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2022-07-27 11:00:21
The German band’s former member recalls the promises and perils of a life making electronic music
2022-01-10 11:38:02
Born in 1955, Juraj Filas grew up in Kosice, Slovakia. A graduate of the Prague Conservatory with a degree in voice, he later studied composition at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts (AMU), securing a teaching position at the same institution later in his life. His mentors included Jiri Pauer and Jan Zdenek Bartos […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-09-23 05:04:00
Novak: Piano Concerto (CD review)
Also, At Dusk; Toman and the Wood Nymph. Jan Bartos, piano; Jakub Hrusa, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Supraphon SU-4284-2.By Bill HeckThe title of this release, Piano Concerto, Toman and the Wood Nymph, needs a little clarification. Yes, the first work on the disk is Novak’s one and only piano concerto, but that’s not the real highlight: the concerto is a very early work, enjoyable but not truly representative of the composer’s more mature style. Next, the second piece that you’ll hear is not in the title at all: a four-movement work for solo piano entitled At Dusk. Finally, the last work on the disk, Toman, not only is the featured item, but also the last composed. What doesn’t need clarification is that all three pieces are worth hearing and well-played to boot. (One might accuse Supraphon of burying the lede; as that last sentence shows, I won’t!)With those clarifications out of the […]
2021-09-23 05:04:00
Novak: Piano Concerto (CD review)
Also, At Dusk; Toman and the Wood Nymph. Jan Bartos, piano; Jakub Hrusa, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Supraphon SU-4284-2.By Bill HeckThe title of this release, Piano Concerto, Toman and the Wood Nymph, needs a little clarification. Yes, the first work on the disk is Novak’s one and only piano concerto, but that’s not the real highlight: the concerto is a very early work, enjoyable but not truly representative of the composer’s more mature style. Next, the second piece that you’ll hear is not in the title at all: a four-movement work for solo piano entitled At Dusk. Finally, the last work on the disk, Toman, not only is the featured item, but also the last composed. What doesn’t need clarification is that all three pieces are worth hearing and well-played to boot. (One might accuse Supraphon of burying the lede; as that last sentence shows, I won’t!)With those clarifications out of the […]
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