Advantages: J. S. Bach; all musicians and vocalists; Karajan. Disadvantages: Karajan's big, ponderous sound and historical inauthenticity, for some.
With an eye to leaving an impressive legacy, Austrian-born conductor HerbertvonKarajan was wise to adopt the available modern technology early on to record his works for posterity. 'His Legacy For Home Video', as the DVD project was called, gave him complete artistic and technical control over the entire production. Notwithstanding the pomposity of the name, the series from Sony Classical does earn its place in every classical music lover's library for the sheer excellence of the recorded material.
One disc that never goes out of favour for this listener is the all-Bach 1984 New Year's Eve Concert (Silvesterkonzert) held at Mr Karajan's stomping grounds, the Berlin Philharmonie, where he directs the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The featured soloist is German violinist and Karajan protegé Anne-Sophie Mutter, who plays ...
Advantages: A good long read if you have the time. Disadvantages: A large cumbersome book.
James Herbert has been one of my favourite authors since my twenties. A devotee to graphic detail he is one of the masters of the art. Chillers and Horror are his main forte, rarely detracting from these. He established himself quickly and is probably best known for the book, "The Rats".
Commonly accepted as Britain's number one chiller fiction writer with twenty books credited thus far, and published in thirty-five other languages across the world, he has sold over fifty million copies.
Not really being an ardent reader these days due to time commitments, although I have always enjoyed reading, the opportunity to read his latest novel could not be missed with a holiday giving me that chance. Published by Macmillan and on sale in Tesco's for just £3.23 in paperback with a RRP of £6.99 and at 632 pages the book is of no short ...
Advantages: Good read, greate departure of usual Herbert fiction. Disadvantages: To some extent you keep expecting anti-German sentiments to come out.
This is a fantastic departure from the paranormal horror that Herbert is renowned for.
48 is based in, yes you've got it, London in 1948, lets just say the Allies didnt entirely win the war because of Hitler unleashing the Blood Death, a typr of biological germfare.
The main character Hoke survives along with a small minority who are unaffected because they have an immune blood type. Hoke meets up with several other survivors who all have one main aim. That is to escape the mad clutches of Sir Max Hubble, leader of the Facist Blackshirts who has the mad idea that his own life can be saved by the transfusion of immune blood into his own. Hoke and his companions , one of whom is a German are pursued by Hubble and his cohorts, betrayed at one point they escape with the help of a hapless German bomber who appear to think the war is ...
1. Un poco sostenuto_Allegro 2. Andante sostenuto 3. Un poco allegretto e grazioso 4. Adagio_Allegro non troppo ma con brio 5. Alternate movt 2 (initial performing version of movt 2)
Composer
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1855-76
Conductor
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Royal) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Work 2
Work Title
Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82
Excerpt(s)
1. Molto moderato_Allegro moderato 2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto 3. Allegro molto
