

Miguel Andrade

    John Williams know it all

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4246 posts
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Portugal

Posted 09 February 2013 - 12:06 AM

Somewhat off-topic, I guess... but can someone identify with 100% certainty the font used on the cover of this release?


Miguel Andrade
[url="http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html"]http://johnwilliams.jw-music.net/index.html[/url]
e-mail: miguel.jw@gmail.com
----------------------
"I owe a tremendous debt of gratitute do John Williams. Without his music, Superman's powers are greatly deminished. Believe me, if you try to fly without that theme, you go nowhere... one step, two steps and... down!" -- Christopher Reeve, May 1993
"John Williams will go down as one of the greatest composers." -- Leonard Slatkin, american conductor
"Ah yes, the Olympics. The quadrennial event where composer John Williams collects a hefty royalty check from NBC."
"Music is not a luxury but a necessity" - Robert Shaw
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -- Albert Einstein
Back to John Williams



Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: Boston Pops, John Williams, Keisuke Wakao, Oboe, Oboe Concerto, Concerto

0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users

  1. JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network
  2. → Discussion
  3. → John Williams
  4. Privacy Policy