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Polish-American pianist, teacher, and composer
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2021-11-04 05:21:00
Recent Releases, No. 21 (CD Reviews)
By Karl W. NehringVasks: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra; Vēstījums (Message) for Two Pianos, Strings, and Percussion; Lauda. Albrecht Mayer, oboe; Andris Poga, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Ondine ODE 355-2.This new release of music by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks (b. 1946) comprises two older works, Message (1982) and Lauda (1985), plus a much more recent work, the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (2018). The program opens with the concerto, a richly melodic work that should prove enjoyable to a wide variety of listeners. Of this work, Vasks writes, “In my view, the oboe is a pastoral instrument – drama and tragedy do not first come to mind when thinking about the oboe sound and its possibilities. Overall, the concerto could be viewed as akin to a human life with its beginning, period of maturity, and departure. However, I would prefer to think of it as something more like a log cosmological day which lasts, say, […]
2021-11-04 05:21:00
Recent Releases, No. 21 (CD Reviews)
By Karl W. NehringVasks: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra; Vēstījums (Message) for Two Pianos, Strings, and Percussion; Lauda. Albrecht Mayer, oboe; Andris Poga, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Ondine ODE 355-2.This new release of music by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks (b. 1946) comprises two older works, Message (1982) and Lauda (1985), plus a much more recent work, the Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (2018). The program opens with the concerto, a richly melodic work that should prove enjoyable to a wide variety of listeners. Of this work, Vasks writes, “In my view, the oboe is a pastoral instrument – drama and tragedy do not first come to mind when thinking about the oboe sound and its possibilities. Overall, the concerto could be viewed as akin to a human life with its beginning, period of maturity, and departure. However, I would prefer to think of it as something more like a long cosmological day which lasts, say, […]
2021-10-19 23:59:06
Bard.edu: Bard’s Acclaimed Production of Ernest Chausson’s Opera, King Arthur, Returns for Week-Long Encore Streaming on World Opera Day (Oct 25) 9:00 AM
“Chausson’s opera, first performed in 1903, richly deserves to be rescued from obscurity.” – Wall Street Journal ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY — One of the crowning glories of the 2021 Bard SummerScape season, the festival’s lauded production of Ernest Chausson’s only opera, King Arthur (“Le roi Arthus”), will be available for on-demand viewing from October 25 to November 1 on the Fisher Center’s streaming service, UPSTREAMING. Coinciding with World Opera Day (Oct 25), this release will be accompanied by a recorded talk with conductor and Bard SummerScape founder and co-artistic director Leon Botstein, an interview with celebrated mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, who sang Guinevère, and other bonus material. Viewers can pay what they wish and registration is required. This summer’s production – the first fully staged American treatment of the opera – featured Cooke and charismatic baritone Norman Garrett along with tenor Matthew White in an original staging by Princess Grace Award-winner Louisa Proske. In addition to viewing King Arthur, UPSTREAMING audiences will be able […]
2021-07-14 23:45:00
Bard.edu: Opening Sunday, July 25: Ernest Chausson’s Only Opera, King Arthur, Receives First Fully Staged American Production at Bard College
Sasha Cooke as Queen Guinevere; Norman Garrett as King Arthur; Matthew White as Lancelot (photos: Maria Baranova) Opening Sunday, July 25: Ernest Chausson’s Only Opera, King Arthur (“Le roi Arthus”), Receives First Fully Staged American Production at Bard SummerScape “Some of the most important summer opera experiences in the U.S. are … at Bard SummerScape.” – Financial Times Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Opening Sunday, July 25, Ernest Chausson’s only opera, King Arthur (“Le roi Arthus”), receives its long overdue first fully staged American production at Bard SummerScape. Featuring charismatic baritone Norman Garrett and celebrated mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke in an original staging by Princess Grace Award-winner Louisa Proske, King Arthur will run for four performances, on July 25, 28 and 30 and August 1, anchored by the American Symphony Orchestra and Bard Festival Chorale under the leadership of festival founder and co-artistic director Leon Botstein. In light of recent New York […]
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