Classical Notes
Reflections on classical music, recordings and performances
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Verdi's Rigoletto at the cinema
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Photo: Johan Persson As part of the Royal Opera House's continued series of cinema screenings, the latest on offer was a live trans...
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Lutoslawski - Orchestral Works II
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Following on from Polish composer Witold Lutos l awski’s (1913-1994) vocal works, Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra ...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
International Baroque Players - Violin Concertos from Dresden, Pisendel and others
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I was very fortunate to sing in a concert in the Brighton Early Music Festival 2011 with Emma Kirkby and the International Baroque Playe...
Bartók, Works for Violin and Piano, Volume 1
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I reviewed James Ehnes ' disc of Béla Bartók's (1881-1945) Concerto works for violin a few months ago. Now he's moved on to t...
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Shostakovich Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14, 'To October'
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A strange beast, this one. This 'symphony' is a short single movement work (my recording is just under 19 minutes), composed to cel...
Britten - War Requiem, Op. 66
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Coventy Cathedral Royal Festival Hall Sunday 25 Mar 2012 7:30pm Lorin Maazel Nancy Gustafson Mark Padmore Matthias ...
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
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Nijinsky as Petrushka As graduation pieces go, this is pretty impressive! Shostakovich finished composing his first symphony at age 19,...
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