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2023-06-15 03:30:00
Messiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles… (CD Review)
by Karl NehringMessiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles… Jason Hardink, piano; Stefan Dohr, piano; Keith Carrick, xylorimba; Eric Hopkins, glockenspiel; Utah Symphony; Thierry Fischer, music director. Hyperion CDA68316 Sometimes it is fun to listen to something that seems a bit crazy. Something out of the ordinary, wildly imaginative, bold and brash and a bearing boatload of excitement. For those times, crank up your stereo system and give a listen to this new release of Des canyons aux étoiles… (“from the canyons to the stars…”) by the French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1929). He wrote the piece as the result of a commission from Alice Tully, who requested that Messiaen compose an orchestral work honoring the USA’s Bicentennial celebration of 1976. The CD booklet recounts that upon receiving the commission, Messiaen “consulted an encyclopedia in search of a suitable subject. What he found was the canyon territory of southern Utah. In the spring of 1973 he paid the region a visit – as […]
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2023-03-01 11:04:30
Joyce DiDonato presents the world premiere of a... The post JOYCE DiDONATO IN MACHOVER PREMIERE AT ALICE Tully HALL appeared first on Slippedisc.
2023-02-15 14:00:42
Purcell takes the stage
On Saturday at Alice Tully Hall, Julliard 415, the school’s top-flight period-instrument ensemble, was joined by students from the Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and Juilliard Drama for a rare semi-staging of King Arthur.
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2022-10-25 08:18:44
The Russian pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski, Director of Pedagogy... The post Blood on the floor at Alice Tully Hall as pianist gives his all appeared first on Slippedisc.
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