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2022-02-23 23:02:00
[…] I DO like his parody of them. I've found that dynamic at work in many contexts. For example, I love Fritz Kreisler's Praeludium and Allegro, which is an early 20th century parody of early 18th century style, and I find the Kreisler more compelling than a lot of music from the early 18th century. Kreisler here trades on a lot of the expressive devices of Baroque style while adding in a Romantic virtuoso mindset. The Vitali Chaconne is a similar sort of piece - probably not by Vitali! - though I find it a bit more tiresome than Kreisler's work. I could also happily go the rest of my days without ever again hearing Grieg's From Holberg's Time (in piano or orchestra dress), so I'm not always an easy mark for cross-century parody.Another more modernist parody I enjoy is Stravinsky's Pulcinella, supposedly based on music by Pergolesi. Worth noting that just […]
2021-11-15 09:15:48
Alekseenok currently directs both the Munich University Orchestra and the Italian Monferrato Classic Orchestra. "I'm so glad to have won the Arturo Toscanini Conducting Competition, taking place in Teatro Regio di Parma, Italy!" wrote Aleekseenok on social media. "I'm also very grateful to have worked with the fabulous La Toscanini orchestra — you did […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-01-04 05:50:00
Favorite Classical Recordings of 2020
[…] Bernhard Forck, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin. Harmonia Mundi.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/09/beethoven-symphonies-nos-1-2-cd-review.htmlBeethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 “Kreutzer”Also, Franck: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano; Kreisler: Schon Rosmarin. Lara St. John, violin; Matt Herskowitz, piano. Ancalagon Records.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/07/beethoven-violin-sonata-no-9-kreutzer.htmlHaydn and Hummel: Concertos for Violin, Piano and OrchestraSolomiya Ivakhiv, violin; Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano; Theodore Kuchar, Slovak National Symphony Orchestra. Centaur Records.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/search?q=Haydn+and+Hummel IncantationMusic of Bruch, Vitali, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Bloch, Chausson, and Umebayashi. Virgil Boutellis-Taft, violin; Jac Van Steen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Apartemusic AP234.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/04/incantation-cd-review.htmlMahler: Symphony No. 7Osmo Vanska, Minnesota Orchestra. BIS.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/08/mahler-symphony-no-7-sacd-review.htmlMozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5Baiba Skride, violin; Eivind Aadland, Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Orfeo.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/11/mozart-violin-concertos-nos-1-5-cd.htmlSibelius: Symphony No. 2Also, King Christian II (suite). Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Alpha-Classics.To read the review, click here:https://classicalcandor.blogspot.com/2020/05/sibelius-symphony-no-2-cd-review.html Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, highlightsAnatole Fistoulari, […]
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