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2024-03-05 09:40:00
New music for non-traditional inclusive ensembles: RNS Moves & National Open Youth Orchestra in dynamic new pieces
[…] afternoon of music. Twenty-four of the orchestra's young disabled and non-disabled musicians will perform a lively programme on acoustic, electronic, and accessible instruments. Among more traditional instruments, the musicians also perform on some instruments not often found in orchestras, such as electric guitars, accordions, or on accessible instruments that may be completely new to audiences - from the Seaboard RISE to the ClarionTM, which some performers play using head movements.The concert includes new music by Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres, Ben Lunn, Anna Meredith and Michael Betteridge. Ben Lunn's piece pays homage to the virtuoso pianist, Paul Wittgenstein, who, after losing his right arm in the First World War continued to play left-handed.Following the London concert, the orchestra will be touring to Bristol, Poole and BirminghamFull details from the Barbican website.
2022-03-04 00:00:00
[…] - Piano Trio in D major, op.11 [23'59]4.01 - 4.04 Johannes Brahms - Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, op.8 [30'28]4.05 - 4.10 Antonin Dvorak - Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, op.90 B.166 'Dumky' [29'31]5.01 - 5.04 Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor [25'07]5.05 - 5.08 Maxim Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op.67 [26'14]5.09 Peter Sculthorpe - From Irkanda III [6'03]Seraphim Trio [Anna Goldsworthy- piano, Helen Ayres- violin, Timothy Nankervis- cello]ABC Classics 4818800 [recorded 2015 to 2019; CDs issued 2015 to 2019][digital downloads; flacs, cover and (poor) inlay scans - no booklet]The Australian Seraphim Trio offer a wide-ranging collection, including the infrequently recorded Fanny Mendelssohn Trio. There is only one other, and less atmospheric, commercial recording of Peter Sculthorpe's From Irkanda III, written for the Czech Trio.DISCOGRAPHIC INFO: Mozart:Recorded in Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney on 3 June […]
2021-11-15 09:22:38
From 'The Poppy' to 'Hit Her on the Bum': Ensemble Hesperi's debut disc, Full of the Highland Humours
[…] lovely combination of skill and affection, and whether playing Scots tunes or learned trio sonatas the ensemble brings lively character and vivid sense of style to the music, plus a smile to your face. JAMES OSWALD (1710 – 1769)The Airs for Summer (1755 – 1756)1. The Poppy: Aria – GavottaGIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (1695 – 1750)Twelve Trio Sonatas for Two German Flutes or Violins: Sonata VI (1727)2. Adagio3. Allegro 4. Largo 5. Allegro NICOLA MATTEIS (? – c.1713)Other Ayres and Pieces for the Violin, Bass Viol and Harpsichord,The Fourth Part (c.1685)6. Ground After the Scotch HumourJAMES OSWALD (1710 – 1769)The Airs for Autumn (1755 – 1756)7. The Sweet Sultan: Siciliana – Allegro Moderato – Hornpipe con Spirito A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (1740)8. Alloway House THOMAS ERSKINE, EARL OF KELLIE (1732 – 1781)Six Sonatas for Two Violins and Bass: Sonata IV (1769)9. Andante 10. Minuetto JAMES OSWALD (1710 – 1769)The Airs for […]
2021-11-15 09:22:38
From 'The Poppy' to 'Hit Her on the Bum': Ensemble Hesperi's debut disc, Full of the Highland Humours
[…] lovely combination of skill and affection, and whether playing Scots tunes or learned trio sonatas the ensemble brings lively character and vivid sense of style to the music, plus a smile to your face. JAMES OSWALD (1710 – 1769)The Airs for Summer (1755 – 1756)1. The Poppy: Aria – GavottaGIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (1695 – 1750)Twelve Trio Sonatas for Two German Flutes or Violins: Sonata VI (1727)2. Adagio3. Allegro 4. Largo 5. Allegro NICOLA MATTEIS (? – c.1713)Other Ayres and Pieces for the Violin, Bass Viol and Harpsichord,The Fourth Part (c.1685)6. Ground After the Scotch HumourJAMES OSWALD (1710 – 1769)The Airs for Autumn (1755 – 1756)7. The Sweet Sultan: Siciliana – Allegro Moderato – Hornpipe con Spirito A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (1740)8. Alloway House THOMAS ERSKINE, EARL OF KELLIE (1732 – 1781)Six Sonatas for Two Violins and Bass: Sonata IV (1769)9. Andante 10. Minuetto JAMES OSWALD (1710 – 1769)The Airs for […]
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