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2023-12-04 21:18:00
New York Philharmonic. Semyon Bychkov, conductor; Katia and Marielle Labeque, pianos. December 1, 2023.
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Orchestra (Seat W05, $80).The Lebeque sisters, Semyon Bychkov and Bryce Dessner on stage after the piano concerto. The sisters wear matching outfits with skirts that flare up. Cute in children, here we have 70+ year old ladies (born in 1950 and 1952).ProgramDon Juan, Tone Poem after Nikolaus Lenau, Op. 20 (1888) by R. Strauss (1864-1949).Concerto for Two Pianos (2017) by Bryce Dessner (b 1976).Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (1940) by Rachmaninoff (1873-1943).The first remark I made to myself as the concert began was: wow, the New York Phil does have a better sound than NJ Symphony, which I heard yesterday. There is a high degree in subjectivity to what constitutes good sound: the musical instruments, the precision, and the acoustics of the auditorium. And in the past I have made the remark Carnegie Hall's sound sometimes is so clean that it would sound "antiseptic." Whatever […]
2022-07-14 06:25:30
Summer at Snape
This year, Summer at Snape returns to Snape Maltings with a month of daily concerts featuring outstanding artists and ensembles from the worlds of classical music, jazz, blues, folk, and pop from 31 July to 31 August, and the Dome Stage returns with 20 free outdoor performances in a special setting by the river from Wednesday – Sunday throughout August.The hall will be welcoming the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, as part of its European and US tour. Barry Wordsworth conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a programme that includes Bliss' ballet Checkmate alongside RVW's The Lark Ascending. Other visiting orchestras include the Academy of Ancient Music, the Philharmonia in ballets by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, and Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner. Ben Palmer conducts the Manchester Camerata in a live accompaniment to the Chaplin's film The Kid, whilst the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra is playing an […]
2022-03-03 02:01:09
OperaWire March 2, 2022 By Francisco Salazar The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on operatic and choral performances. Gustavo Dudamel Leads “Songs of the Americas” in a program that will include music by Abreu, Bor, Esteve, Ortiz, and Villa-Lobos with the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Performance Dates: Sept. 30- Oct. 2, 2022 Renée Fleming and Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform a recital. Performance Dates: Oct. 16, 2022 Julia Bullock headlines “A Musical Portrait: Price and Bonds” and explores the musical voices of and relationship between Florence Price and Margaret Bonds. Lidiya Yankovskaya conducts with Michelle Cann at piano. Performance Dates: Nov. 5 & 6, 2022 Green Umbrella will be performed by the LA Phil New Music Group, conductor Simone Menezes, and Julia Bullock who curates. Performance Date: […]
2021-06-10 04:36:00
Recent New Releases, No. 9 (CD Mini-Reviews)
By Karl W. NehringAlbores: Dino Saluzzi, bandoneon. ECM 2638 774 7754.Dino Saluzzi (b. 1935) is a master of the bandoneon, an accordion-like instrument most often associated with the tango. However, the music on Albores, consisting of nine compositions by Saluzzi, is not tango music, as we can infer from a glance at the back cover. The title of the first track, Adiós Maestro Kancheli, is a reference to Georgian composer Giya Kancheli (1935-2019), whose music was sprawling, eruptive, disruptive, and highly charged. Saluzzi’s dedication reads: “Dear Maestro and friend, your wonderful music will always remain with me. It was a great honor to get to know you.” This and the other eight compositions on Albores are in a serious, probing, deeply reflective vein, drawing the listener in as if listening to an intense movement from a late Beethoven string quartet or Schubert piano sonata. Saluzzi is not dashing off tunes […]