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Post by jean on Mar 2, 2011 23:37:30 GMT
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Post by aubrey on Mar 3, 2011 10:43:01 GMT
Thanks, Jean.
Was that a woman singing? Never heard that before.
Do you remember when I said something about Catholicism not liking music? It was based on the idea of them not liking instruments in church, as mentioned here.
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Post by jean on Mar 3, 2011 12:57:27 GMT
Was that a woman singing? Never heard that before... What, never?This sort of music would originally have been performed by men and boys (or castrati, but that was a bit later) but these days while cathedral choirs mostly have that line-up, the professional groups that perform it have female sopranos. It was good to hear this on Front Row because radio and TV arts programmes usually neglect any sort of classical music unless it's a controvesial production of an opera, or something. I thought it was funny that Mark Lawson referred to Robert Hollingworth's group as I Fagioloni rather than I Fagiolini which is what they're really called; but I suppose there's no obvious reason why they should be named after small green beans rather than large tubes of pasta. |
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Post by Weyland on Mar 3, 2011 14:38:11 GMT
I thought it was funny that Mark Lawson referred to Robert Hollingworth's group as I Fagioloni rather than I Fagiolini which is what they're really called; but I suppose there's no obvious reason why they should be named after small green beans rather than large tubes of pasta. Judging by how Mark Lawson pronounces English, I doubt that you can reliably attach a realistic spelling to any word he mangles. For example, I remember a programme he did a few years ago about the Millennium Dome. Since he simply cannot pronounce that O sound in a sane way, the whole programme was reduced to gibberish for me, expecially when he kept mentioning O 2 as well. Funny if it hadn't been so excruciating. It's a shame, 'cos he's a likeable bloke with a lorralorra knowledge and interesting opinions. Are they Little Green Women? |
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Post by aubrey on Mar 4, 2011 6:49:19 GMT
What, never?
You've got to be careful with you, Jean.
Never heard a woman doing that. I think the choirs I've heard have been all men; but certainly the bit they're played has always been a male voice when I've heard it.
It did sound interesting with instruments, though.
I think I prefer Bach with male choirs - not because I don't like female voices, but those with male choirs tend to be much smaller - one voice to a part - because they're going after an authentic - early 1700s - sound. I think the cantatas I've got does that - they are very small choirs with boys anyway, though they do have women for the solo parts. I'm not keen on the Victorian tradition of a huge choir, though I probably could be persuaded if I heard one live.
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