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Performers

(1) Capriccio Quintet (2) Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata (3) Dmitry Yefimov (4) Ilya Ioff (5) Jurgis Karnavichius (6) Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra (7) Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin (8) Vladimir Shakin (9) Elisso Bolkvadze (10) Alexei Massarsky (11) Georgian State String Quartet

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00:00:00 Schwanengesang, D. 957 Part: No. 4, Ständchen (1) 00:03:58 Rosamunde, D. 797 Part: No. 2, Intermezzo No. 2. Andantino (2)

00:11:19 Ave Maria, D. 839 (3)

00:18:12 Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 Part: II. Andante (4) 00:25:55 Sonate in C Minor, D. 958 Part: IV. Allegro (5)

00:35:05 Symphony No. 8, D. 759 Part: II. Andante con moto (6) 00:49:29 Symphony No. 9, D. 944 Part: II. Andante con moto (6) 01:04:14 Rosamunde, D. 797 Part: No. 4, Ballet Music No. 1. Andante un poco assai (2)

01:17:22 String Quartet No. 14, D. 810 Part: II. Andante con moto (7)

01:21:20 Sonate in C Minor, D. 958 Part: II. Adagio (5)

01:30:36 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 Part: 3. Impromptu in G-Flat Major (8)

01:36:36 Symphony No. 8, D. 759 Part: I. Allegro moderato (6) 01:48:05 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 Part: 4. Impromptu in A-Flat Major (8)

01:55:34 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 Part: 4. Impromptu in A-Flat Major

01:57:17 Moments Musicaux, D. 780 Part: No. 3, Allegro Moderato in F Minor (9)

02:04:38 Rosamunde, D. 797 Part: No. 2, Ballet Music No. 2. Andantino (2)

02:11:43 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 Part: 2. Impromptu in E-Flat Major (8)

02:16:07 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 Part: 1. Impromptu in C Minor (8)

02:25:46 String Quartet No. 12, D. 703 Part: 1. Allegro Assai (11) 02:34:34 Rosamunde, D. 797 Part: I. Overture (6)

02:44:35 Sonate in C Minor, D. 958 Part: III. Menuetto (5)

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I’ve got those pinks so bad (I mean so good, so good)

Yeah, I’m about to leave for another trip to London, so I think it’s time I write a little something about my last one.

To be honest, for the first time ever I felt a little sick during the landing at Stansted - a stabbing pain somewhere near one of my eyebrows, which wasn’t exactly a fun way to wake up, never mind the fact that I also started feeling dizzy after that. Anyway, l got through border control just fine - electronic passport gates are such a brilliant thing once you actually figure out how to use them.

My train to London was delayed for some reason, but I didn’t really mind since I was quite tired, and I wouldn’t be able to drop my bag at my hotel until 3 pm. In the end I spent most of the afternoon wandering around (and inside) the Museum of London, and I was half considering going straight to bed when I accidentally found out @lord-greg-powers was going to see Austentatious - which is an improvised comedy play in the style of Jane Austin - and I decided I would like to go too. It was utterly hilarious, even without considering the gorgeous Regency costumes they were wearing. 

The following day I went to Richmond Park, where I got caught in the rain for a bit at King Henry’s Mound, then just proceeded to spend the rest of the day bothering the deer that are nearly everywhere in the park.

In the evening in tagged along @lord-greg-powers who was going to see Criminal, an improv murder mistery comedy night. That was brilliant too, and I honestly have no idea how those comedians manage to do improvisation as a group, I didn’t even know it was a thing until this trip.

I spent most of the 27th wandering around St Paul’s, then climbing the Monument - they even gave me a little certificate for that one, I’m sure Sir Maxwell would be very pleased about that. In the evening I went to Library Edition, which was absolutely brilliant and funny and everything you might expect from a JFSP tryout. All the members of the cast were there except Margaret (there was a particularly arresting moment when Lawry did an impression of her for a sketch), and I managed to give them a badge each (plus the badges I had made specifically for John’s birthday). I loved that Lawry said he was going to wear his Jacket Pocket badge on his jacket pocket, and in the end I got to give hugs to Carrie and John.

On the 28th I randomly wandered around London some more, and in the evening I went to Tall Tales where I was more than a little surprised (and obviously delighted) to discover that Simon was performing in a sketch along with Abigail Burdess and a few other comedians. (Also, Susannah Pearse, and possibly Sally Stares, sang a song about birds and cows. Moo.)

The thing about Simon is that he has the best laugh ever, and as a result every sketch feels like ten times funnier when he’s among the audience. I even got to talk with him a bit after the show, he said the pilot of his sitcom Time Spanner should hopefully air at some point next year, and he even told me he visited my home town in 1999 or something. (He also gives the best hugs. Him, and John too.)

On the 29th I went to Kew Gardens, which I loved - it feels more like a park than a botanical garden, and I didn’t even manage to see the whole of it by closing time.

On the 30th l went to the recording of Radio 3 Essential Classics at the Southbank Centre - where John, Simon and Susannah performed a sketch and a song that had featured in the tryouts just a couple of days before. In the afternoon l decided I might as well visit the Tower of London once more, which was as great as the first time I’d seen it. I also happened to find myself on the Tower Bridge when it opened to let a ship come through, which was nice.

On October 1st l went on the Time Tour, quite obviously because it was Peter doing it. It was only me and a couple of tourists, and I got to say hi to Peter at the end; I gave him MH badges and he said he and Matthew were going to meet soon - and now we know series 3 of The Monster Hunters is going to start soon!

After that I had half a mind to try and visit Buckingham Palace, but the queue was far too long and in the end I simply went for St James’s Park - though it started raining soon.

And well, that’s mostly it. Thank you for flying MJN Air.

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More May makes miserable Monday more manageable.

A compilation of James’ five appearances on BBC Radio 3′s Essential Classics during Christmas week 2014. The music is edited down (full playlist and link under the cut) but the conversation is unedited. During the appearances James discusses: 

Young James’ adventures in piano re-engineering

His exasperation with Mozart, and the artificial separation of Arts and Sciences

The poetry and music of moving machinery

Being a teenage ‘medieval lute fantasist’

Jeremy’s jokes about James’ Harpsichord training, and Richard and Jeremy’s taste in music

Toy Stories

Being too scared to join a choir now he’s older

Abandoning the labels for music

Discovering music pieces through watching modern ballet with Sarah.

James’ Music Choices

John Cage: Sonata 1 for Prepared Piano performed by Boris Berman

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata 4 (E flat) Adagio performed by András Schiff

Thomas Robinson:  The Spanish Pavan performed by Nigel North

Walther von der Vogelweide:  Weide, Allerest lebe ich mir werde (Palastinalied)   performed by James Tyler, James Bowman and Christopher Hogwood.

Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite El Puerto performed by Alicia de Larrocha

Steve Reich: Different trains ‘After the war’ performed by The Kronos Quartet

Claude Debussy:  Preludes II No.12 ‘Feux d’artifice’ performed by Pascal Rogé

[Traditional Polish carol] ‘A Star in the South’ performed by Elora Festival Singers

Bach (arr: Loussier) Wachet auf, Ruft Uns die Stimme performed by Jacques Loussier Trio

Joby Talbot: Once Around the Sun ‘April: The First Day of Summer’

Rob Cowen’s suggestion for James

Holst: Beni Mora Suite ‘In the Street of the Ouled Naïls’ performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra

I’ve posted the full compilation HERE

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Essential Classics: The Signet Ring