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Hungarian/Dutch composer and pianist (1904-1989)
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2021-07-05 09:55:44
Ensemble collaboration: Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music from Opera North and the Leeds Playhouse
[…] using Jonathan Tunick's original orchestrations, and members of the chorus of Opera North cast in around a dozen roles. The cast included Dame Josephine Barstow as Madame Armfeldt, Stephanie Corley as Desiree Armfeldt, Lucy Sherman as Fredrika Armfeldt, Quirijn de Lang as Fredrik Egerman, Corinne Cowling as Anne Egerman, Laurence Kilsby as Henrik Egerman, Amy J Payne as Petra, Christopher Nairne as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, Helen Evora as Countess Charlotte Malcolm and Ivan Sharpe as Frid. The quintet was double cast and we saw Miranda Bevin, Amy Freston, Hazel Croft, James Davies and Stuart Laing. Designs were by Madeleine Boyd, lighting by Chris Davey, and choreography by Lucy Hind. Sebastian Frost was the sound designer and it is a tribute to his work that I hardly noticed it. Sondheim: A Little Night Music - Josephine Barstow - Opera North, Leeds Playhouse (Photo Sharron Wallace) The […]
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Clairvoyant Classical Music
2019-11-29 18:48:31
Quote attributed to Maurice Ravel
Pianist Géza Frid wrote 'Oog in oog met…', a booklet in Dutch reminiscing about his encounters with famous people. He cites an 'early quote' by Maurice Ravel, something along the lines of 'A composer should prepare his work with the same level of meticulous detail as a burglar would'. The original quote should be in …
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Clairvoyant Classical Music
2019-09-22 06:04:09
A short beautiful work by Russian composer Grigory Frid who passed away on this day 7 years ago
2019-08-21 14:39:41
OUT NOW | Black Oak Ensemble’s New CD: ‘Silenced Voices’ [LISTEN]
Cedille Records has this month announced the release of the Chicago-based Black Oak Ensemble‘s new album: ‘Silenced Voices‘. Featuring violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe and violist Aurélien Pederzoli, the new disc features trio works by six early 20th Century Jewish composers: Dick Kattenburg, Sandor Kuti, Hans Krása, Gideon Klein, Paul Hermann and Géza Frid. […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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