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2023-04-21 00:00:00
Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler and Mendelssohn Symphonies [Franz Welser-Möst]
[…] bad press in the UK as the Austrian conductor, Franz Welser-Möst. Or 'Frankly worst than most' as he was known to London Philharmonic players during his time as principal conductor. I think these three recordings from EMI defy that epithet. The Bruckner even lays claim to being one of the finest ever recordings of the Fifth Symphony.And I saw and heard Welser-Möst lead a riveting performance of Peter Grimes at Glyndebourne in 1994 in Trevor Nunn's production.Here's another early recording in a rather curious collection; although providing a rare opportunity to hear Okko Kamu as violin soloist in the Sallinen concerto.01 - 04 Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G major, op.88 * [36'52]05 - 06 Aulis Sallinen: Violin Concerto, op.18 ^ [15'42]07 Lars-Åke Franke-Blom: Music for a Mobile ~ [15'37]Okko Kamu- violin^; Norrköping Symphony Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst*, Sven-Gunnar Andrén^ and Jorma Panula~Swedish Society MAP CD9134 [recorded December […]
2022-12-14 05:00:00
In last year’s Advent Calendar i included Patrick Nunn’s instrumental arrangement of the Aphex Twin track ‘Nannou’; today i’m featuring another arrangement, this time Caleb Burhans’ acoustic take on ‘Blue Calx’, the only track on Aphex Twin’s classic 1994 album Selected Ambient Works Volume II to have an explicit title… The post appeared first on 5:4. 5:4 is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the blog by becoming a Patron from just $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/5against4
2021-12-11 05:00:08
Though at first glance the music of Aphex Twin might not seem a likely subject for instrumental arrangement, the fact is that his work has attracted this treatment on a number of occasions, usually with surprising success. As far back as 1995, Philip Glass created an outstanding orchestration of the… The post appeared first on 5:4. 5:4 is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the blog by becoming a Patron from just $2 a month: ici
2020-08-29 04:39:00
Classical Music News of the Week, August 29, 2020
[…] better one to end with." Visit, watch, and listen here: https://orlishahammozart.com/ --Gail Wein, Classical Music Communications Royal Ballet's Francesca Hayward and William Bracewell in Romeo and Juliet “Great Performances” continues to bring the best in classical and dance programming into homes with a new production of Romeo and Juliet, which kicks off the series’ fall season. A film by the BalletBoyz, the award-winning team of Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, “Great Performances: Romeo and Juliet” premieres Friday, September 11, 2020 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf, and the PBS Video app. Starring the current generation of The Royal Ballet dancers with William Bracewell as Romeo, Francesca Hayward as Juliet ("Cats") and Matthew Ball as Tybalt, this film adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece takes legendary Royal Ballet choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s 1965 ballet out of the theater and into the […]
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