The Great War (1914 to 1919): Elgar and the Creative Challenge In spite of the extremely slow tempi, and the resulting bad-tempered exchanges between conductor and orchestra during rehearsal, the orchestra’s playing on the final recording is marvellous. The author worked with Bernstein on several occasions, including his recording of the Enigma Variations with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. There are many anecdotes showing his character, and research into his work shows him to have been a practical and gifted architect.Įlgar: The Enigma Variations - Leonard Bernstein conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal & Performance Roll on season 2.Arthur Troyte Griffith 1864 – 1942: Enigma Variation (No VII, ‘Troyte’) and Malvern characterĪrthur Troyte Griffith, a friend of Elgar’s, was a Malvern-based architect and water-colourist. I can't recommend this enough for fans of kid-friendly horror with heart and a pleasing amount of bite, and is a perfect read for this time of year. As someone who enjoys reading scripts, I really liked this aspect, but it still reads and works well as a piece of fiction. In fact, with a bit of formatting and editing, the whole book could work as a screenplay for the film or TV version of this story. The book's format as a TV show adds a ton of flavour, with ad breaks, credits and intro paragraphs that help move the action along. The final story, The Last Halloween was also a cracker, with its mix of coming of age and ghost story with heart. This is a wicked tale with hints of The Good Son, Poison Ivy and similar 90's thrillers with another great sting at the end.
The Harmless One sees two recently orphaned teens come to stay with a wealthy family and the twisted games begin when their new stepsister develops feelings for the brother. But where are their parents, and who is that man that approaches the border of their property, eager to get in? With shades of Red Riding Hood, this is an excellent opener and a good indicator of the many strings to Robertson's bow.
My favourites included The Cottage In The Woods, dark fairytale perfection about two sisters living in a cottage surrounded by foreboding woods. The stories all vary in terms of sub-genre, but all have that balance of fun and spooky and end with a classic anthology horror twist ala Creepshow. We are introduced to the October Society, a group of friends who meet by the Hallowed Fire in October to share scary tales. But any ideas of mere homage are quickly dispelled by the author's imagination and writing, which is sharp, poppy and most importantly for this type of book, fun. Christopher Robertson’s new book delves back into the 90s era of kid-friendly horror, taking a leaf or two from RL Stine and Are You afraid of the Dark's books.
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