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2024-03-25 09:57:00
Aldeburgh Festival at 75: Blond Eckbert and Curlew River, plus Unsuk Chin, Judith Weir, Alban Gerhardt and Daniel Pioro as featured artists
The 75th Aldeburgh Festival opens on 7 June and runs until 23 June 2024. The festival features stagings of Judith Weir's Blond Eckbert and Britten's Curlew River, and the festival's featured musicians are composers Judith Weir and Unsuk Chin, violinist Daniel Pioro and cellist Alban Gerhardt.Judith Weir's Blond Eckbert is being staged as a co-production between Britten Pears Arts and English Touring Opera, and the work is directed by Robin Norton-Hale, conducted by Gerry Cornelius with a cast that includes Simon Wallfisch and Aoife Miskelly. Ryan Wigglesworth will conduct the Knussen Chamber Orchestra in the premiere of Weir's The Planet and Wigglesworth also conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Weir's Forest. Soprano Claire Booth performs Weir's solo opera, King Harald's Saga whilst the BBC Singers perform Blue Remembered Hill. The Leonkoro Quartet premiere Weir's second string quartet, The Spaniard, and there are performances of more of Weir's music from pianists Stephen Osborne and Rolf Hind, Trio Boheme, […]
2024-02-16 00:00:00
Some lesser-known 20th century Cello Concertos
Hungarian Cello Concertos:01 - 03 Mátyás Seiber: Tre Pezzi for cello & orchestra (1956) [19'57]04 - 06 Antal Dorati: Cello Concerto (1977) [33'42]07 - 09 Béla Bartók (arr. Tibor Serly): Viola Concerto (1945) [23'49]Raphael Wallfisch- cello, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Gábor Takács-NagyNimbus NI 5919 [recorded January 2014; issued 2014][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, WalesRecording engineer: Huw Thomas; Producer: Adrian FarmerBritish Cello Concertos:01 - 02 John Joubert: Cello Concerto, op.171 (2012) [23'02]03 - 06 Robert Simpson: Cello Concerto (1991) [28'40]07 - 09 Christopher Wright: Cello Concerto (2011) [18'56]Raphael Wallfisch- cello, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by William BoughtonLyrita SRCD344 [recorded December 2013; issued 2014][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, WalesRecording engineer: Huw Thomas; Producer: Adrian FarmerSainsbury and Foulds:01 - 03 Lionel Sainsbury: Cello Concerto, op.27 (1999) * [33'22]04 - 06 John Foulds: Cello Concerto in […]
2023-10-03 04:00:00
Handel: Trio Sonatas for Oboe & Violin (Convivium)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)Eight Trio Sonatas for Oboe & Violin HWV380-385Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2, HWV393 Elizabeth Wallfisch,Violin; Anthony Robson, Oboe;Richard Tunnicliffe, Cello; Paul Nicholson, HarpsichordConvivium(Period Instruments)Hyperion CDA67083 (2000)[Flac & Scans]
2023-09-30 04:00:00
Handel in Hamburg (Peter Holman, The Parley of Instruments)
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)Suite from Almira, HWV1Suite from Nero, HWV453Suite from Florindo & Daphne, HWV336Overture to Rodrigo, HWV5Oboe Concerto in G minor, HWV287Frank de Bruine, Oboe; Elizabeth Wallfisch, ViolinPeter Holman, The Parley of Instruments(Period Instruments)Hyperion CDA67053 (1998)[Flac & Scans]
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