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2023-06-29 14:13:00
[…] must have been a choice, a perfectly justified one; I am not troubled by such lack of conformity, far from it. Doubtless others will have been less troubled by the flattening use of microphones than I was. That the quick pace, paradoxically, made for quite a long hour, whose ‘beautiful’ creation, to return to Fatma’s urging, seemed largely limited to the instrumental writing nonetheless seemed, on the face of it, a pity. This production, by Ghent-based LOD muziektheater, co-presented as part of the Aldeburgh Fetsival and Subbak Festival 2023, has also been seen in Antwerp, Bruges, Aix, and Luxembourg. These Linbury performances, running until 30 June, are part of the Royal Opera House’s fourth Engender Festival, which is certainly succeeding in bringing together a host of voices, from within and without the world of opera.
2022-04-18 07:53:52
Exploring Weinberg: two works for cello & orchestra alongside the last Chamber Symphony No. 4 in a lovely disc from French ensemble Les Metamorphoses & cellist Pieter Wispelwey
[…] vividly present and full of warmth and intensity. There is a vein of melancholy underlying even the most beautiful moments and all three works warrant repeated listening. Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) - Cello Concertino Op. 43 bis (1948) Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra Op. 52 (1953)Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Chamber Symphony No. 4, Op. 153 (1992)Peter Wispelwey (cello)Jean-Michel Charlier (clarinet)Les MetamorphoseRaphael Feye (conductor)Recorded from June 28 to July 1, 2021 at MC De Bijloke, Ghent, Belgium.EVIL PENGUIN EPRC0045 1CD [68.27] Never miss out on future posts by following us The blog is free, but I'd be delighted if you were to show your appreciation by buying me a coffee. Elsewhere on this blog From the Shenandoah Valley to Kensington Gardens: I chat to Ella Marchment about her new role at Shenandoah Conservatory & directing the UK premiere of Mark Adamo's […]
2022-03-30 15:51:21
Philippe Herreweghe was born in Ghent, Belgium and studied at both the university and music conservatory there, studying piano with Marcel Gazelle. During this period he started conducting and founded the Collegium Vocale Gent in 1970. He was invited by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt, who had noticed his innovative work, to participate in their recordings of the complete cantatas of J.S. Bach. Herreweghe continually seeks out new musical challenges, and has been very active performing the great symphonic repertoire, from Beethoven to Stravinsky. Since 1997 he is directing the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra as principal and guest conductor. He has
2022-01-28 18:23:28
Violist Danielli Johnson was flying within Portugal from Porto to Faro in mid-January when she experienced unfair treatment by the employees of Ryanair. It was her first time using the airline and was traveling for an important audition the next morning. She was traveling with her 1828 French viola from François Gand, valued at […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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