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British-born classical pianist, composer and writer
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- opera, classical music
- United Kingdom, Australia
- composer, music teacher, pianist, singer-songwriter
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2024-03-28 03:30:00
Lang Lang: Saint-Saens
[…] on this album, you certainly will be impressed – but if you hear it on, say, our own JJP’s recommended performance (Previn/Pittsburgh), you will be swept away by the sheer beauty, with the voice of the cello soaring above the perfectly balanced piano, not the other way around. The performance of the Concerto is in much the same vein: extraordinary in spots but facing stiff competition. (JJP recommends those by Jean Philip Collard on Warner, Stephen Hough on Hyperion, and Chamayou on Erato). In totality, this one leaves me feeling that the current production is just another version – and again, independently of interpretation, there’s the issue of the imbalance between soloist and orchestra.Earlier, I mentioned the other short solo pieces on the album. Most were not composed by Saint-Saens, but I won’t quibble about their relation to the title: these are, at least for me, the most interesting pieces here. […]
2024-01-10 15:56:36
Sir Stephen Hough’s response as to the inspiration for writing his […]
2023-12-18 05:30:00
KN's Favorite Recordings of 2023
[…] of a Norse god. As the album proceeds, it is fascinating to hear the sounds of the instruments – all played by Micus, through the miracle of overdubbing – instruments from Tibet, India, Burma, Borneo, Siberia, Japan, South America, Gambia, Namibia, Sweden, and Bavaria. Thunder sounds like powerful chamber music with a world music twist. Engineered to ECM’s usual high standard, it’s quite an impressive show as well. Federico Mompou: Música callada (“Silent Music”): Book One [1959]; Book Two [1962]; Book Three [1962]; Book Four [1967]. Stephen Hough, piano. Hyperion CDA68362. In his fascinating collection of essays titled Rough Ideas (reviewed here), the British pianist Sir Stephen Hough wrote of the Spanish composer Federico Mompou (1893-1967): “The music of Federico Mompou is the music of evaporation. The printed page seems to have faded, as if the bar lines, time signatures, key signatures, and even the notes themselves have disappeared over a timeless number of years. There is no development of material, little […]
2023-11-09 23:53:00
Veterans Building, with Herbst Theater, in the distance; War Memorial Opera House, foregroundVintage post card, collection of Lisa HirschSan Francisco Performance sent out a press release this afternoon with postponements of two upcoming concerts:Stephen Hough: was November 14, 20223, 7:30 pm; new date TBACastalian String Quartet: was November 15, 2023, 7:30 pm; new date TBABoth concerts were at Herbst Theater. "Travel difficulties" is the reason for both postponements.I was going to get a ticket to see the Castalian; they played a tremendous concert earlier this year at Cal Performances (Haydn, Saariaho, Schubert) and I was very much looking forward to the planned SFP program (Janacek, Beethoven, Turnage). Ah, well; later in the season, I hope.
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