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And he will be hoping to be back in Vienna and Berlin since these were only his debuts.

JP was rather fast in general but it seemed slower on Saturday than on Thursday and Friday. Or preferably Bergen Philharmonic with Chandos' sound engineers?

Time for Fabelman...

Didn't JW say in Berlin (Thursday?) that Harrison Ford was in London but had broken a shoulder?

Aren't Sean and Harrison even on their way to Berlin? Quite frankly, I prefer a good Nazi-Donnybrook over Schindler's List which would have been quite depressive.

John will be like: "You need a better composer than me for your autobiography." And Steven will answer: "Yes, I know, but they are all dead...". That' why he said "bad guys".

Yes, looked very much as if these concerts were also recorded - the automated cameras were moving and special mikes were placed in front of the cello for the elegy... Except for the timpani flub in JP...

Yes, La Scala is a real perspective, and also imagining John Williams returning home with a suitcase full of German cookies, fond memories of Berlin and an appetite to pick-up pencil and paper for Indy 5 helps against this post-concert depression.

And luckily the performance on Thursday was perfect, wasn't it? So that will hopefully make a nice bonus track on the upcoming release! Although the sun has come out here in Germany, I am also finding it hard to get back into everyday life. It seems I haven't quite grasped what has actually happened. I am very grateful but, at the same time, I feel a little melancholic that this life-time dream is over.

Phew.

I dedicated my extended applause to jwfan.com and this wonderful fan community!

JW did that cute "Wow!" again (like after the Imperial March in Vienna) in response to the ovations upon entering the Berlin Phil on Saturday.

18:00, then all stays rather relaxed...

Yes, bells up like in Mahler. Hope the director of the Digital Concert Hall captures this! Yes, also observed that. Not sure whether that was a piccolo trumpet though...

Have we already discussed the "Schalltrichter auf" by the horn section in Olympic Fanfare and E.T.? And, why no flowers on Thursday?

Despite some horn flubs in Jurassic Park "Finale'... But there are still two takes to make up for this. I otherwhise agree, top notch level! Perhaps almost like Chicago...

Just read something on Sarah Willis MBE's facebook about "Schalltrichter auf" for E.T. finale which is being supported by Caleb Young, Conductor (calebwyoung.com) Would be nice to see this happen. The horns may also wish to stand up like in Mahler 1...

De nombreux huguenots s'installent à Berlin.

And the cookies? Leipziger Lerche (Gebäck) – Wikipedia

Well, at least he accepted the idea of using leitmotifs.

Leipzig is where Richard Wagner was born! Hope someone reminded him... Richard-Wagner-Verband Leipzig (wagner-verband-leipzig.de)

At least it matches the tone of the clarinet!

Still a few good tickets for Friday for sale....

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