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Commemorations 2024 (Death: Frank Martin)
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2024-03-16 09:57:00
From Early Music to contemporary: the Royal Festival Hall organ is 70 and organist James McVinnie is celebrating with a Southbank Centre residency
[…] own. He still misses Evensong, playing the psalms and canticles, the music of Stanford and Howells. For James, the repertoire of music for Evensong is extraordinary. But living in London with that sense of rubbing shoulders with other cultural offerings made him want to focus on other areas, to explore and uncover other music. He has now had major concerto and solo works written for him by Nico Muhly, Gabriella Smith, Tristan Perich, Tom Jenkinson/Squarepusher, Martin Creed, David Chalmin, David Lang, Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Darkstar, and others.Most of his commissions have been through composers who are friends, and it is rare for him to get involved in a project where the composer does not already know his work. But writing for the organ can be somewhat daunting for non-organists; it works best if the composer is not too specific, they need to have an instinctive feel […]
2024-03-12 12:40:00
Aimard/RSB/Popelka - Schoenberg and Mahler, 9 March 2024
[…] (thank God) by solo double bass rather than the frankly idiotic practice suggested by editor Sander Wilkens of employing the entire section. The mood, as it and Mahler’s writing developed, was nicely twilit. Ensuing stylistic contrasts were well handled and integrated, a hushed, languorous sweetness imparted to the second trio. It was, perhaps, a bit listless, but that seemed to be the point, to evoke a world of dreams, disrupted by the return of Bruder Martin. The final mostly fell into place very well, balance, weight, and momentum well judged, whilst permitting space to enjoy the ride. These are very tricky balances to strike; if at this stage, Popelka’s conception lacked the last measure or two of formal integration, orchestral excellence and compensation offered fine compensation.
2024-03-11 16:49:32
Martin Arnold Flax Kerry Yong, piano Another Timbre Martin Arnold’s solo piano work Flax has a sad backstory. It was originally commissioned by the abundantly talented new music pianist Philip Thomas, who shortly afterward became seriously ill and was unable to premiere the work. Kerry Yong performs the piece in his honor on an […]
2024-03-11 00:00:00
[…] No. 3Petra Lang mezzoWomen of the Westminster Symphonic ChoirThe American Boychoir MahlerSymphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Miah Persson sopranoLilli Paasikivi mezzosopranoNew York Choral ArtistsJoseph Flummerfelt directorMahlerBlumineSymphony No. 1LyadovThe Enchanted LakeShostakovichSymphony No. 10LindbergFeriaProkofievSymphony No. 5LindbergEXPOPiano Concerto No. 2Al largoYefim Bronfman pianoHaydnSymphony No. 88SchubertSix Orchestrated SongsRavelMa Mere l´oyeLa ValseAnne Sophie von Otter mezzosopranoCurrierTime MachinesBrucknerSymphony No. 2Anne-Sophie Mutter violinBeethovenViolin ConcertoStravinskySymphony in three movementsRavelDaphnis et Chloé suite no. 2Frank Peter Zimmermann violinBeethovenOverture The Creatures of PrometheusMozartSymphony No. 38 "Praga"ZemlinskyLyric SymphonyThomas Hampson baritonHillevi Martinpelto sopranoBarberEssay No.1CoriglianoOne Sweet MorningDvorakSymphony No. 7Stephanie Blythe mezzosopranoMozartPiano Concerto No. 25 BrucknerSymphony No. 3Emmanuel Ax pianoBrahmsSymphony No. 4MozartSymphony No. 31 "Paris"Lei Liang VergeDalbavie MelodiaShepherd These Particular CircumstancesMuhly Detailed InstructionsPintscher Songs from Solomon’s GardenTakemitsu Requiem for StringsStuckySymphonyRouseProspero´s RoomIvesSymphony No. 4MendelssohnElijahGerald FinleyTwyla RobinsonAlice CooteAllan ClaytonJennifer JohnsonBenjamin P. WenzelbergNew York Choral ArtistsLigetiLe Grand MacabreMark SchowalterBarbara HanniganEric OwensJennifer BlackRenée TatumWilbur PauleyAntony Roth CostanzoLindbergSouvenir (in memoriam Gerard Grisey)GriseyQuatre chants pour franchir le seuilMathesonTrue SouthYim neverthesamerivertwiceAndersonThe Comedy of ChangeBarbara Hannigan sopranoStraussDon […]
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