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Exploring Rachmaninoff's songs alongside those of his contemporaries: Iain Burnside and friends at Wigmore Hall
Sergey RachmaninoffRachmaninoff wrote songs from his years at the Moscow Conservatory right through to 1916. There are over 80 songs (románsy in Russian) setting Russian romantic writers and poets. Intimately connected to the literature of the Russia that he left behind in 1917, the song genre was one to which Rachmaninoff never returned during his exile.Running from September 2023 until June next year is a Rachmaninoff Song Series at Wigmore Hall, four concerts curated by pianist Iain Burnside in partnership with Philip Bullock, professor of Russian literature and music at Oxford. The first concert, on 28 September 2023, features soprano Anush Hovhannisyan and bass Jasurbek Khaydarov with Iain Burnside in a programme of songs by Rachmaninoff alongside those of his contemporaries, Nikolay Myaskosvksy (1881-1950), Anatoly Alexandrov (1888-1982), Mikhail Gnesin (1883-1957), Yuliya Veysberg (1880-1942) and Maximilian Steinberg (1883-1946).The idea behind the series is to intertwine Rachmaninoff romances with those of his contemporaries, many now forgotten, ‘cancelled’ after […]
2019-12-09 09:24:54
Messiah round up
[…] ThomasChoir of Kings College, London, Orion Orchestra, Gary Matthewmanhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/handels-messiah-tickets-74782334977?aff=ebopdstthelist18 December - Royal Albert HallNatalya Romaniw, Katie Bray, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, William ThomasPhilharmonia Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Altstaedthttps://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2019/handels-messiah/20 December - St James's Church, