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2023-12-03 09:15:00
Norwich-based music writer, Tony Cooper, offers an account of Organ Re-born! a mini-concert series mounted in celebration of the return and rebirth of Norwich Cathedral’s organ.
The recently rebuilt Norwich Cathedral organ (Photo: Bill Smith / Norwich Cathedral)Organ Re-born! Norwich Cathedral11-26 November 2023, reviewed by Tony CooperAfter undergoing a major refit, every stop of Norwich Cathedral’s fine organ (one of the largest pipe organs in the country) can be gloriously heard to maximum effect. Norwich Cathedral has been in celebratory mood of late with its Organ Re-born! mini-concert series featuring a couple of concerts together with a celebrity organ recital with the series culminating with Festal Evensong. The first concert featured Norwich Cathedral Chamber Choir and Onyx Brass conducted by Ashley Grote accompanied by organist, David Dunnett. A visit by the BBC Singers conducted by Nicholas Chalmers featured special guest conductor/presenter, Ed Balls, accompanied by organist Ashley Grote. Organ Re-born! continued with the internationally-renowned organist Thomas Trotter giving the inaugural recital while the grand festivities concluded with Festal Evensong sung by Norwich Cathedral Choir under Ashley […]
2023-10-06 11:51:00
The flower fairies are back: Cal McCrystal's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe for ENO fills the London Coliseum with colour, movement & comedy
Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe - English National Opera (Photo: Craig Fuller)Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe; Samantha Price, John Savournin, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Elli Laugharne, Marcus Farnsworth, Keel Watson, director Cal McCrystal, conductor Chris Hopkins; English National Opera at the London ColiseumReviewed 5 October 2023A sparkling revival of Cal McCrystal's first G&S at ENO proves engaging fun with strong musical performances, physical comedy and a sense of the sheer absurdity of the world Gilbert createdThe flower fairies flitted back to the London Coliseum as Cal McCrystal's 2018 production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe for English National Opera returned with many of the original cast (seen 5 October 2023). Chris Hopkins conducted with Samantha Price as Iolanthe, John Savournin as the Lord Chancellor, Catherine Wyn-Rogers as the Queen of the Fairies, Ellie Laugharne as Phyllis, Marcus Farnsworth as Strephon, Ruairi Bowen as Earl Tolloller, Ben McAteer as the Earl of Mountararat, Llio Evans as Celia, […]
2023-06-11 07:39:00
The baton under the jackboot
Too much has been written about the perceived right and wrong of music under the Third Reich. So, for a change, I am letting the music speak for itself. These two pages are taken from a catalogue of all the Berlin Philharmonic concerts Wilhelm Furtwängler conducted between 1922 and 1954. The concert on 12th January 1944 was the last one in the original Philharmonie. Two weeks later the hall was destroyed by Allied bombing on the eleventh anniversary of Hitler becoming Chancellor. Forgotten composers featured in the concerts are Gerhard Frommel, Heinz Schubert, and Ernst Pepping. Berta Geissmar's memoir of working with Furtwängler The Baton and the Jackboot sits alongside the programme catalogue in my library, and a paraphrase of that title provides this post's headline.
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2023-03-15 15:56:50
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