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2021-06-09 07:13:42
Festmusik: The gorgeous textures of Richard Strauss writing for brass stand out on this disc from Onyx Brass and friends inspired by a family cache of letters
[…] the Strauss with arrangements of more Strauss performed by an ensemble made up of Onyx Brass and guest players including Septura conducted by John Wilson, plus arrangements of works by Robert Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Anton Rubinstein, and Robert Franz performed by just the five members of Onyx Brass. Onyx Brass and guests including members of Septura, conductor John Wilson, during the recording of the Richard Strauss' Festmusik (Photo Andrew Sutton) David Gordon-Shute, one of the founders of Onyx Brass, explains in his booklet note that the album arose partly because of a family cache of old letters. His grandmother Anne-Marie, her sister Hilde and Hilde's husband Heinz had fled Germany in the 1930s like many other Jewish families. When Heinz died in the 1990s he left Gordon-Shute a cache of letters, not personal ones but semi-business from composers including those on the disc. A postcard from […]
2020-09-25 07:57:00
32 not out: a Beethoven piano festival with a few major differences
[…] musicians, I suspect there may be at least one to three cancellations next week, and I will need to find a replacement at short notice! That is the worst aspect of the whole project. JD: What are the technical challenges of relaying concerts on the internet? How does St Mary’s manage this? HM: Our video and streaming facilities were developed over several years by a group of retired BBC personnel, led by Simon Shute and George Auckland, who live in Ealing and are longstanding friends. The system now comprises 7 high definition cameras and 2 high quality microphones permanently installed in the church. It was developed as an adjunct to our concerts, initially to provide recordings for our musicians, and it only realized its full potential in the lockdown, since when we have become, in effect, a broadcasting studio! Since then we have streamed 28 live concerts and […]
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