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2024-03-21 08:18:00
Young artists in a Georgian country house setting, what's not to love
Dabton HouseDabton House is a Georgian country house on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfriesshire, built in the 1820s and very much a classical villa. From 17 to 19 May 2024, the house is hosting a Classical Music Retreat, giving guests the chance to hear emerging Scottish artists in the intimate confines of Dabton House's drawing room. The weekend is being presented by Absolute Classics, artistic director Alex McQuiston, an organisation that presents classical music across Dumfries & Galloway, showcasing finest classical musicians to audiences while also nurturing and supporting emerging talents.The Classical Music Retreat at Dabton House features Scottish violinist Iona McDonald and pianist Yuki Negishi in Clara Schumann, Franck, Lili Boulanger and Saint-Saens, 16-year-old cellist Will Archibald (runner up in the final of the Scottish Young SoloMusician of the Year in May 2023) with Negishi in Schumann, Ligeti and Rachmaninov, Scottish soprano Catriona McArthur with Negishi in an eclectic programme […]
2024-03-12 07:33:00
Upheaval: cellist Janne Fredens & pianist Søren Rastogi in music by four women composers from the years 1911 to 1918
Upheaval: Henriëtte Bosmans, Dora Pejačević, Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger; Janne Fredens, Søren Rastogi; OUR RecordingsReviewed 4 March 2024Four women from three countries with music for cello and piano spanning the years 1911 to 1918 in an imaginative and passionate recital from a Danish husband and wife duoThe four cello works featured on this disc are all major works by women, and written during the period 1911 to 1918. The disc's title Upheaval thus refers both to the women challenging the musical conventions of the day and to the general upheaval happing in Europe at the time. Released on the OUR Recordings label it features the husband and wife duo Janne Fredens (cello) and Søren Rastogi (piano).One of Holland's greatest pianists, Henriëtte Bosmans career was disrupted by the Nazi occupation and never quite got back on track. Her relatively early Sonata for Cello and piano is a large-scale serious work, a sweeping opening […]
2024-03-11 08:14:00
BBC Ten Pieces celebrated its 10th anniversary last week by announcing a new collection of ten works by women composers across eight centuries.
Sally Beamish, Hildegard von Bingen, Margaret Bonds, Lili Boulanger, Reena Esmail, Cassie Kinoshi, Marianna Martines, Laura Shigihara, Errollyn Wallen, Judith WeirBuilding on ten years opening up the world of classical music to 7-14 year olds, BBC music education initiative Ten Pieces celebrated its 10th anniversary last week by announcing a new collection of ten works by women composers across eight centuries. The selection features a broad range of orchestral, vocal and gaming music by Sally Beamish, Hildegard von Bingen, Margaret Bonds, Lili Boulanger, Reena Esmail (BBC commission), Cassie Kinoshi (a BBC/ABRSM/Music For Youth co-commission), Marianna Martines, Laura Shigihara, Errollyn Wallen, and Master of the King’s Music Judith Weir.Nine of the ten pieces were featured across the BBC Radio 3 schedule on Friday 8 March as part of its International Women’s Day celebrations, when the station marked the occasion with 24 hours of music only by women composers.BBC Ten Pieces aims to open up the world […]
2024-03-07 18:06:30
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