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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-03-14 15:45:32
A Long Road of Remembrance and Hope
[…] are not only great musicians, but the dearest of friends. A composer could ask for nothing more. Lastly, allow me to express my special gratitude to you, Peter, for helping to assemble this project and are one of the producers of the recording, as well as to Florian Berner, cellist of the Alban Berg Ensemble Wien and godfather of O Lungo Drom. O Lungo Drom (The Long Road) U.S. Premières: College of the Holy Cross Brooks Concert Hall HEREFriday, April 5th 8:15 pm:Free/Reception to follow Boston College. Gasson Hall HERESaturday, April 6th7 pm: Pre-concert Lecture & Interview, 8 pm: ConcertFree/Reception to follow Clara Meloni, soprano; Christoph Filler, baritone; László Rácz, cimbalom; Alban Berg Ensemble Wien Work/Composer Webpage HERE The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
Serenade (Western Classical Music in India)
2024-01-28 18:31:50
The SOI Spring 2024 Season brims with the beauty of orchestral music featuring the return of beloved artistes and the India debut of a Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano, a celebrated conductor, and a masterful cellist. We speak to Gergely Madaras, Sasha Cooke and Bryan Cheng ahead of their debut at the NCPA. Soak in the sunny Italian landscape with Mendelssohn’s Fourth Symphony. Journey through lush fields and babbling Brooks into the heart of a joyful village celebration with Beethoven’s much-loved ‘Pastoral’ […] The post appeared first on Serenade.
2023-09-26 08:30:00
77th Stroud Arts Festival
[…] created community choir.Singer Lucy Stevens & pianist Elizabeth Marcus will be celebrating Gertrude Lawrence in Gertrude Lawrence: A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening with excerpts from the actor's memoirs alongside songs written for her by Coward, Gershwin, Weill and Rogers & Hammerstein. The London Tango Quintet celebrate Astor Piazzolla, whilst harpist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry will be providing a live accompaniment to a screening of GW Pabst's 1928 film, Diary of a Lost Girl starring Louise Brooks in a tragic story of corruption and middle class hypocrisy in pre-Nazi Germany.Founded in 1946 by local benefactors, the festival is one of the oldest festivals in the region. This year's festival is Dave Ayre's third, and he and the festival are gearing up towards celebrating the festival's 80th anniversary in 2026.Full details from the festival's website.
2023-09-25 04:00:00
English Classical Violin Concertos (Peter Holman, The Parley of Instruments)
James Brooks (1760-1809) Violin Concerto No. 1 in D majorThomas Linley Jr (1756-1778) Violin Concerto in F major; Thomas Shaw (1755-1830) Violin Concerto in G major Samuel Wesly (1766-1837) Violin Concerto No. 2 in D majorPeter Holman, The Parley of Instruments(Period Instruments)Hyperion CDA66865 (1996)[Flac & Scans]
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