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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 tuned […]
2024-03-03 12:13:00
BPO/Thielemann - Bruckner, 29 February 2024
[…] of Thielemann’s way with Elektra, which confounds expectations at many a turn. A charming cello solo in the development section came as a pleasant surprise, and it was a relief to discover, a few awkward corners notwithstanding, that there were none of the blind alleys down which the traditionally numbered early symphonies have a habit of proceeding. The coda at last gave a hint, it not more, of the apocalyptic Bruckner, three trombones and all. Schumann was more in evidence in the second movement, ‘Andante molto’, though again without edging too close to resemblance. The lack of memorable material was a problem for me, likewise anything approaching the essential simplicity that is the key to so many slow movements, but those who simply like the ‘sound’ will have enjoyed themselves. Thielemann certainly had it flow nicely, permitting plenty of space for detail. Another lovely solo, this time for oboe (Albrecht […]
2024-03-02 09:03:00
Shamus O'Brien: withdrawn by the composer for political reasons, Stanford's most popular opera languished in the 20th century but all that seems set to change
[…] and lots of percussion) is too large for the theatres there. Coming up on 16 March, he also has a concert with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, whilst his Summer is still somewhat up in the air. But in the Autumn he will be returning to; 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands for the International Vocal Competition. He has also been playing the piano a lot, and gave a two-piano recital with a pupil, performing music by Mozart, Schumann and Saint-Saens's Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, plus a paraphrase on Offenbach's Robinson Crusoe. (And they will be giving a piano duet recital too). He comments that there is a lot of good repertoire for two pianos, a lot of it not often performed partly through the logistics of having two pianos.He remains enthusiastic about performing rarer repertoire, he is not giving up on that and adds that he is not giving up […]
2024-02-29 20:34:42
PREVIEW | The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Takes On A New Arrangement Of Schubert’s Winterreise & Women Composers Of The Era
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir will be performing a new arrangement of Schubert’s Winterreise, along with selections from Clara Schumann and Fanny Hensel.
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