In order to make this attractive two-CD compilation set, the BBC has raided the EMI and ... more
Virgin Classics back catalogues and put together a selection of pieces which are frequently heard at the Proms, or have some special Proms connection. Falling neatly into the latter category is John Tavener's ecstatic piece for cello and stringsThe Protecting Veil, which was a BBC Proms commission in 1989, here performed by its dedicatee Steven Isserlis. The collection finishes with a live Last Night recording (including the sound of party-poppers, whistles and sirens) of "Land of Hope and Glory" Wood'sFantasia on British Sea Songs, "Jerusalem" and "Rule, Britannia!" with Bryn Terfel. Before this the collection offers Jacqueline du Pré playing the opening of Elgar's Cello Concerto, Neville Marriner conducting the opening chorus of Bach's Magnificat and the overture toCandidebrilliantly played by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Sometimes the programming is a little samey in tone--Carmina Buranafollowed byFanfare for the Common Man, for example--but overall this is a fine collection of well-performed excerpts. --Warwick Thompson
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Advantages: It's under 90-minutes Disadvantages: Tired old cliches of genre, no scares, tame
Has it really come to this? We're now being offered up remakes of seventies horror films that aren't even remakes, they're just borrowing the name.
Next along on this rancid meat train is Prom Night, a film that puts the Ho Hum in Horror.
The Prom is the pinnacle of the year for high school seniors, a chance for students to let their hair down, smuggle in some booze and generally act more annoying that usual.
Our heroine Donna is dressed up and ready to move on with her life. She's still suffering the mental scars of having her family murdered by her former teacher who took obsession to a whole new level. But as the prom get's underway, wouldn't you know it, the crazy killer has escaped from his mental institution and is ready to put his knife skills in operation.
What ensues for about 80-minutes is bland and boring mix ...
Advantages: Fast-moving, not too long Disadvantages: Same old horror
Senior high school student Donna is looking forward to her prom night. Attending with boyfriend Bobby, as well as best friends Claire and Lisa, she hopes it will signify a new start after the horrible occurrences of the past. A teacher from her school who developed a crush on her broke into her home and murdered her parents and brother while she hid under the bed. Now living with her aunt and uncle, she has recurring nightmares. All seems to go smoothly at the prom until Claire has a bust up with her boyfriend and escapes upstairs to the hotel room they are all sharing. At the same time, the police officer in charge of Donna's case discovers that her killer has escaped. Can he warn Donna before it is too late?
Brittany Snow plays Donna and is actually pretty good. One problem I have with horrors is that often there is virtually no ...
sunmeilan 23.12.2009
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Prom night is yet another remake about Donna Keppel, a girl, who, three years ago, saw her mother murdered before her very eyes by Richard Fenton, one of her high school teachers who has become obsessed with her. Tonight, it's her senior prom, and along with her friends, want to make it a night to remember. And it will be, but for all the wrong reasons...
If you're a fan of horror movies, avoid this, you've seen much better elsewhere. If not, don't see this because this will not show you how good a horror movie can be, quite the opposite in fact.
The cliches are too many to count. Everyone is impossibly handsome, you've got generic rock/indie band # 40987 playing tunes you won't remember 5 minutes from now and the characters barely register. The general shock tricks are pulled out here, from characters appearing out of the darkness ...
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983); Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958); Thomas (Augustine) Arne (1710 - 1778); George Gershwin (1898 - 1937); Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006); (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)
Main Performer
Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto (Female alto)); Dame Felicity Lott (Soprano); Richard Morton (Tenor); Stephen Roberts (Baritone); Bernard Dickerson (Tenor)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Date of Release
09/1997
Recomended Retail Price
10.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
EMI / EMI
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
1 hour 12 minutes
Genre(s)
Orchestral, Vocal and choral
EAN
724356659322
Catalogue Number
566593
Work 1
Work Title
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Excerpt(s)
1. No. 1 in D (1901) 2. No. 4 in G (1907)
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1901-1930
Date Recorded
1976
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Excerpt(s)
1. Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Composer
William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1942
Date Recorded
1969
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 3
Work Title
Coronation Ode, Op. 44
Excerpt(s)
1. Land of hope and glory
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1902 Revised 1911
Date Recorded
1977
Conductor
Sir Philip Ledger
Orchestra / Ensemble
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
King's College Choir, Cambridge
Orchestra / Ensemble
Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus
Main Performer
Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto (Female alto)), Dame Felicity Lott (Soprano), Richard Morton (Tenor), Stephen Roberts (Baritone)
Opera Part(s)
Alfreda Hodgson, Dame Felicity Lott, Richard Morton, Stephen Roberts
Work 4
Work Title
Crown Imperial
Excerpt(s)
1. Crown Imperial
Composer
William (Turner) Walton (1902 - 1983)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1937
Date Recorded
1969
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title
Serenade to Music
Excerpt(s)
1. Serenade to Music
Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1938
Date Recorded
1969
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto (Female alto)), Bernard Dickerson (Tenor), Christopher Keyte (Bass), Gloria Jennings (Mezzo soprano), Ian Partridge (Tenor), John Carol Case (Baritone), John Noble (Baritone), Kenneth Bowen (Tenor), Marie Hayward (Soprano), Meriel Dickinson (Mezzo soprano), Norma Burrowes (Soprano), Richard Angas (Bass), Sheila Armstrong (Soprano), Shirley Minty (Mezzo soprano), Susan Longfield (Soprano), Wynford Evans (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Alfreda Hodgson, Bernard Dickerson, Christopher Keyte, Gloria Jennings, Ian Partridge, John Carol Case, John Noble, Kenneth Bowen, Marie Hayward, Meriel Dickinson, Norma Burrowes, Richard Angas, Sheila Armstrong, Shirley Minty, Susan Longfield, Wynford Evans
Work 6
Work Title
Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36
Excerpt(s)
1. Nimrod
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1898-99
Date Recorded
1970
Conductor
Adrian Boult
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Work 7
Work Title
(The) British grenadiers
Excerpt(s)
1. (The) British grenadiers
Composer
Thomas (Augustine) Arne (1710 - 1778)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Recorded
1976
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 8
Work Title
Variations on 'I Got Rhythm'
Excerpt(s)
1. Variations on 'I Got Rhythm'
Composer
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1934
Date Recorded
1994
Orchestra / Ensemble
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Wayne Marshall (Director), Wayne Marshall (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Wayne Marshall, Wayne Marshall
Work 9
Work Title
(4) English Dances, Op. 33
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro non troppo
Composer
Malcolm (Henry) Arnold (1921-2006)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1951
Conductor
Owain Arwel Hughes
Orchestra / Ensemble
Hallé Orchestra
Work 10
Work Title
Rule Britannia
Excerpt(s)
1. Rule Britannia
Composer
Thomas (Augustine) Arne (1710 - 1778)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1740
Date Recorded
1976
Conductor
Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Main Performer
Anne Collins (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s)
Anne Collins
Work 11
Work Title
Jerusalem
Excerpt(s)
1. Jerusalem
Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1916
Date Recorded
1990s
Conductor
Ian Tracey
Orchestra / Ensemble
Brass Ensemble Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Choir
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