Popular Post JTGL 173 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Yeah I have a picture with the maestro 🤣! AOP, hjx, Brando and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, TownerFan said: It's known that London or US brass sections are always more powerful and precise than any European orchestra Well, maybe that is an old myth, e.g. Chicago Symphony having the best brass sound. In the end it is often a matter of taste. I've yet to hear a more powerful and precise brass section than the Berlin Phiharmonic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MisterXDTV 61 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Every story told by John last night! bollemanneke, Martinland, essel and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScruffyLooking NerfHerder 10 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 19 minutes ago, JTGL said: Yeah I have a picture with the maestro 🤣! Pretty sure this is me, so yeah totally same, just fewer pixels 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BB-8 3,478 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 https://laragione.eu/life/spettacoli/la-forza-di-john-williams/ Pawel P. and apples 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, JTGL said: Yeah I have a picture with the maestro 🤣! I think this might be me? BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fabio autore 11 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, TownerFan said: Saying that the orchestra played badly is totally unjust. I don't know what the standard references of these people are, but the orchestra was absolutely great. Was everything perfect? Of course not, as virtually any live performance is. It's known that London or US brass sections are always more powerful and precise than any European orchestra, but the brass of the Filarmonica yesterday did a great job nonetheless, especially the horn section, whose principal did some tearjerking playing on the Love Theme form Superman and the big Princess Leia solo. The trumpets perhaps weren't as powerful as Berlin or Vienna, and played in a more "Italian" fashion during the Raiders March, but that's one of the perks of hearing these pieces performed by orchestras who are not used to them. It should also be said that the theatre has a characteristic opera house acoustic (i.e. very dry, without virtually any reverb, but with lots of low-end frequencies becoming very prominent) and that's something that surely made the music sound a bit different than usual, especially if compared to Berlin's Philharmonie or Boston's Symphony Hall. First time for me at Scala, First time I express my thoughts here. I was up in the gallery and I totally agree... a quite dry (and unforgiving) ambience indeed. I also agree with some comments on the Filarmonica being more keen to Opera or or other "choices"... it's no coincidence imho that the most liked pieces here are the most delicate, intimate and "strings-oriented" in the programme. Schindler's List simply drove me to tears... I think It was an amazing performance by De Angelis, with a nice little extra dynamic that made It sound a bit more "italian", if I might say it ☺️ (and the Maestro truly seemed to appreciate It, as we all could see) ciarlese, AOP, Martinland and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rikkardo 42 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 3 hours ago, TownerFan said: Saying that the orchestra played badly is totally unjust. I don't know what the standard references of these people are, but the orchestra was absolutely great. Was everything perfect? Of course not, as virtually any live performance is. It's known that London or US brass sections are always more powerful and precise than any European orchestra, but the brass of the Filarmonica yesterday did a great job nonetheless, especially the horn section, whose principal did some tearjerking playing on the Love Theme form Superman and the big Princess Leia solo. The trumpets perhaps weren't as powerful as Berlin or Vienna, and played in a more "Italian" fashion during the Raiders March, but that's one of the perks of hearing these pieces performed by orchestras who are not used to them. It should also be said that the theatre has a characteristic opera house acoustic (i.e. very dry, without virtually any reverb, but with lots of low-end frequencies becoming very prominent) and that's something that surely made the music sound a bit different than usual, especially if compared to Berlin's Philharmonie or Boston's Symphony Hall. I cannot quote enough times this comment 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I felt the sound like a very intimate concert conducted by the Meastro and "his friends" (us), which made it more special for me. Chewy, Jay, BB-8 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 3,478 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 What a great CD cover this would have made...alas, it's history now. michael_grig, enderdrag64, Chewy and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daniel 53 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Jay said: I think this might be me? My dad is the grey jumper in the front row bottom right hand corner. It was a life long dream come true for him that he never thought would happen and I’m just so grateful it finally managed to. ____________ Milan Vienna DC I can’t believe I’ve managed to take these photos. What an amazing year seeing these performances by the greatest of all time. BB-8, apples, crumbs and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterXDTV 61 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 bigjimwilson and Martinland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bollemanneke 3,348 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, MisterXDTV said: