tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28687827.post4888014882030155119..comments2023-08-24T09:05:13.818+01:00Comments on Fileygardener: My Alternative Pilgrimage day 5Margaret Mary Rowlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04468989976417886843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28687827.post-51877968141569412962013-09-08T08:58:44.936+01:002013-09-08T08:58:44.936+01:00Yes I agree . Nigel Kennedy was stupendous. Yes I agree . Nigel Kennedy was stupendous. Margaret Mary Rowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468989976417886843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28687827.post-79190317920359018992013-09-07T23:09:24.392+01:002013-09-07T23:09:24.392+01:00Much as I love "The Lark Ascending" (so ...Much as I love "The Lark Ascending" (so much so that I have chosen it for my funeral), it was a revelation to see/hear Nigel Kennedy in the 2nd half of the Proms.<br />His incredible virtuoso version of Liszt's Hungarian Dances was stupendous.<br />Yes he does look like a tramp but he always has.<br />Eccentricity turned to 'barking' years ago, but oh what a musician he is.<br />Sadly the song of the lark appears to be a thing of the past now. It must be 20 years since I last heard one.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.com