Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2016 So the version of "Men of the Yorktown" from this concert is 5:02 long. Basically double the length of the only version I've ever heard! I really love the orchestration of the quote of the main Midway March theme that happens about two-thirds through. Great stuff! In case anyone wants to hear just this newly discovered (at least by me) arrangement, here is an MP3 of just that section of the concert: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6T5vTBhM2zmeUlkSVIwY0ktMm8 Stempel, Pieter Boelen, Jay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karelm 2,914 Posted December 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2016 On 12/8/2016 at 3:14 PM, Will said: @Bespin: 1) Can't a concert that was not broadcast on radio have been recorded for a CD? 2) Are you sure it's not possible that you missed any relevant concerts? I know your website is very comprehensive, but everyone missed the concert this thread discusses and didn't know about it until half a year later! On an unrelated note, man that Men of the Yorktown March is incredible (I'd never really heard it before). Reminds me why I love JW! Stunning! Particularly this melody (here to 1:32): Gorgeously romantic. I've listened to this piece repeatedly (the Pops version) since I got home from school today. Very beautiful. It reminds me of this gem from Vaughan Williams (here conducted by JW's mentor and fellow anglophile, Bernard Herrmann): publicist, Not Mr. Big, Romão and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Look at that credit. Gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Wow rarely does a composer and music get such credit in the film. And now I need to get Vaughan Williams' music ASAP! Gorgeous as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,914 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Incanus said: Wow rarely does a composer and music get such credit in the film. And now I need to get Vaughan Williams' music ASAP! Gorgeous as well! In 1941, RVW was a big deal and putting his name on your marquee was a badge of honor. Oh how times have changed. Definitely get this series...gorgeous and dramatic music very well performed and recorded: https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN 10007 https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN 10244 How could you not like a cue like this called "Doom"?! Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Franz Waxman had a pretty generous title on Rear Window as well, right before Hitchcock's name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 A score which Hitch hated. Oh the irony. @Incanus: this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Ah thanks! I'll take a listen to it on Spotify once I get back home from work today. Good old Ralph's music has always been close to my heart. Sinfonia Antartica is also another favourite so the film score has been on my radar as well. I think I'll be ordering both releases ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted December 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2016 About the upcoming Pops recording, here are a few thoughts: - All the Pops recordings (and most, if not all, BSO) from the last few years come from live concerts, broadcast or not (the Williams' Oboe and Harp Concerti were both recorded live, the former wasn't broadcast, though the later one was). From what I've been told this won't be any different; - From a bit of info I collected, it is expected to be included the Towering Inferno main titles. I'm not really sure, but I think Lockhart conducted Jedi Steps and Finale, not the concert version of Jedi Steps, but would love to be proved wrong; - Night Journeys have been performed a few times live, by Williams himself conducting. John Mauceri recorded back in the early 90's with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The Men of Yorktown march on this expanded form has surely never been recorded. Not sure if it has been performed before or if Williams prepared a new arrangement. Smeltington, Incanus, TownerFan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Great insight, Miguel. I hope the full JFK suite Lockhart conducted in 2012 at Tanglewood will be included as well (if I remember well it was also broadcasted on WGBH). Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hasn't it been like 15 years since the last newly recorded Boston Pops album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Less than that, if we count those conducted by Lockhart. The latest is maybe this one? THE DREAM LIVES ON - A PORTRAIT OF THE KENNEDY BROTHERS (2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, Bespin said: Less than that, if we count those conducted by Lockhart. The latest is maybe this one? THE DREAM LIVES ON - A PORTRAIT OF THE KENNEDY BROTHERS (2010) Ah, I was looking at Discogs and other sites that track releases published by record labels. I didn't even realize the Boston Pops self-publish digital only albums on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,670 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 12/8/2016 at 4:29 PM, Will said: So, have we had a discussion on the similarity of the Great Performances theme and the bit starting at 2:50 in the overture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 6 hours ago, Tom said: So, have we had a discussion on the similarity of the Great Performances theme and the bit starting at 2:50 in the overture? I hadn't actually noticed that, but now I sort of hear it. One Williams piece I've been listening to recently where I immediately heard a similarity to Great Performances4 is this whole section starting right here from E.T.: 15 hours ago, Miguel Andrade said: - From a bit of info I collected, it is expected to be included the Towering Inferno main titles. Yay! That one's an absolute masterpiece. MikeH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The previous "most different from the OST version" of the Men of Worktown march that I had was a 02:33 Concert Arrangement performed by The Royal Scottish Philharmonic. As far as I can tell, this one is very notably different and I'll gladly add it to my "Williams Film Works" compilation instead of that earlier version! Also... If this gives any clue of what to expect, BRING ON THE WHOLE CD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Wonder when we will be getting more info on this title, such as a track listing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hopefully soon - I imagine they want to have it come our near Williams' birthday, but who knows! 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Of course they'll have discussed with the people in charge of that Spielberg collection that is coming soon. So everything that wasn't on there, will be on this one instead. Right? Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 2017 sure promises to be an interesting (and costly) year for JW fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 18 minutes ago, Pieter_Boelen said: Of course they'll have discussed with the people in charge of that Spielberg collection that is coming soon. So everything that wasn't on there, will be on this one instead. Right? Man, I hope so! 14 minutes ago, Josh500 said: 2017 sure promises to be an interesting (and costly) year for JW fans! Yes. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricard 2,245 Posted January 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2017 According to the 2017 Spring Pops brochure Gruesome Son of a Bitch, Will and Incanus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,373 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 A piece from Goodbye, Mr. Chips in concert? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2017 It's been 84 years. crumbs, Bilbo and Henry Sítrónu 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Sítrónu 494 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, Rose Dawson said: It's been 84 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I wonder if this CD release is the one we'd already heard was coming this year. Probably, right? And we'd also heard that Towering Inferno would be on the CD, and, lo and behold, it's being performed at the concert. I wonder then if the CD will contain bits of this concert plus bits of other concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 It may be the most selling album of Lockhart's careeer, he deserves it, he has no taste for making CD programs usually. That's his chance. A subject, a purpose, at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Anyway, this is cool! Looking forward to listening. As a side note, 55 years of material - that will be one long concert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 It's already sounding better than the Spielberg/Williams album. But that isn't hard. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 THE TOWERING INFERNO. Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 great if it's a live concert I hope there's no coughing noise or early applause Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think the album is being recorded separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I hope so..I much prefer a studio recording this is the chance to record Fanfare for Michael Dukakis and Fanfare for ten Year Olds Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Yeah, I hope the album we'd heard about in the past isn't recorded live. But all indications have pointed to it being recorded live. And I wonder if this birthday concert is really being entirely recorded for a separate CD, or whether some/all of its selections will be added to Night Journey and Men of the Yorktown to make one CD. Remember, we already heard from Miguel Andrade that Towering Inferno would be on that original CD. And it's being performed at the concert. I don't think we've found any other times it's been performed recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Thor should be pleased. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 3 hours ago, king mark said: Fanfare for ten Year Olds Ten Years Old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,116 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 This is indeed great news. I wonder if this will be video recorded as well? So hoping for Jane Eyre, Dracula and Midway recording! I also hope they record JFK suite on it and Maybe The LOST WORLD theme. So is the cd release planned for the April as well since its says Spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,715 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Very cool news! Really looking forward to hearing this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Sounds cool! I will have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Boston Pops albums are recorded live nowadays. My guess is that some of the material is already recorded from concerts from last year's season. Music from Goodbye Mr. Chips (the overture, if memory serves) was performed a year or two ago in Finland. (edit: actually it might have been in Norway...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 12 minutes ago, Miguel Andrade said: Boston Pops albums are recorded live nowadays. My guess is that some of the material is already recorded from concerts from last year's season. Music from Goodbye Mr. Chips (the overture, if memory serves) was performed a year or two ago in Finland. That's my understanding as well. I guess the album will be released in the last quarter of 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, TownerFan said: That's my understanding as well. I guess the album will be released in the last quarter of 2017. The excerpt from the brochure reads "for a CD release in the spring", which makes sense as falls within the Pops season. And I really hope is in the spring, not sure if I can wait that long Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Oh, what I understood from the wording is that the pieces are being recorded in the spring... But I hope you're right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Too bad the description is so vague... It is very possible indeed that they will use some of the performances for a Keith Lockhart album currently in the works (not necessarily an all-Williams album), which may be released a few weeks after the birthday concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, Ricard said: Too bad that the description is so vague... It is very possible indeed that they will use some of the performances for a Keith Lockhart album currently in the works (not necessarily an all-Williams album), which may be released a few weeks after the birthday concert. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be an all-Williams CD. I have good intel that Lockhart is planning this tribute album since at least one year and that he truly wants to showcase some of the lesser known pieces of Williams. Be mindful, lesser-known likely to the general audience, not necessarily to hardcore fans. But from what I know, it's gonna be a pretty exciting program Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 So it looks like this is the CD they're talking about: Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 23 hours ago, Ricard said: So it looks like this is the CD they're talking about: Yeah, I'm sure it's the same album. Very curious to see what the track list will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,519 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 For me, it's "the more osbcure, the better". My impression so far, however, is that these selections are in "middle" territory -- not only the big blockbusters, but not terribly obscure either, at least not to fans of the composer. A dream compilation for me would be if someone went into the studio to rerecord some of the 'jazzy' themes of the 60s. Doesn't need an orchestral set-up either! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Some people are never happy I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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