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Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer
- piano, drum kit, keyboard instrument, musical keyboard
- jazz, jazz fusion, synth-pop, pop rock
- Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic
- pianist, composer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, film score composer, jazz musician, recording artist
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2024-02-02 08:18:00
A vivid panorama of Freya Waley-Cohen's compositional interests & techniques: Manchester Collective in Spell Book at the Barbican
Image of Freya Waley-Cohen for Spell Book (courtesy of the Barbican Centre)Spell Book - Freya Waley-Cohen; Héloïse Werner, Fleur Barron, Katie Bray, Manchester Collective; Milton Court, Barbican CentreReviewed by Florence Anna Maunders, 1 February 2024Music of true emotional power, direct, forceful and dramatic; it was clear on the strength of these fiery, fully committed performances to hear why the Manchester Collective keep returning to Waley-Cohen's compositionsFreya Waley-Cohen's fruitful and ongoing collaborations with the enthusiastic and engaged musicians of the Manchester Collective led to this concert at the Barbican Centre's Milton Court on 1 February 2024; a retrospective of her work with them over the past five years, including the premieres of her latest compositions for the group. Starting off with her enchanting tone poem Naiad, the bulk of the programme was filled with performances of the songs that make up her ever-growing song cycle Spell Book with soprano Héloïse Werner, and mezzo-sopranos Fleur Barron and […]
2023-04-15 04:00:00
Haydn & Friends (Music for Baryton - Simone Eckert, Hamburger Ratsmusik)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)Divertimento for Gamba, Viola, Cello & 2 HornsBaryton Trios Nos. 36, 52 & 87Franz Xaver Hammer (1741-1817)Sonata for Gamba, 2 Horns & CelloCarl Stamitz (1745-1801)Sextet for Gamba, Viloin, Viola, Cello & 2 Horns Simone Eckert, Hamburger Ratsmusik(Period Instruments)Hänssler Classic HC17064 (2020)[Flac & Scans]
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