André Previn News
German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)
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2023-07-23 08:07:00
No one thought there was a market for the Beatles
David Munrow is best known as an early music virtuoso but his genius knew no bounds. His producer at EMI Christopher Bishop mentored both Riccardo Muti and André Previn early in their careers, and therefore his view that had David Munrow not died tragically young he could have become a great conductor cannot be dismissed easily. That view was expressed by Christopher in the 2007 radio interview with me transcribed below - see footer photo taken at the time. There is a lot today's classical industry can learn from this interview: particularly Christopher's explanation that "I suppose we looked at [David Munrow] in a way that pop producers do. They don't ask 'is there a market for this?'; they say 'that's good, so we'll do it', and then the market is made. I don't suppose anyone thought there was a market for the Beatles when they first started; they just thought this is […]
2022-08-08 09:00:49
André Previn was such a “star” during his heyday that it’s interesting to go back and see just how specialized his repertoire actually was, at least when you consider his best recordings. Here they are: Messiaen: Turangalila-Symphonie (LSO/Warner) Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony (LSO/RCA) Walton: Symphony No. 1 (LSO/RCA) Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (Pittsburgh Symphony/Warner) […]
2022-04-07 02:11:18
Known as a successful classical conductor, jazz pianist, and composer of jazz, classical, and film m
2022-03-26 05:25:00
Classical Music News of the Week, March 26, 2022
[…] Isata (age 25) and cellist Sheku (age 23) Kanneh-Mason.For complete information, visit https://concerts.princeton.edu/events/--Dasha Koltunyuk, Princeton University ConcertsMay-June 2022 Events from Bucklesweet ClientsSpring has definitely sprung here in the Mid-Atlantic and in an effort to look forward, we wanted to share upcoming performances in May/June from the our client roster.From American Pianists Association's sneak peek of their newly announced jazz finalists at Dizzy's in NY to the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra performing the world premiere of André Previn's last Concerto to a new recording from Third Coast Percussion featuring music by Danny Elfman, Jlin, Philip Glass, and Flutronix to performances from Washington Performing Arts, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, Tonality, Arena Stage and The Washington Chorus - there is plenty to share.For a complete list of individual events and releases, visit https://www.bucklesweet.com/--Amanda Sweet, BucklesweetPremiere of Five Borough Songbook, Volume IIIFive Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) and On Site Opera present the premiere of […]
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