tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post4537496634029436624..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Dear U.K. Bloggers:Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-49016088072515396232010-02-22T08:39:22.326-08:002010-02-22T08:39:22.326-08:00Ha! and Hi, Mark!Ha! and Hi, Mark!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-12740052213679623402010-02-22T06:32:04.442-08:002010-02-22T06:32:04.442-08:00What can I say? I'm flattered... It doesn'...What can I say? I'm flattered... It doesn't take much!Mark Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693194967620507933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-75551201861840044892009-12-14T20:08:31.457-08:002009-12-14T20:08:31.457-08:00Henry, I read those three. ;-)
Hahaha, I figured ...<i>Henry, I read those three. ;-)</i><br /><br />Hahaha, I figured you did but I thought "Just in case...."Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-40734372802015113502009-12-14T16:49:24.573-08:002009-12-14T16:49:24.573-08:00Okay, I'd missed Boulezian. Have now got a U.K...Okay, I'd missed Boulezian. Have now got a U.K. Bloggers section way down on the left. (If only I could figure out how to make this a three-column blog...)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-62770696255295626462009-12-14T16:40:03.067-08:002009-12-14T16:40:03.067-08:00Henry, I read those three. ;-) Don't know why ...Henry, I read those three. ;-) Don't know why Gavin is not in my blogroll, will add him now.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-23842113569328215332009-12-14T01:01:03.941-08:002009-12-14T01:01:03.941-08:00That's what I get for typing at 1:00 am on a w...That's what I get for typing at 1:00 am on a worknight: they're NOT from the "provinces".Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-24009263433053012792009-12-14T00:59:30.477-08:002009-12-14T00:59:30.477-08:00Lisa, I have these bookmarked; I know they're ...Lisa, I have these bookmarked; I know they're not outside London, but maybe you've missed them:<br /><br />Gavin Plumley (great name!) blogs at <a href="http://entartetemusik.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Ententarte Musik</a>, focusing mainly on Mahler, my boy Schreker, Korngold, Zemlinsky, Berg etc., in other words, German/Austrian composers from ca. 1900-1920. He also focuses on fin de siècle Vienna and that wonderfully rich period there before the whole shit house went up in flames (tm Jim Morrison) in 1918. Sometimes reviews stuff outside of London<br /><br />The wonderfully named <a href="http://boulezian.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Boulezian</a> is run by cutie Mark Berry and is reviews of stuff from London mostly. Very detailed and informative, he's not a fan of Verdi, so that's a huge plus for me from the get go! :-)<br /><br />I think of <a href="http://intermezzo.typepad.com/intermezzo/" rel="nofollow">Intermezzo</a> as the English version of Opera Chic, without the OMG! and LOL! inanities. Lots of great pictures from curtain calls, mainly deals with London stuff.<br /><br />Tim Rutherford-John blogs at <a href="http://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">The Rambler</a>. He's a musicologist who concentrates mainly on contemporary music, kind of an English Alex Ross but without the fanboy crush on John Adams.<br /><br />Hope this helps though I know they are in "the provinces". :-)Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-27038034258903267722009-12-12T10:03:42.905-08:002009-12-12T10:03:42.905-08:00Oh, I totally know that smaller cities aren't ...Oh, I totally know that smaller cities aren't the boonies! At least pre-war, touring opera companies and the big stars all went to Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh, etc. to concertize, and of course there are top-notch orchestras in Liverpool and Birmingham. SOMEBODY must be music-blogging outside London...Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45080817570308404122009-12-11T20:17:05.864-08:002009-12-11T20:17:05.864-08:00Wish I knew too. But there are about 600 concerts ...Wish I knew too. But there are about 600 concerts a month in London plus opera and max 60 even in a hip places like Birmingham and Manchester. In England people tend to travel lots as train connections are good. I've friends who commute from York and Manchester frequently. Also we have the BBC which broadcasts recordings of live performances at least twice a day. Most concerts outside London turn up in London as well, parts of tours. Similar situations in France and Germany, too. So nowhere really is the boonies, no one's really isolated. It's a good thing because even in small towns, they get access to top international stuff. And people travel out of London too esp for specialist festivals like Aldeburgh.Doundou Tchilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.com