I have been on several camping holidays with Brian and can vouch for his unpretentiousness. He is a good laugh around the camp fire and always does his share of the washing-up. He drinks hot cocoa at night and hums old music hall tunes in his sleep. All I would say is that he has some personal hygiene issues. It's not a criticism .... let he who is without small slithers of chicken skin in their beard cast the first stone.
Mmmh ... all very grand sounding, but if I actually "deconstruct" Fernyhough himself I find very little else than banal statements about the shallowness of advertising etc. that have been said by ordinary mortals many times before (and in plain English). Methinks BF is a rather puffed-up peacock. Nice Hubble piccies though. Thanks for posting.
@MisterSimnock. Personally, I'm not worried about people making statements that have been made before as long as they're made with true authority. So what matters is, in his words, the authenticity; "that directness, that shocking credibility, that sharpness, that blindingness of image." In other words, it doesn't have to be new as long as it's original. That's good advice, me thinks. It's been almost 15 years since we recorded this and his slightly odd turns of phrase still pack a punch for me.
I have been on several camping holidays with Brian and can vouch for his unpretentiousness. He is a good laugh around the camp fire and always does his share of the washing-up. He drinks hot cocoa at night and hums old music hall tunes in his sleep. All I would say is that he has some personal hygiene issues. It's not a criticism .... let he who is without small slithers of chicken skin in their beard cast the first stone.
JohnRSamples 1 day ago
I beg to differ-I've heard Ferneyhough talk on several occasions and he's exceptionally unpretentious as a person. A really nice guy.
quelbop 1 week ago
Mmmh ... all very grand sounding, but if I actually "deconstruct" Fernyhough himself I find very little else than banal statements about the shallowness of advertising etc. that have been said by ordinary mortals many times before (and in plain English). Methinks BF is a rather puffed-up peacock. Nice Hubble piccies though. Thanks for posting.
MisterSimnock 1 year ago
@MisterSimnock. Personally, I'm not worried about people making statements that have been made before as long as they're made with true authority. So what matters is, in his words, the authenticity; "that directness, that shocking credibility, that sharpness, that blindingness of image." In other words, it doesn't have to be new as long as it's original. That's good advice, me thinks. It's been almost 15 years since we recorded this and his slightly odd turns of phrase still pack a punch for me.
astroscribe 1 year ago
New Age take on Brian Ferneyhough. The most unexpected way of packaging this composer,but i'm glad it was done.
allegramente5000 1 year ago
I prefer the gaps.
fremsley001 1 year ago
WoW! I like the way you have left gaps so his words are more digestable.
japanesesweet 1 year ago