Popular Post KK 2717 Posted November 18 Popular Post Share Posted November 18 He now sits alongside Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Bernstein, Sibelius and more... There's an intro by Spielberg and we get to see Williams, impeccably classy as ever. https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/gold-medal/john-williams 1 Hour 6min mark: Timo Martikainen, Albus Percival Wulfric, Jurassic Shark and 10 others 8 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Albus Percival Wulfric 2318 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 https://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/john-awarded-gold-medal-royal-philharmonic-society/ Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 5699 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 There's those leather bound scores again! carlborg 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Albus Percival Wulfric 2318 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Here are all other musicians recognized with this award over the past century: (those awarded in the 21st century are marked green, others awarded since 1975 are marked yellow) crumbs and Score 2 Link to post Share on other sites
carlborg 182 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/gold-medal/john-williams Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 5699 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Finally, he got an award in 2020 that he didn't have to share. Link to post Share on other sites
carlborg 182 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Some lovely words by Spielberg too Link to post Share on other sites
Marian Schedenig 2874 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, Albus Percival Wulfric said: Shouldn't Williams be in both the "Composers" and "Conductors" list? He's clearly credited as composer *and* conductor in the video. Link to post Share on other sites
Albus Percival Wulfric 2318 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 8 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Shouldn't Williams be in both the "Composers" and "Conductors" list? He's clearly credited as composer *and* conductor in the video. No need to duplicate, and destroy the clarity of the chart. Primary occupation or fame is what matters. Bernstein and Weingartner were very fine composers too: A really great symphony! I would take it over any of Mahler's. Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 554 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Another well-deserved honor. Congratulations to the Maestro. Simply legendary and phenomenal. Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 1405 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 The Good: An exceedingly prestigious honor. The Bad: I just don't like the reducing of Williams to a means to something other than his own great music. The Ugly: My attitude and inability to just be happy on this occasion. Link to post Share on other sites
Bayesian 552 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 JW once again joins some pretty rarified company. It’s great that he continues to be recognized like this. (And it’s also wonderful to see, in his video recordings, that he continues to be in great health.) Link to post Share on other sites
artguy360 1023 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 Undeniably well deserved and I always enjoy hearing people put into words some of what make JW's music so great. Link to post Share on other sites
Score 471 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 18 hours ago, Albus Percival Wulfric said: Here are all other musicians recognized with this award over the past century: (those awarded in the 21st century are marked green, others awarded since 1975 are marked yellow) Definitely a deserved honor and an awesome company, which also includes Brahms, who got the medal in 1877! Link to post Share on other sites
BB-8 56 Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 36 minutes ago, Score said: Definitely a deserved honor and an awesome company, which also includes Brahms, who got the medal in 1877! So maybe John Williams is now the same size as Brahms or even bigger? https://slippedisc.com/2020/01/bigger-than-brahms-john-williams-in-vienna/ Albus Percival Wulfric 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Score 471 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 22 hours ago, BB-8 said: So maybe John Williams is now the same size as Brahms or even bigger? https://slippedisc.com/2020/01/bigger-than-brahms-john-williams-in-vienna/ Personally, I never had any doubt about that! Link to post Share on other sites
Thor 3390 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Quote So maybe John Williams is now the same size as Brahms or even bigger? Brahms DID gain a few pounds late in life, but I'm not quite sure JW is there yet. Albus Percival Wulfric and Taikomochi 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 5699 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 23 hours ago, BB-8 said: So maybe John Williams is now the same size as Brahms or even bigger? https://slippedisc.com/2020/01/bigger-than-brahms-john-williams-in-vienna/ It's not a penis contest! 5 minutes ago, Thor said: Brahms DID gain a few pounds late in life, but I'm not quite sure JW is there yet. It was due to all the Christmas cookies courtesy of Anne Sophie. Link to post Share on other sites
BB-8 56 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: It's not a penis contest! It was due to all the Christmas cookies courtesy of Anne Sophie. Sarah Willis may be taking over the Anne-Sophie coaching part. She's an excellent horn blower... Though I hope this will be a pure orchestral concert without the amplified Paganini elements. Link to post Share on other sites
Marian Schedenig 2874 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 14 minutes ago, Thor said: Brahms DID gain a few pounds late in life, but I'm not quite sure JW is there yet. 1 minute ago, BB-8 said: Though I hope this will be a pure orchestral concert without the amplified Paganini elements. Amplified? Link to post Share on other sites
BB-8 56 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 2 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Amplified? Refering to the Witches of Eastwick sound engineering on the DGG Vienna CD. I get a heart attack each time the fiddle comes in. Link to post Share on other sites
Marian Schedenig 2874 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 3 minutes ago, BB-8 said: Refering to the Witches of Eastwick sound engineering on the DGG Vienna CD. I get a heart attack each time the fiddle comes in. Try the surround track on the Blu-ray if it bothers you. But mainly I was asking because (unlike in the original open air premiere), the violin was of course not amplified at the Vienna concerts. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 5699 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 They did it in post. Link to post Share on other sites
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