Silvestri rehearsing Elgar's 'In the South'

Excerpts from Silvestri rehearsing Elgar's "In the South". The original tape is somewhat longer but for some reason the person kept starting and stopping the tape. These are the more interesting bits.

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Metamorphosis: The Transformation of the Bournemouth Symphony

This documentary tells the story of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s rise to international acclaim while under the baton of Maestro Constantin Silvestri. Ray Carpenter (1922-2017), the symphony's principal clarinet, shares his memories along with historic materials—photographs, excerpts of musical recordings, newspaper clippings, and programs. Ray provides insight into his own musical coming-of-age as well as musical life during the Silvestri (1961-1969) years. Despite his short tenure with the symphony, Maestro Silvestri managed to transform a provincial band to an orchestra whose performances were praised in and beyond London.

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[webrarian]

What a treasure! You can hear from this why his recording of 'In The South' is still in the catalogue all these years later.

[bannan]

Great advice: Don't overplay and sound ugly. Spot on.