Every story told by John last night! I feel better about not having a recording now. Martinland, Jurassic Shark, Chewy and 4 others 1 1 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chewy 2,391 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Any other positive thoughts? @bollemanneke crumbs, Boymans, bigjimwilson and 4 others 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 5 hours ago, MisterXDTV said: Looking good, @bigjimwilson Biodome, Martinland and bigjimwilson 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 3,348 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, Chewy said: Any other positive thoughts? @bollemanneke Wait, what? I was being serious. I meant that I have now been able to hear his stories. I can live without having heard all the music. Martinland, Jurassic Shark and Tydirium 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thor 7,504 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 49 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: Looking good, @bigjimwilson Yes, but man in glasses behind him struggling to see over his shoulder. Marian Schedenig, bigjimwilson and Chewy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pawel P. 738 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 This was my fifth John Williams concert, after two in Vienna in 2020 and two in Berlin in 2021 (I don't count London at the Royal Albert Hall for obvious reasons). La Scala is really impressive - inside you feel that you are dealing with great history, a legendary place, a temple of music. I had a very good view, row N, seat 7, on the left side of the room - neither in Vienna nor in Berlin did I sit so close to the Maestro. I'm glad that he's in very good shape and most of all - that he really enjoys conducting his music in such a place. And that he feels that his fans have a special feeling for him. When someone in the audience shouted, "John, we love you!", he was slightly embarrassed. But there was also a joy in his face. The program was quite "safe", if I may say so. The highlights were calmer pieces, focused on string instruments: Fawkes the Phoenix, Schindler's List (violinist played beautifully!), Love Theme from Superman, Helena's Theme (It was wonderful to hear it in such quality), Prince's Leia's Theme. I've had never heard them under his baton before. I agree that brass instruments didn't sound as good as with the Viennese or Berliners. But I don't agree that they sounded bad. I didn't like the timpanist parts, especially in Superman March. He wasn't quite accurate, and it was too loud. Maybe it's a matter of La Scala acoustics. And in fact, many pieces were played slower - especially in the middle of Harry's Wonderous World . I really wanted this concert, like the two previous ones in Europe, to be filmed, but it didn't happen. Now I think that maybe it's good, because beautiful memories will remain, and yet these performances would be rated la little lower than those from Vienna and Berlin. It would be great for Maestro to come to London once again and record such a concert with an orchestra that really knows his music, The London Symphony Orchestra! Maybe next year? A really great evening, absolutely unforgettable. Just four years ago, I could only dream of hearing and seeing Williams live, and now I've been able to do it for the fifth time. Thank you Maestro. crumbs, Jay, GlastoEls and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 https://www.ilfoglio.it/musica/2022/12/13/news/john-williams-alla-scala-una-pazza-serata-fra-pupazzi-e-spade-laser-4758803/ 3 hours ago, BB-8 said: Pawel P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MisterXDTV 61 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Martinland, BB-8, Holko and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Forceful but not forced... bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjimwilson 256 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Thor said: Yes, but man in glasses behind him struggling to see over his shoulder. The guilt left my mind pretty swiftly after taking my seat 😂 poor guy 😬 Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post crumbs 14,316 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 39 minutes ago, BB-8 said: Funny you post this because the entire time I was on the roof of the Duomo I couldn't stop thinking about Ralph McQuarrie's unused Coruscant concept art! BB-8, fabio autore, Pawel P. and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daniel 53 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Sandor, MisterXDTV and 9 others 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ciarlese 250 Posted December 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 hours ago, BB-8 said: https://www.ilfoglio.it/musica/2022/12/13/news/john-williams-alla-scala-una-pazza-serata-fra-pupazzi-e-spade-laser-4758803/ The "they are all dead" story made its way on Italian newspapers finally 😁 Tydirium, fabio autore, bollemanneke and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Biodome 714 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 14 hours ago, Jay said: Nobody in our entire gathering of JW Fans managed to get one, but random people we saw all did, with some people even holding multiple copies My brother managed to pick up two of them. He said that at the end of the concert, the staff placed a bunch of them on the table where the programmes were, and people started grabbing them really quickly in what could be described as a frenzy. A random person even tried to take the two posters out of my brother's hands. It was crazy. He even had to hide them! Anyway, I gave one of the posters to @Martinland during the meetup. He has a massive John Williams archive, so the poster will feel at home there. It would be nice to digitize it in high resolution, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. Maybe it would be easier to just ask La Scala for a .pdf. They should have one. Martinland, SteTorino and Pawel P. