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English composer, conductor (1921-2006)
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2024-03-12 12:40:00
Aimard/RSB/Popelka - Schoenberg and Mahler, 9 March 2024
PhilharmonieSchoenberg: Piano Concerto, op.42 Mahler: Symphony no.1 Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)Berlin Radio Symphony OrchestraPetr Popelka (conductor)Images: Peter MeiselThe world’s near-silence for Schoenberg’s anniversary year continues to deafen. Perhaps everywhere is waiting for September, when his birthday falls, and all will be revealed in a flurry of ‘new season’ announcements. And perhaps eternal Friede will descend upon the Erde this Christmas. In the meantime, Berlin, mostly at the Philharmonie, where there is an exhibition from the Arnold Schönberg Center in the foyer, continues to do better than most. Pierre-Laurent Aimard, who is certainly doing his bit, joined the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSB) and Petr Popelka for an outstanding performance of the Piano Concerto, probably the best I have heard live—and a match for the best on record. The opening was unusual: difficult to put my finger (or ear) quite on how, but Aimard’s solo put me in mind a soliloquy, with a […]
2024-03-11 16:49:32
Martin Arnold Flax Kerry Yong, piano Another Timbre Martin Arnold’s solo piano work Flax has a sad backstory. It was originally commissioned by the abundantly talented new music pianist Philip Thomas, who shortly afterward became seriously ill and was unable to premiere the work. Kerry Yong performs the piece in his honor on an […]
2024-02-18 12:27:00
Wake up and listen to the music
[…] with André Jolivet and followed his teacher's dictum that music should be “a means to express ideas and not an aim in itself”. Despite being an agnostic the Mahayana Buddhism of his native Vietnam is, along with Hinduism, one of the influences on Thất Tiết's music. Edmund Rubbra had a life-long interest in comparative religion and metaphysics, and following a flirtation with Theosophy briefly practiced Buddhism before returning to Catholicism. In 1947 Arnold Bax's brother Clifford wrote the BBC radio play The Buddha; Rubbra provided the incidental music which became his Suite, The Buddha op.64 for chamber ensemble. Although this is the most overtly Buddhist of Rubbra's compositions, his whole opus is imbued with Buddha nature - the unceasing search for enlightenment. In his invaluable biography of Rubbra Leo Black opines that the composer's final symphony - the compact and enigmatic Eleventh - reflects this unceasing search […]
2024-02-16 00:00:00
Some lesser-known 20th century Cello Concertos
[…] - 09 (arr. Benjamin Wallfisch) 2 Melodies, op.53 [8'00]10 (arr. Michael Freyhan) Melodies of the Heart, op.5 no.3 - Jeg elsker Dig (Ich Liebe Dich) [2'42]11 (arr. Michael Freyhan) Lyric Pieces. Book 3, op.43 no.6 - To Spring [3'20]Raphael Wallfisch- cello, London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon HandleyASV CDDCA 1176 [recorded May 2001; issued 2004][Digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans, booklet sourced from internet]Recording venue: All Saint's, Tooting, LondonRecording engineer and Producer: Chris CrakerMalcolm Arnold:01 - 03 (ed. David Ellis) Cello Concerto, op.136 (1988) * [20'19]04 - 06 (orch. David Ellis) Concertino for Flute and Strings, op.19a (1948/2000) ^ [8'16]07 - 11 (ed. David Ellis) Fantasy for Recorder and String Quartet, op.140 (1990) ' [12'34]12 - 14 (orch. David Ellis) Saxophone Concerto (1942/1994) " [10'06]15 - 17 Symphony for Strings, op.13 (1946) # [21'51]Raphael Wallfisch- cello*, Esther Ingham- flute^, John Turner- recorder', Carl Raven- alto saxophone; Northern Chamber Orchestra […]
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