Anthony Hopkins was a musician in his youth. Andre Rieu and his orchestra play the sonata he wrote when he was only 19.

[metta]

Anthony Hopkins was a musician in his youth. Andre Rieu and his orchestra play the sonata he wrote when he was only 19.



View attachment André Rieu - And The Waltz Goes On (composed by Anthony Hopkins).mp4

 

[gsdx]

Very nice indeed. Too bad it wasn't someone other than Andre Rieu.

 

[Vannie]

Didn't know that about him. Nice.

Didn't he date Martha Stewart?

Back in the 90s I was lucky to get an autograph from him. He flew into Teterboro Airport in NJ and I had asked his stewart for his autograph and he obliged and signed part of a newspaper article that was about himself.

 

[rareboy]

Very nice indeed. Too bad it wasn't someone other than Andre Rieu.

Rieu does have a knack of making everything saccharine.

 

[gsdx]

^ I checked Anthony's music on YouTube. There was no one other than Rieu playing it except for a piano version.

Have you heard Rieu's compositions? Mozart was composing better music when he was three.

 

[Essex Boy]

How nice. But what did Anthony Hopkins do to deserve André Rieux? I've never seen or heard Rieux's circus in action before. It was like being force-fed a whole three-tier wedding cake.

I'm looking forward to the first performance of Joan Armatrading's Symphony No. 1 by the rather more classy Chineke! Orchestra in London in November.

Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE, Chineke! Orchestra founder, says: "The Chineke! Orchestra are thrilled to be performing the world premiere of Joan Armatrading's first symphony at the Southbank Centre. Armatrading's pioneering spirit and ability to break boundaries has been a source of inspiration for generations of music lovers and musicians, and it’s an honour to bring her latest composition to life on stage."

Joan Armatrading signs agreement with Boosey & Hawkes

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to announce that Joan Armatrading, one of Britain’s great singer songwriters, has signed a new agreement to publish her _Symphony No.1_. The 30-minute orchestral score will be premiered by the Chineke! Orchestra at the Southbank Centre on 24 November 2023 and the work...

www.boosey.com

 

[pat grimshaw]

This simplistic waltz has no counterpoint. Are we mistaking Anthony Hopkins for Antony Hopkins?

Antony Hopkins - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I'm looking forward to the first performance of Joan Armatrading's Symphony No. 1 by the rather more classy Chineke! Orchestra in London in November.

I missed that announcement -- cool! I presume it will be on BBC Radio 3 at some point ...

 

[Kahaih]

This simplistic waltz has no counterpoint. Are we mistaking Anthony Hopkins for Antony Hopkins?

Antony Hopkins - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

No. Here is an article/interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins on the matter from 2012;

Interview: Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor and musician

It might come as surprise that Anthony Hopkins is a keen musician, but he’s been playing piano all his life and next week releases a CD of his compositions, writes Ken Walton

www.scotsman.com

 

[pat grimshaw]

I prefer Dimitri's waltz.

 

[pat grimshaw]

You can tell that the teenage Hopkins was using a piano for this simple tune.

And someone else came along and swamped the simple piano tune with a heavy blanket of strings.

 

[Essex Boy]

I'm looking forward to the first performance of Joan Armatrading's Symphony No. 1 by the rather more classy Chineke! Orchestra in London in November.

Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE, Chineke! Orchestra founder, says: "The Chineke! Orchestra are thrilled to be performing the world premiere of Joan Armatrading's first symphony at the Southbank Centre. Armatrading's pioneering spirit and ability to break boundaries has been a source of inspiration for generations of music lovers and musicians, and it’s an honour to bring her latest composition to life on stage."

Joan Armatrading signs agreement with Boosey & Hawkes

Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to announce that Joan Armatrading, one of Britain’s great singer songwriters, has signed a new agreement to publish her _Symphony No.1_. The 30-minute orchestral score will be premiered by the Chineke! Orchestra at the Southbank Centre on 24 November 2023 and the work...

www.boosey.com

I missed that announcement -- cool! I presume it will be on BBC Radio 3 at some point ...

And indeed it is. The concert is on Friday, the broadcast is on Tuesday evening, 28 November. I'm kicking myself for leaving it too late to get a ticket, I should have realized it would sell out fast. If you've got access to the BBC Sounds app you can hear it whenever you like (I think they archive concerts for about a month).

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