Last Night of the Proms [United Kingdom] [Import, Soundtrack]

Rpo (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 23, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: EMI Gold Imports
• ASIN: B000PMLHNM
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #569,461 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The Proms showcases the best classical music artists and ensembles from around the UK and abroad, playing a mixture of popular favourites and newly commissioned premiŠres, and is now the largest classical music festival in the world. This recording presents some of the popular classics that have become associated with the 'Last Night' of the Proms celebrations. The finale to the Proms series has become a riotous affair, with large crowds of people enjoying this less-formal approach to concert-going, by waving flags, clapping, cheering and generally enjoying the patriotic party atmosphere. The style of the Last Night concert ahs been recreated across the world.

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2.0 out of 5 stars No "life" here, January 7, 2012

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This review is from: Last Night of the Proms [United Kingdom] (Audio CD)

Don't know how EMI managed to mess this one up, but right-o mate. Dry, digitalis sound lacking any semblance of real performance in real hall. Somehow great pieces by world-class orchestra manage to sound lifeless. Example: Piano spread across sound-stage as wide and loud as the orchestra in the Gershwin, high piano notes come from the right and low notes from the left--the pianist is seated with his/her back to the audience at concerts? Horns get clammy. Others of similar title managed to get the essence of performance down, in contrast.