David Munrow on YouTube

Subject: David Munrow on YouTube
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 31 Jan 11 - 03:38 PM

This might appeal to a few of you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG1m3KTR5G0

There's a few more bits & bobs up there all compiled from the DVD of his 1976 TV series Early Music Instruments (filmed on location in Ordsall Hall, Salford) which you can buy from

http://www.davidmunrow.org/

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For that extra special Early Music treat:

Le Royaume Oublié: La Tragédie Cathare - Part One

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: JohnB
Date: 31 Jan 11 - 05:36 PM

Boy, that ate up the rest of the afternoon very enjoyably.
I will have to buy the DVD of the whole series now, I never got to see him live but have a few of his "records".
Talk about performance effort, he left no prisoners for sure.
My wife is from Salford and remembers going around Ordsall Hall in the 60's on a School trip.
Thanks for the info S O'P, JohnB

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: Will Fly
Date: 31 Jan 11 - 05:50 PM

David Munrow was a lovely guy. I met him on a few occasions when I was working for the Beeb in the late 60's/early 70s, and he was a superb musician and musicologist. His early death was very sad. I still have an album of the incidental music he wrote for a radio production of The Hobbit (Paul Daneman as Bilbo), plus some arrangements of music played by the Tudow waits bands. Great stuff.

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: GUEST,OldNicKilby
Date: 01 Feb 11 - 04:50 AM

Davids programmes on The Third in the early seventies were an absolute delight.I was only thinking about these progs this morning. He was an amazing musician and was truly inspirational, I cant wait to watch this tonight

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 01 Feb 11 - 07:42 AM

I saw him at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. He was a very important in the early music movement in the UK - and beyond.

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: andrew e
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 07:10 AM

Looks really funny at 6:41
Reminds me of my sister's hampster!
Would that be Christopher Hogwood playing keyboard?

I saw David Munrow play recorder in a J S Bach Brandenburg Concerto at a promenade concert in the Albert Hall.
Maybe around 1972? He was great.

Anyone know the story of his death?
Nothing much on Wikipedia.

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: Jack Campin
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 07:34 AM

I've got the Royaume Oublie CD set, didn't know there was video. Thanks.

I believe Munrow hanged himself, arranging it so his family found him when they came down for breakfast. No idea why.

Subject: RE: David Munrow on YouTube
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 10:57 AM

Grim stuff, Jack - but oddly fascinating at the same time, given that it couldn't have been so very long after the Salford footage and he doesn't look or play like a man with suicide on his mind. Ubiquitous in his day, and still crucial. I pick up the old vinyl whenever I see it. I think my favourite is the Gothic Era box with the Notre Dame Organum & Ars Nova stuff which still sets the bench mark to this day really.

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Love the Royaume Oublie CD set (I've got a whole Ikea CD shelf devoted to my Alia Vox collection - my one of few indulgences) so the film is a blessing (even if does miss out Veris Dulcis which is a long standing favourite of mine) but of course the real treat is seeing Rene Zosso looking so sprightly. I did a piece about RZ for the Yorkshire folk magazing Stirrings - I'll feature it as a blog in a wee while...