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Austrian composer (1824-1896)
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- organ, piano
- classical music, symphony
- Austrian Empire, Cisleithania
- composer, musicologist, music theorist, music teacher, organist, university teacher, teacher
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2024-03-15 17:51:00
New Jersey Symphony. Xian Zhang, conductor; Tom Borrow, piano. March 14, 2024.
[…] performance, or will she let the orchestra run on its own. We are talking about the NJ Symphony, so I do worry what would happen if the members are given the "fire at will" command. It turned out to be a controlled, but also enjoyable, performance.While the concert didn't turn out to be "great," but it was memorable. And how many "great" concerts can one expect to encounter anyway. (Right now Mehta's performances of the Bruckner and Mahler Symphonies, and the Blomstedt one discussed here, are the three that readily come to mind.)NJPAC really needs to get its act together. Last time, with Joshua Bell, getting the audience seated took a long time. It was a full house, so may be understandable (still not excusable). Today's turnout was reasonable, but it wasn't until 1:40 pm that the audience began to settle down. Some suggestions: start the process earlier, print the […]
2024-03-14 03:30:00
Recent Releases No. 72 (CD Reviews)
[…] however, that one is split over two discs while Vänskä’s release is conveniently contained on one SACD, which has the additional advantages of including a not only an SACD stereo layer for those with SACD players who can take advantage of the higher resolution but also a multichannel layer for those with multichannel playback systems. (My listening was to the CD layer, which was certainly impressive enough.) For Mahler fans, this new release is highly recommended. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9. Manfred Honeck, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Reference Recordings Fresh! FR-733SACD To be honest, this release has been on the market long enough now that it does not really count as a “recent release,’ but Bruckner and Mahler are so often thought of together that it seems appropriate to review them in the same posting. From the CD booklet: “Bruckner’s skills as an organist were enthusiastically received. From Notre Dame in Paris to the Royal […]
2024-03-11 12:00:00
Mike Wheeler listens to Bruckner's Symphony No 8 from Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra
2024-03-10 15:04:16
The number of American performing ensembles that can date their lineage […]
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