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2024-03-11 16:48:00
Rosamunde String Quartet. Bejamin Hochman, piano. March 10, 2024.
Town Hall. Auditorium. (Seat N117, $15.45)ProgramString Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, No. 2 (1772) by Haydn (1792-1809).String Quartet No. 3 (1927) by Bartok (1881-1945).Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 (1842) by R. Schumann (1810-1856).At the end of the concert. Bendix-Balgley, Hochman, Yao, Vickery and Li.Quartet: Noah Bendix-Balgley and Shanshan Yao, violins; Teng Li, viola; Nathan Vickery, cello.This is another concert in the PSC series that I subscribed to for the season. Even in my jag-lagged state (I returned from a 3+ week trip to Australia and Asia the day before), it had to be one of the more enjoyable and well-performed concerts I have attended.As I have stated many times before, I am not a chamber music person. It's counterintuitive that four or five lines of music are more difficult to follow than the many sections in a symphony orchestra. My brain and my ears are just not […]
2024-03-08 09:15:00
A vivid account of Szymanowski's rarely performed Harnasie from the LPO, with a visual installation from Wayne McGregor & Ben Cullen Williams that never quite matched the terrific music
Wayne McGregor & Ben Cullen Williams: A Body For Harnasie - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner - Royal Festival Hall (Photo: Mark Allan)Tania León: Raíces, Ravel: La Valse, Wayne McGregor & Ben Cullen Williams: A Body for Harnasie (based on Szymanowksi's Harnasie); London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner, Robert Murray, Vlaams RadiokoorReviewed 6 March 2024Szymanowski's rarely performed late ballet-pantomime in a terrific performance that vividly brought out the work's colour and symphonic depth, with a visual installation that did not always match thisKarol Szymanowski's Harnasie is one of his late, folk-imbued works inspired by the music of the Polish Tatra mountains. Harnasie, the ballet-pantomime which Szymanowski worked on from 1923 to 1931, not only uses the music but sets its story in the Tatra mountains too. It remains, however, an unjustly neglected work. On 6 March 2024 at the Royal Festival Hall, Edward Gardner and the London Philharmonic Orchestra gave us […]
All the conducting master class
2024-03-07 21:54:55
07 – 11 Jun, 2024 5-days two intensive masterclasses for conductors with Orchestra da Camera di Milanounder the supervision of Associazione Cameristi Scaligeri Teatro Oratorio san Giuseppe in MilanJune 7th-11thteacher: Wolfram Christ conductor RepertoireA.Schoenberg, Verklaerte Nacht, op.4B.Bartok, Divertimento per archi, op.BB118J.Brahms, Serenata n.2 op.16P.I.Tchaikowsky, Sinfonia n.6 “Patetica” op.74 During the masterclass there will be a […]
2024-03-04 06:07:15
Bartók’s music seems to be less popular than it was a few decades ago; at least it has been a while since major new recordings of these iconic works have seen a new release. That wait has been worth it. Bartók’s First violin concerto never will enjoy the popularity of the second, not just because […]
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