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2024-02-10 18:06:00
Zlata Chochieva piano. February 4, 2024.
The Town Hall. Front Orchestra Center (N117, $15.45).ProgramWaldsezenen, Op. 82 (1848-49) by R. Schumann (1810-1856).Etudes D'execution Transcendante, S. 139 (1852) by F. Liszt (1811-1886).Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor "Sonata Fantasy," Op. 19 (1898) by A. Scriabin (1872-1915).Rothe Blatter Fallen From Daemmerungstraume, Op. 14 (1882-83) by F. Draeseke (1835-1913).Miroirs (1904-1905) by M. Ravel (1875-1937).Concert Arabesque on Themes of "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" (1904) by R. Struss (1864-1949)/A. Schulz-Evler (1852-1905).I sat in the back (third row from last) for the concert. The seat had a good view of the stage and the pianist.Frankly most of the pieces were unfamiliar to me, the exceptions being one of the Ravel movements (IV. Alborada del gracioso) and the Blue Danube themes. The piano repertoire is huge, and my knowledge of it is quite narrow.To be able to let the concert flow over you can be enjoyable. One also notices the sound insulation isn't […]
2022-12-05 23:35:00
War Memorial Opera House and Veterans BuildingVan Ness Ave., SFHand-colored photo-postcard from the author's collectionThe fourth session of Streaming the First Century was posted earlier today on SF Opera's web site. The new performance items are:Salome (1974) by Richard Strauss. Austrian diva Leonie Rysanek is Salome in one of the most entrancing performances of her long, distinguished career. This preserved San Francisco Opera broadcast, conducted by Otmar Suitner, also features legendary Wagnerian soprano Astrid Varnay as Herodias. Writer Paul Thomason introduces this audio memento, recalling Rysanek’s unique onstage presence and her special connection with audiences in San Francisco. Die tote Stadt (2008) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The heart and soul of Korngold’s resplendent score come to life in this 2008 performance featuring Torsten Kerl, Emily Magee and Lucas Meachem under the assured leadership of then Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles. Writer Larry Rothe introduces this compelling work, which after decades of neglect, is being rediscovered by music […]
2020-06-15 05:00:00
Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (CD review)
[…] resignation. Of the Ninth Symphony Mahler said "There is no more irony, no sarcasm, no resentment whatever; there is only the majesty of death." Apparently, the composer had accepted his own eventuality. The finale is filled with considerable longing yet gentle repose, as though the conductor was content with his fate and ready to embrace it. It's a beautiful and highly moving conclusion, and Barbirolli understands it perfectly. Producer Ronald Kinloch Anderson and engineer Ernst Rothe recorded the symphony for EMI at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin in 1964. and HDTT remastered and transferred the recording from a 15ips 2-track tape. I listened and compared the sound of the HDTT product mainly to that of the EMI-Japan HQCD disc I had on hand. The Japanese product sounded to me just a tad smoother and more transparent all around. The HDTT disc sounded marginally warmer through much of the midrange but with a high […]
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2016-11-09 11:58:40
German opera chiefs protest the beheading of Oslo Opera
[…] Intendant/Geschäftsführer der Oper Frankfurt Andreas Homoki, Stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Deutschen Opernkonferenz und Intendant des Opernhaus Zürich Dietmar Schwarz, Stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Deutschen Opernkonferenz und Intendant der Deutschen Oper Berlin Jürgen Flimm, Intendant der Staatsoper Berlin Barrie Kosky, Intendant der Komischen Oper Berlin Georges Delnon, Intendant der Staatsoper Hamburg Jossi Wieler, Intendant der Staatsoper Stuttgart Klaus Bachler, Intendant der Bayerischen Staatsoper München Birgit Meyer, Intendantin der Oper Köln Christoph Meyer, Intendant der Oper am Rhein Wolfgang Rothe, Intendant der Semperoper Dresden Ulf Schirmer, Intendant der Oper Leipzig Dominique Meyer, Intendant der Wiener Staatsoper Unfortunately, many of the same signatories signed a petition to retain John Berry at English National Opera. They were ignored by the Board.
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