Vaughan Williams
It’s been a contrasting week, with both good and bad music to play. The good, was the Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams, that I really had thought was going to be an absolute stinker. The bad more than made up for this though, with Vaughan Williams’ 5th symphony almost making my head fall off with boredom. Page after miserable page goes by with nothing melodic happening at all. My desk partner described the opening as like a cow pat falling onto your head and slowly dribbling down your face, and she was exactly right. I had 11 bars rest at the beginning of the piece, and I was already bored witless by the dreary Double Bass ‘theme’, before us violas even had a chance to come in and spoil it for everyone else.
Needless to say, the place was packed and they all seemed to enjoy it. Next week brings some more recording sessions, with Cloe Hanslip this time, and a Verdi Requiem. God I can’t wait, some proper big tunes to get stuck into…
Tags: VaughanWilliams, boredom
