Archives for September 25, 2017

Julian Bream and Malcolm Arnold talk about Arnold’s Guitar Concerto, Op. 67, then perform its finale, with Arnold conducting members of the Philharmonia Orchestra. This performance was originally telecast by the BBC on November 19, 1963, as part of the first episode of Gala Performance. The host is Richard Attenborough:

(This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)

“I know that an actor can undermine anything a director tells him to do by making fun of it.”

Rip Torn (quoted by John Heard in Will Harris, “John Heard on The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, The Sopranos, Sharknado, and more” (A.V. Club, April 4, 2015)