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- pianist, writer
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2019-06-11 06:52:05
Poise, elegance and drama: Carolyn Sampson & Joseph Middleton - Reason in Madness
Reason in Madness - Brahms, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Koechlin, Debussy, Duparc, Wolf, Schubert, Saint Saens, Chausson, Poulenc; Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton; BIS Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 February 2019 Star rating: 5.0 (★★★★★) An intelligent, intensely focused yet stylish exploration of male composers' depictions of female madnessThe concept of female madness is something of a male construct, and has long fascinated men in different ways. Composers have equally returned constantly to the idea, yet bringing a variety of different reactions.On this new disc Reason in Madness on BIS, soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton explore composers' depictions of female madness with music by Brahms, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Koechlin, Debussy, Duparc, Wolf, Schubert, Saint Saens, Chausson and Poulenc, through characters such as Ophelia, Mignon and Faust's Marguerite. The disc opens with an unaccompanied version of 'Sie trugen ihn auf de Bahre Bloss' from Brahms' […]
2018-09-28 09:11:55
Classical-Music.comNot often are six British orchestras simultaneously accused of discrimination. So the pianist Nick van Bloss caused a stir when he announced that he had written to the Hallé, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Bournemouth ...
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2018-09-26 11:30:44
UK orchestras said he was Trouble
The pianist Nick Van Bloss has obtained a sheaf of embarrassing emails about himself under Freedom of Information procedures. The embarrassment is not to Nick but to half a dozen British orchestras that he says have conspired to exclude him from their programmes. The orchestras are the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, Birmingham, Hallé Bournemouth and Liverpool, […]
2018-09-26 07:00:00
Slipped DiscThe pianist Nick Van Bloss has obtained a sheaf of embarrassing emails about himself under Freedom of Information procedures. The embarrassment is not to ...
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