#ClassicsaDay #ClassicalSummer Week 5
Summer is the time of music festivals, which is why the Classics a Day team opted to make it August's theme. The idea is to post performances from summer festivals, either past or present. Some of these events have been going on for decades (if not centuries) so there's a lot to choose from.
But there are also challenges with this theme. Not every festival shares its performances online. Some only offer promotional excerpts. Here are my posts from various festivals for week four of #ClassicalSummer
08/30/21 Three Choirs Festival, 1927
HMV made this recording of Herbert Brewer's Nunc dimittis in D. It features the three combined choirs and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer. It was the first time the festival had been recorded.
08/31/21 Edinburgh International Festival, 2010
William Berger sings "Revenge Timotheus Cries" from Handel's "Alexander's Feast.”
Next month -- something new!
For the month of September, the Classics a Day feed will be a little more interactive. Some works in the symphonic repertoire generate debate. Some works titled symphonies don't seem to fit the description. Other orchestral works, though not titled as such, seem to be symphonies in every aspect save the title.
We'll be posting these controversial works, and taking a poll. Is it a symphony, yes or no. Each Friday in September I'll publish my weekly summary of posts as usual. I'll also include the poll results for each post. Join us then for #ClassicsaDay #SymYesNo.
