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December 16, 2009
Mariss Jansons
...to acknowledge Mahler's relentless mix of styles. But whereas the younger, more classical Jansons generated lots of adrenaline, the older, wiser Jansons tends to sit on the music - an impression masked by his enduringly Peter Pan-ish podium manner...enjoy - the feminine string textures in the opening movement's dream-idylls, the gentle portamenti of the minuet, the sheer softness of the brass and the impeccably blended vocal contributions of Bernarda Fink, Ricarda Merbeth and the London... By Andrew Clark
December 15, 2009
Mariss Jansons, Barbican, London
...to acknowledge Mahler’s relentless mix of styles. But whereas the younger, more classical Jansons generated lots of adrenaline, the older, wiser Jansons tends to sit on the music – an impression masked by his enduringly Peter Pan-ish podium manner...the feminine string textures in the opening movement’s dream-idylls, the gentle portamenti of the minuet, the sheer softness of the brass and the impeccably blended vocal contributions of Bernarda Fink, Ricarda Merbeth and the London Symphony... By
January 10, 2009
Lord of the Flies
...fragile populist whose increasingly cracked voice reveals disguised hysteria. Too often, though, the production's sheer pace and adrenaline overshadows Golding's disturbing depths and the full horror of emerging savagery. The key scene where Simon (a lucid... By Clare Shine
August 8, 2009
Braving the ‘iron way’ through the Alps
...temptation to look down is too great. Below, the rock face drops sheer to the valley floor, while above, the mountain climbs thousands...of my life. A cable bridge stretches 20ft or so across a sheer-walled ravine. There are three cables connecting each side...hour and half of climbing, we arrive at the summit. The adrenaline is still coursing through my veins. I clutch a tree to stop... By Dominic Bliss
October 14, 2009
Why you've got to accentuate the positive
...chance of blunder. But for enterprising souls, the desire for gain overwhelms the fear of loss. Unquestionably, the adrenaline rush of momentous events can lead to recklessness. The economic downturn has exposed great swathes of such folly. But...tidal waves of bad news. But such depressing predictions do not allow for the relentless tide of human ingenuity, and the sheer power of positive thinking. I cannot account for it, but enthusiasm, willpower and force of personality can achieve... By Luke Johnson
October 13, 2009
Accentuate the positive
...chance of blunder. But for enterprising souls, the desire for gain overwhelms the fear of loss. Unquestionably, the adrenaline rush of momentous events can lead to recklessness. The economic downturn has exposed great swathes of such folly. But winners...tidal waves of bad news. But such depressing predictions do not allow for the relentless tide of human ingenuity, and the sheer power of positive thinking. I cannot account for it, but enthusiasm, willpower and force of personality can achieve... By Luke Johnson
July 31, 2009
Don McCullin at the National Media Museum
...years, and he’s got precisely nowhere. Yet a picket fence next to him has bowed aside in his wake, blown over by the sheer drive of an ordinary working man. This is not the photography of a simple follower of Bill Brandt: it takes inspiration from many sources. Nor is it the photography of an adventurer, an adrenaline junkie. Yet that is somehow, coarsely, how we still tend to think of McCullin, one of the great visual artists of our... By Francis Hodgson
January 24, 2009
Flushed With Success
...For the driven game shooter, walking through rough cover with a loaded shotgun can come as a bit of a shock. As can the sheer amount of terrain covered in a day's sport. But with the guns carried safely (pointing to the sky or broken open...are emerging on the other side of a rhododendron-clad hollow. We manage a couple to finish the day as the rest of the adrenaline-fuelled guns emerge beaming. The final tally is 27 pheasants between the six of us. But many more cartridges have been... By Bob Sherwood
January 24, 2009
Walked-up shooting through woodland
...For the driven game shooter, walking through rough cover with a loaded shotgun can come as a bit of a shock. As can the sheer amount of terrain covered in a day’s sport. But with the guns carried safely (pointing to the sky or broken open...are emerging on the other side of a rhododendron-clad hollow. We manage a couple to finish the day as the rest of the adrenaline-fuelled guns emerge beaming. The final tally is 27 pheasants between the six of us. But many more cartridges have been... By Bob Sherwood
July 25, 2008
China’s gold fever
...home will offer only marginal help in many of their best events, which tend to require calm concentration rather than the adrenaline boost provided by a raucous local crowd. “Being the host country often puts even greater psychological pressure on athletes...The project has borne some fruit. In Athens, China won four “119” golds compared with one in Sydney. However, the sheer competitiveness of international swimming and track and the sponsorship funding available to top stars means China’s... By Mure Dickie