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2024-03-23 09:49:00
Writing Italian-influenced music in the depths of Northamptonshire: organist William Whitehead on the music of English Baroque composer George Jeffreys
Solomon's Knot at Kirby HallThe Baroque collective, Solomon's Knot's recent disc on Prospero Classical [see my review] showcased the music of the almost forgotten 17th-century English composer George Jeffreys, revealing him as a remarkable talent, writing Italian-influenced music in the depths of darkest Northamptonshire during the Civil War. Born around 1610 and living until 1683, his lifetime coincided with a complex piece of English history; for most of his life he worked for Lord Hatton, much of the time at Hatton's seat of Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire. For the recent recording, featuring 16 pieces by Jeffreys, Solomon's Knot included organist William Whitehead for recording sessions at Kirby Hall (now in the care of English Heritage). I recently chatted to William about Jeffreys' and his music, and how the recording came about, as well as touching on William's passion project, the Orgelbuchlein project, a modern-day completion of Bach's youthful collection of chorale […]
2024-03-19 09:58:00
Ben GoldscheiderJörg Widmann, Beethoven, Schumann, Huw Watkins, York Bowen; Ben Goldscheider, Richard Uttley; Wigmore HallReviewed 17 March 2024200 years of music for the Horn as Ben Goldscheider showcases devastating technique, lovely tone and superb musicality in a programme that engaged, intrigued and challengedHorn player Ben Goldscheider's Sunday morning recital with pianist Richard Uttley at Wigmore Hall on Sunday 17 March 2024 featured a programme that stretched from Beethoven's Horn Sonata in F right through to contemporary pieces by Jörg Widmann and Huw Watkins, with Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 and York Bowen's Sonata in E flat for Horn and piano, Op. 101 representing more romantic approaches to the instrument.Writing for the Horn in the 18th and 19th centuries often depended on composers developing a relationship with particular players, yet we also have to remember that the technology of the Horn was developing during the 19th century, though was not always adopted early. […]
2024-03-14 08:58:00
Gavin Higgins becomes a Patron of Awards for Young Musicians
Ben Goldscheider, Gavin Higgins & London Chamber Orchestra at London premiere of Higgins' Horn Concerto(Photo: Jerome Weatherald)Composer Gavin Higgins, whose Horn concerto was recently premiered by Ben Goldscheider [see my review of the London performance], and who is Composer-in-Association with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, has become a Patron of music charity Awards for Young Musicians (AYM).AYM aims to ensure that family finances and other obstacles do not get in the way of musical talent by supporting young musicians from low income families, with funding and other help, and supporting music education through training, advocacy and research.Gavin Higgins was an early beneficiary of AYM, and he describes his new role with the organisation as something of a "full circle moment." Born into a brass-banding family, but a condition of receiving a full scholarship to study at Chetham’s School of Music was that he had to transition from brass-band instrument to French Horn. AYM helped Higgins purchase the […]
2024-03-11 00:00:00
[…] RoomsStravinskyThe Rite of SpringRespighiPines of RomeFountains of RomeTchaikovskySymphony No. 2StuckySon et LumiereBerliozLes Nuits d´etéMussorgskyPictures at an ExhibitionJoyce DiDonato mezzosopranoMussorgskyNight on Bald MountainRimsky-KorsakovScheherazadeMozartGreat Mass in C minorJennifer Zetlan sopranoJennifer Johnson Cano mezzoPaul Appleby tenorJoshua Hopkins baritoneNew York Choral ArtistsPiano Concerto No. 22Emanuel Ax pianoSibeliusFinlandiaSymphony No. 4SchumannCello ConcertoJohn WilliamsTuba ConcertoCarter Brey celloAlan Baer tubaRouseOboe ConcertoR. StraussDon JuanAlso spracht ZarathustraLian Wang oboeGlenn Dicterow violinRachmaninovVocaliseChopinPiano Concerto No. 2StravinskyThe Firebird suiteBartokThe Miraculous Mandarin suiteEmanuel Ax pianoMozartConcerto for Flute and HarpR. StraussHorn Concerto No. 1Don QuixoteBachConcerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings BWV 1060BartokViolin Concerto No. 1MahlerSymphony No. 5MessiaenCouleurs de la cité celesteDebussyPagodesEmanuel Ax pianoMahlerSymphony No. 3Petra Lang mezzoWomen of the Westminster Symphonic ChoirThe American Boychoir MahlerSymphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Miah Persson sopranoLilli Paasikivi mezzosopranoNew York Choral ArtistsJoseph Flummerfelt directorMahlerBlumineSymphony No. 1LyadovThe Enchanted LakeShostakovichSymphony No. 10LindbergFeriaProkofievSymphony No. 5LindbergEXPOPiano Concerto No. 2Al largoYefim Bronfman pianoHaydnSymphony No. 88SchubertSix Orchestrated SongsRavelMa Mere l´oyeLa ValseAnne Sophie von Otter mezzosopranoCurrierTime MachinesBrucknerSymphony No. 2Anne-Sophie Mutter […]
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