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jossa 0 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, Biodome said: My brother managed to pick up two of them. He said that at the end of the concert, the staff placed a bunch of them on the table where the programmes were, and people started grabbing them really quickly in what could be described as a frenzy. A random person even tried to take the two posters out of my brother's hands. It was crazy. He even had to hide them! Anyway, I gave one of the posters to @Martinland during the meetup. He has a massive John Williams archive, so the poster will feel at home there. It would be nice to digitize it in high resolution, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. Maybe it would be easier to just ask La Scala for a .pdf. They should have one. Damn... Thank God he held onto them until the end of the concert! And glad to hear that one of them found a great home with @Martinland If anyone has an extra one: I would love to frame it, thanks in advance 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Martinland 360 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Biodome said: Anyway, I gave one of the posters to @Martinland during the meetup Thank you, thank you so much again! <3 Yours was a very special surprise and this very poster will find an equally special place at home - in Martinland... I will never forget that - thanks and greetings to your brother as well! *hug* BB-8, SteTorino and Biodome 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keyes 18 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 My personal chronicle of the concert Italian https://www.kristiansensini.com/2022/12/13/john-williams-alla-scala-di-milano/ Spanish https://www.mundobso.com/agoras/williams-en-la-scala English https://www.kristiansensini.com/2022/12/14/john-williams-la-scala-di-milano/ SteTorino, Pawel P., BB-8 and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Biodome said: My brother managed to pick up two of them. He said that at the end of the concert, the staff placed a bunch of them on the table where the programmes were, and people started grabbing them really quickly in what could be described as a frenzy. A random person even tried to take the two posters out of my brother's hands. It was crazy. He even had to hide them! LOL! Sorry, but the image of this frenzy made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 3,478 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 12 hours ago, crumbs said: Funny you post this because the entire time I was on the roof of the Duomo I couldn't stop thinking about Ralph McQuarrie's unused Coruscant concept art! Especially as the sun reflected in one of the skyscrapers: Jay, apples and Brando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pawel P. 738 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Biodome said: Anyway, I gave one of the posters to @Martinland during the meetup. He has a massive John Williams archive, so the poster will feel at home there. It would be nice to digitize it in high resolution, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. Maybe it would be easier to just ask La Scala for a .pdf. They should have one. This is the PDF version, I think in good resolution. I'm also going to print it and frame it. Could you tell us the original dimensions of it? John Williams La Scalla Poster.pdf fabio autore, fommes, Biodome and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Charlierre 11 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 I can't still believe that me and my wife managed in the end to attend this unforgettable event. Words aren't enough to describe all the emotions, all the diverse and intense feelings during that amazing night at La Scala. It was something of a soothing and cathartic experience. Kudos to @apples and @scoreman36! You guys made it possible. My mind is still flying and reliving so many beautiful moments of that night..! AOP, BB-8, bollemanneke and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rikkardo 42 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 Here some other very good pics from John Williams Italian Fans facebook group. All much credit to Fabrizio Bertellino. Here is the link with the original post. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1843002932591268/permalink/3147444258813789/ Brando, Pawel P., apples and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ramoninoff 22 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 VID-20221212-WA0047.mp4 Chewy, Pawel P. and JTN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Pawel P. said: Could you tell us the original dimensions of it? As soon as I get back home from work, I'll measure it and tell you. By the way, I uploaded some audience applause moments from Monday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzeiLtl7Kk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihYS5T1xidw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Fzwa6S-xM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I2jWaOc39o Pawel P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikkardo 42 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 31 minutes ago, Rikkardo said: 31 minutes ago, Rikkardo said: I'm deff sure here was the moment when someone shouted "we love you and May the Force be with you" I think he never felt such a huge reaction from an audience 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hjx 8 Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Rikkardo said: I'm deff sure here was the moment when someone shouted "we love you and May the Force be with you" I think