Ennio Morricone 19/7/06 London Concert

[Blueberry]

I am going with my wife and I cant wait (and even she is excited after having listened to Edda dell Orso in OUATIW - I just hope the hungarian symphonics know what they're doing...

Maybe I'll see y'all there - I am in row T, somewhere in the 30'ies, dont remember, but it's pretty phenomenal seats.

Enjoy!

[daylami]

I am in row W from memory,cant wait.....

[The Firecracker]

Is their a Program that says what he will be playing or do they just give you that at the entrace?

[daylami]

I have not been able to find any details as yet of what he will be playing but as soon as I get the details I will post them...

[The Firecracker]

I have not been able to find any details as yet of what he will be playing but as soon as I get the details I will post them...

Thanks, I would like to hear what I am missing

[Blueberry]

He will most probably be performing more or less the same gig as on the DVD "Arena Concerto", almost 2,5 hours of greatest (OUATIW, OUATIA (suite), DYS, GBU (main + ECSTASY OF GOLD)) + casualties of war, the red tent, canone inverso, The Mission, Cinema Paradiso, 1900, Legend of the pianist on the Ocean and so on - also with a bit of his more avantgarde stuff.

BTW - the following double disc contains STEAMING GREAT new recordings of the classics + Guns for San Sebastian, theme from Marco Polo, A LOT - even an incredible version of Man with a Harmonica - by the famous Prague philharmonics. Get it:

http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-Music_City_Of_Prague_Philharmonic_Orchestra_The_Crouch_End_Festi_Once_Upon_A_Time_The_Essential_Ennio_Morricone_Film_Music_Collection

Tight sound, man.

[redrum]

Have just got a new cd of Morricone`s work with the director Tornatore, who is also an excellent director (Cinema Paradiso, Legend of 1900 etc) Got me thinking that Morricone`s best work albeit arguably and i do not want to upset anyone was with Leone. they seemed to share a certain intangible understanding, having said that his stuff for Tornatore is top drawer. Other  directors seem to stick with one composer also Speilberg/Williams, Lynch/Badalamenti and our own Neil Jordan with Elliot Goldenthal. What  do members think of these special relationships and can one imagine anyone else other than Morricone working with Leone?

[DJIMBO]

mmm, the problem is that Leone had a different composer for The Colossus of Rhodes, his first film, Angelo Francisco Lavagnino. Cant remember how shoddy the score was tho...

Have just got a new cd of Morricone`s work with the director Tornatore, who is also an excellent director (Cinema Paradiso, Legend of 1900 etc) Got me thinking that Morricone`s best work albeit arguably and i do not want to upset anyone was with Leone. they seemed to share a certain intangible understanding, having said that his stuff for Tornatore is top drawer. Other  directors seem to stick with one composer also Speilberg/Williams, Lynch/Badalamenti and our own Neil Jordan with Elliot Goldenthal. What  do members think of these special relationships and can one imagine anyone else other than Morricone working with Leone?

[Blueberry]

Anyone wanting to brush up on Morricone should buy this back issue of "Music for the Movies". For £7 it gives you an extremely nice and very very long feature on Morricone.

http://www.musicfromthemovies.com/shop/product.asp?numRecordPosition=17&P_ID=135&strPageHistory=&strKeywords=&SearchFor=&PT_ID=8

Value for money: A+++

[Hippieoddball1]

i'm in row b, right at the front, can't wait.

i'm going with my lass, now that i've got here into ennio

i'm coming from middlesbrough, and having to stay over on the night, my lass is a teacher as well so she's having to get her last day of the school year (july 20th) off from the headmistress

can't wait, this could be the last time he's in england performing

come on

[daylami]

Morricone is making an appearance at the NFT on the Friday night after the concert.He is in conversation apparently, after a screenng of Fistful of Dynamite.

[Juan Miranda]

Mio Dio!! One month it's Eli, the next but one it's Il Maestro!! The NFT has gone Leoneissimo! And after GIU LA TESTA on the big screen, where I've never seen it (in any version)? I WILL be there!!!! If the GBU performance was anything to go by, it'll be a print of the restored DVD version they play too.

[Blueberry]

Morricone about the gig:

http://www.timeout.com/london/classical/features/336.html

[daylami]

Thanks Blueberry.

[SeanSeanSean]

Morricone about the gig:

http://www.timeout.com/london/classical/features/336.html

Ennio says he is in performing these days. If only he could come somewhere in North America, Montréal say...