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2024-04-15 12:00:00
Gerald Fenech wholeheartedly recommends orchestral music by Béla Bartók. 'The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays flawlessly throughout.'
2024-04-04 14:00:41
BBCSSO/Dausgaard(Onyx)Bartók revised his ‘pantomime ballet’ many times; the BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra’s new disc is the first ever recording of its final versionFirst performed in 1917, the one-act “pantomime ballet” The Wooden Prince was the second of
2024-04-03 11:10:00
Theo ElwesThe 18th-century style splendour of Sledmere House in Yorkshire is the setting for a Spring season of concerts showcasing young artists. Rising Stars at Sledmere features three concerts in April and May, followed by two concerts in the autumn and a special Christmas celebration. The concerts take place in the Library, one of the 18th century rooms recreated in the early years of the 20th century following a disastrous fire. The season opens on 27 April with 21-year-old British/American violinist, Theo Elwes and Japanese pianist Kumi Matsuo in an Eastern European-inspired programme with music by Bartok, Bloch, and Mieczysław Weinberg. Theo Elwes is the great, great grandson of the tenor Gervase Elwes (1866-1921) in whose memory the Help Musicians fund (formerly Musicians’ Benevolent Fund) was originally established following his premature death in a railroad accident in 1921.On 12 May, The Avalon Trio, comprising three young British players, Benji Lock (piano), Louis Solon (violin) and […]
2024-04-01 03:30:00
Duruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Four Lenten Motets (CD Review)
by Karl NehringThe Choir of Trinity College Cambridge; Harrison Cole, organ; Stephen Layton, conductor. Hyperion CDA68436I will freely admit to knowing very little about the French composer Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986). To be honest, until studying the CD booklet and doing a quick bit of supplementary research, I had no idea he was so relatively modern, living until 1986. And although I am not a huge organ buff, I certainly recognize the names of the famous organists Pierre Cochereau, Jean Guillou, and Marie-Claire Alain – all of whom were students of Duruflé. However, although I knew very little about Duruflé the composer (pictured below), I was familiar with one of his compositions, because his Requiem was sometimes paired on recordings along with the Requiem of his fellow Frenchman, Gabriel Fauré. An outstanding example of that pairing is the Telarc release featuring Robert Shaw leading the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.Whereas the Telarc recording of the Duruflé features the […]
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