@grahamrickson
London-raised, Leeds-based primary music teacher, horn and ukulele player, film and classical CD critic, responsible dog and cat owner. Writing things for www.theartdesk.com (@theartsdesk.bsky.social)since 2009. Proud Irish citizen ☘️.
Huddersfield Town Hall is another favourite. Leeds Town Hall is still being refurbished and we’ve not had professional orchestral concerts here for four years or so. I wonder if the audience will still be there when the hall eventually reopens.
Bridgewater Hall is very good, but Sage Gateshead is better still. If a performance is sufficiently involving and exciting you don’t think about the acoustics much.
On a blue background, Harry Styles a blue outfit poses similarly to the young man in the adjacent painting, "The Blue Boy" by Gainsborough. The text below reads: "Copy of Gainsborough’s 'The Blue Boy' by Henry Bone.
As there's a new Harry Styles album out today and we haven't done one for a while...
Harry Styles as Barnsley Museums objects. A THREAD 👇
Copy of Gainsborough's 'The Blue Boy' by Henry Bone
Thank you - I look forward to reading!
I have a bad habit of rating composers according to how good their horn parts are.
I know what you mean… but as an amateur brass player, rehearsing and performing a Mahler symphony is about as much fun as you can have. Especially No. 6.
Here’s a big band version of the Bruckner 8 finale. Great stuff: m.youtube.com/watch?v=djpJ...
I’ve got loads of musical blind spots, many too embarrassing to reveal here. But Sibelius is The Man. I’m listening to Lemminkainen Suite on R3 as I type this. Bliss!
Learn a brass instrument, then you’d love Bruckner.
I loved watching and reviewing this disc. Pioneering investigative journalist Daniel Farson investigates witches, UFOs, cats, striptease, the Stock Exchange and a whole load more: www.theartsdesk.com/tv/blu-ray-d... @vicpratt.bsky.social #bfi #danielfarson #associatedrediffusion
'#DanielFarson, looking for people with unconventional opinions' ★★★★ DANIEL FARSON'S GUIDE TO BRITAIN Vol 1 - A pioneering TV journalist's guide to late 1950s London, and beyond - 'This set is a blast', says @grahamrickson.bsky.social - now on #BFI Blu-ray theartsdesk.com/tv/blu-ray-d...
We saw an exhibition of paintings by Wayne Thiebaud in London last autumn - yours have a similar vibrancy.
I love these!
Elsa Barraine
Maurice Ravel
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that headline generator is lots of fun.
Please enjoy this stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app - much more fun than actually having to read the Telegraph.
This is ace! Thank you.
And what a life she led. Heroic.
The CPO one has the edge over the Warner, though that comes with some ear-tickling couplings. Great music.
Have recently discovered a BRILLIANT piece of 20th century orchestral music in the shape of Elsa Barraine's Symphony No. 2. Amazingly, it's been recorded twice recently. @deeplyclassical.bsky.social @fredreibell.bsky.social @loveinner.bsky.social @aquilanebula.bsky.social #elsabarraine
Yes - my eyes can't cope with the miniscule print either. There's some mindbogglingly awful music on those CDs but enough good stuff to make me glad that I bought the set. Dennis's String Bass Song is great, and I'm fond of Deep Purple.
I've never seen a bad film directed by Ozu, and I've barely scratched the surface - enjoy. Next, read Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World.
Noooooo! The original version is marvellous.
These are superb!
In my job I've dipped into several schemes - Charanga, SingUp, Musical Futures, Kapow, Sparkyard et al. All of them have some decent resources, but you'd NEVER follow them by rote.
it's the Oak Academy curriculum, which I can remember looking at during lockdown. As you imply, the worry is that school leaders will assume that you can just follow this scheme instead of hiring a specialist. Don't get me started...
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
I'll bring some down next time we meet.
Bottle of Henderson's Relish
small tub of Hull Chip Spice
Hendo's is my go-to sauce. Not sure if it's available outside Yorkshire. See also Chip Spice, another Northern treat.
Good variety of condiments on offer. I've never had English mustard with a fry up and will try it.
