Popular Post KK 3,307 Posted November 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2020 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: crlbrg, Fabulin, Joni Wiljami and 10 others 8 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,513 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 https://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/john-awarded-gold-medal-royal-philharmonic-society/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 There's those leather bound scores again! crlbrg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,513 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crlbrg 381 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 https://royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/gold-medal/john-williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Finally, he got an award in 2020 that he didn't have to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crlbrg 381 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Some lovely words by Spielberg too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,513 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,223 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Another well-deserved honor. Congratulations to the Maestro. Simply legendary and phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,660 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,363 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Undeniably well deserved and I always enjoy hearing people put into words some of what make JW's music so great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 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/ Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 770 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,506 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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. Fabulin and Taikomochi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,079 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 They did it in post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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