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2021-05-17 05:53:18
From the late 1990s through the early 2000s Abdel Rahman El Bacha recorded Chopin’s complete solo piano music for the Forlane label. The cycle’s various volumes are hard to source on physical CD, but are intermittently available via download. El Bacha has now re-recorded the Scherzos and Ballades for Mirare. His tendency to probe local […]
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2020-08-11 12:35:03
Play About Afghan Dancing Boys Withdrawn By Authors After Anger From Many Sides
“In 2017 [sic], two Americans attempted something unconventional … a musical about a subject even Afghans would consider too sensitive and unsettling — ‘Bacha bazi‘ or ‘boy play’.” Turns out it was. When Diversionary Theatre, an LGBTQ company in San Diego, presented The Boy Who Danced on Air onstage, the play was well-received; when the […]
2018-12-05 08:45:40
Truly scrumptious: the choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor in music for Advent
Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Music for Advent; Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, James Vivian, Luke Bond; Cadogan Hall Reviewed by Anthony Evans on 4 December 2018 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) An eclectic programme for Advent as part of Choral at CadoganOn Monday December 4 in the Neo-Byzantine surroundings of Cadogan Hall the choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor under the direction of James Vivian with organist Luke Bond performed a programme of all things Advent. The eclectic choice of repertoire spanned more than 1000 years of music from the triumphant acclamation of Laudes Regiae to Arvo Pärt’s vibrant tribute to the Virgin Mary Bogoróditse Djévo The choir’s largely a cappella programme kicked off with a somewhat underpowered Laudes Regiae. Placing the choir off-stage rendered this responsorial acclamation a little flat. I can imagine this working wonderfully in a church, but in […]
2014-11-17 15:34:37
Even at its most secular, the music of J.S. Bach is so radiant with religious feeling that to title a concert "Bach and the Divine" seems almost redundant. But on Saturday night at Georgetown's historic Dumbarton Church, the PostClassical Ensemble - a group more known for revolution than reverence - brought a lively and very human sense of spirituality to an all-Bach program that showcased the remarkable singing of bass-baritone Kevin Deas.
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