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2021-11-17 07:42:41
From youthful jeux d'esprit to late, late masterworks: Saint-Saens' chamber music with winds is well-worth exploring
Camille Saint-Saens Complete music for piano and winds; Les solistes de l'orchestre de Paris, Pascal Godart, Laurent Wagschal; IndeSens Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 16 November 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) Despite being firmly rooted in classicism, this disc shows Saint-Saens willing to experiment leading to the remarkable late, late wind sonatasCamille Saint-Saens was so fertile and prolific as a composer (169 opus numbers and many works without opus number) that it can be difficult to focus on his music. Yes, there are that half-dozen or so key works which crop up regularly, but what about all the rest. This new disc from IndeSens sheds light on Camille Saint-Saens by narrowing its focus and exploring his complete chamber music with winds, performed by Les Solistes de l'Orchestre de Paris with pianists Pascal Godart, Laurent Wagschal and Pascal Gallet. Now, the focus of the disc might at first seem […]
2016-07-27 14:10:18
New Recording: Music for Viola
There was always a lot of music in my home, when I grew up. Perhaps that is the source of my love of the sound of the viola. On this new recording we hear a fairly unknown artist to American audiences, presenting unfamiliar music from Easter Europe. The violist is Kristina Fialova: And the music serves as an Introduction to the following compositions: Bodorova: Dzha more Godár: O Crux – Meditation Khachaturian: Sonata-Song for Viola Solo Penderecki: Cadenza for solo viola Rozsa: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 44 Stravinsky: Elegy, for solo viola All performed by Kristina Fialova (viola) The virtuosic young Czech viola player Kristina Fialová presents contemporary and 20th-century works by Rózsa, Godár, Penderecki, Khachaturian, Stravinsky and Bodorová. These are fine performances of music by composers from middle and Eastern Europe. Here is Ms. Fialove performing the viola sonata by Paul Hindemith:
2016-03-10 13:00:23
[…] orchestras around the world. 4 Andrew Parrott Happy birthday Andrew Parrott! He is a British conductor, perhaps best known for his pioneering “historically informed performances” of pre-classical music. He conducts a wide range of repertoire, including contemporary music. He conducted the premiere of Judith Weir’s A Night at the Chinese Opera (as well as its first recording). He has also recorded new music by other modern British composers (including John Tavener), and by Vladimír Godár. In 1973 he founded the Taverner Choir, Consort and Players, a “period instruments” ensemble based in London. He was music director of the London Mozart Players for several years until September 2006. Currently, Parrott is music director of the New York Collegium in New York City, New York. Parrott has published several articles on Bach, Monteverdi and Purcell, is co-editor of the New Oxford Book of Carols and author of The Essential Bach Choir, […]
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