he never felt such a huge reaction from an audience 🤣 It was the person sitting next to me who shouted "John, the force is with you". Just a huge thank you to everyone who has posted their impressions, reviews, photos and videos. I'm Italian and needless to say what an honor it was to witness and be a part of this unforgettable event. In case you are interested, here's a small reportage from Sky News in Italy (the short video clip is well worth the watch): https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/2022/12/14/john-williams-concerto-teatro-alla-scala Pawel P., MaxTheHouseelf, Biodome and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikkardo 42 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, hjx said: It was the person sitting next to me who shouted "John, the force is with you". Just a huge thank you to everyone who has posted their impressions, reviews, photos and videos. I'm Italian and needless to say what an honor it was to witness and be a part of this unforgettable event. In case you are interested, here's a small reportage from Sky News in Italy (the short video clip is well worth the watch): https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/2022/12/14/john-williams-concerto-teatro-alla-scala I was wondering if it was Riccardo Chailly. Can you confirm? I have attached his pic BB-8 and Fabulin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjx 8 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, Rikkardo said: I was wondering if it was Riccardo Chailly. Can you confirm? I have attached his pic No. Positively sure it wasn't Maestro Chailly. Just a very passionate Italian fan accompanied by his daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 hours ago, hjx said: It was the person sitting next to me who shouted "John, the force is with you". Just a huge thank you to everyone who has posted their impressions, reviews, photos and videos. I'm Italian and needless to say what an honor it was to witness and be a part of this unforgettable event. In case you are interested, here's a small reportage from Sky News in Italy (the short video clip is well worth the watch): https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/2022/12/14/john-williams-concerto-teatro-alla-scala Great news item - thanks for posting! It now seems possible that Sky could have captured the full concert. At least the excerpts cover quite a bit of the programme. And it seems they were using more than one camera... hjx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterXDTV 61 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Yeah, that SKY TG24 report, it's a clear sign them or the theather itself MUST have a full recording of the concert. There were camera cuts to the orchestra as well SKY has an "Arte" TV channel in Italy as well.... Maybe there's a chance they broadcast it someday Martinland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tydirium 1,167 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 22 hours ago, Chewy said: Any other positive thoughts? @bollemanneke I’m not sure why multiple people thought his comment was negative/reacted with the angry emoji, tbh. The video in question was a video of JW telling all the stories… not the orchestra sounding “bad” or anything. So imo the obvious interpretation of his comment would be that, even though there might not be a recording of the concert, at least there’s video of all of JW’s stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio autore 11 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 13 hours ago, ciarlese said: 5 hours ago, Pawel P. said: This is the PDF version, I think in good resolution. I'm also going to print it and frame it. Could you tell us the original dimensions of it? John Williams La Scalla Poster.pdf 553.65 kB · 12 downloads The "they are all dead" story made its way on Italian newspapers finally 😁 I just called the print service, and they (very kindly) told me that in order to give access to the high-res pdf we should first get approval (or file) from the Filarmonica itself. but this looks high quality enough to print it in full scale... may I ask you if you get it from the Filarmonica indeed? BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyes 18 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 27 minutes ago, MisterXDTV said: Yeah, that SKY TG24 report, it's a clear sign them or the theather itself MUST have a full recording of the concert. There were camera cuts to the orchestra as well SKY has an "Arte" TV channel in Italy as well.... Maybe there's a chance they broadcast it someday The Filarmonica HAS (of course) a video recording of the full concert for internal use, no multicam I suppose BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,316 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, fabio autore said: I just called the print service, and they (very kindly) told me that in order to give access to the high-res pdf we should first get approval (or file) from the Filarmonica itself. but this looks high quality enough to print it in full scale... may I ask you if you get it from the Filarmonica indeed? Considering how many people missed out on these posters, I'd like to think they'd provide a high resolution PDF to anyone who attended. The Senate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio autore 11 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, crumbs said: Considering how many people missed out on these posters, I'd like to think they'd provide a high resolution PDF to anyone who attended. indeed... but the high-res file could as well be that one Pawel P. posted. it's mostly text, header and frame apart... so it's not supposed to be "heavy" in bytes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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