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Koechlin - Grainger - The Jungle Book
Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950) Le Livre de la jungle 1. La Loi de la jungle 2. Les Bandar-Log 3. Berceuse phoque 4. Chanson de nuit dans la jungle 5. Chant de Kala Nag 6. La Méditation de Purun Bhagat 7. La Course de printemps Iris Vermillion (mezzo) Jacque Trussel (ten) Vincent le Texier (bar) Choeur des Opéras de Montpellier Orchestra Philharmonique de Languedoc-Roussillon/Steuart Bedford rec. live, 22 July 1998, Opéra Berlioz-Le Corum ADD ACTES SUD 2000 The valuable series of CDs from the enlightened French publishing house Actes Sud is beginning to makes its way beyond France. The notes in the present case are entirely in French with no translations. The jewel box is forgotten for a change and instead, and this is becoming something of a French hallmark, we get a stiff card folder into which the booklet notes are glued and two CD mounting stems on fold-outs. The […]
2019-09-06 06:52:59
The Late Romantic Violin: music by Vladigerov, Poulenc & Seaborne
Pancho Vladigerov, Francis Poulenc, Peter Seabourne - works for violin & piano; Irina Borissova, Giacomo Battarino; Sheva Contemporary Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 August 2019 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) Three contrasting late Romantic composers, Francis Poulenc, his lesser known Bulgarian contemporary and the contemporary Romantic, Peter SeabourneThis disc on the Sheva Contemporary label comprises three works for violin and piano, played by Irina Borissova (violin) and Giacomo Battarino (piano), from composers all of whom might be described as late Romantic, the Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 1 by the 20th century Bulgarian composer Pancho Vladigerov, 20th century French composer Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Violin and Piano and contemporary British composer Peter Seaborne's A Portrait and Four Nocturnes. Pancho Vladigerov (1899-1978) was a musical prodigy who emerged in Bulgaria at the time that the country was developing independence from Turkey. Vladigerov studied in […]
2019-08-09 06:04:25
Strip Jack Naked: Stephen McNeff's music theatre piece for Lore Lixenberg
Stephen McNeff Song Suite from Sterip Jack Naked, Counting (Two), Four Van Gogh Chalks, Lux; Lore Lixenberg, Kokoro, Mark Forkgen; Prima Facie Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 July 2019 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) Recent music for large ensemble from Stephen McNeff including a striking suite of songs from his burlesque tragedy, Strip Jack NakedThis new disc of music by Stephen McNeff from Prima Facie features works for ensemble performed by Kokoro (the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's new music ensemble) conducted by Mark Forkgen. The centrepiece of the disc is the Song Suite from Strip Jack Nacked; originally a music theatre work written for mezzo-soprano Lore Lixenberg, McNeff created the song suite specifically for the disc where it is recorded by Lixenberg. Other instrumental works on the disc were originally written for Kokoro and for 10/10 (the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's concemporary music ensemble), Counting (Two), Four Van Gogh Chalks, […]
2019-08-08 12:13:49
Tête à Tête: dance, Chinese folk tales, and the Apollo Mission to the moon
Huan Li: The Bridge of Magpies - Tête à Tête (Photo Claire Shovelton) Huan Li The Bridge of Magpies, Edward Lambert Apollo's Mission; Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival at The Place Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 7 August 2019 Dance, Chinese art song, satire and moon landings in another pair of new works from Tête à TêteFor our second visit to Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival at The Place we caught two more operas, The Bridge of Magpies by Huan Li and Apollo's Mission by Edward Lambert. The Bridge of Magpies told a traditional Chinese story using Chinese art song woven together with music by composer Huan Li with contributions on Chinese instruments, Pipa and Gugin, from Cheng Yu. The work was choreographed by Julia Cheng (who also danced) and directed by Sarah Hutchinson with Phoebe Haines (soprano), Jacob Bettinelli (baritone) and dancers Ellen […]
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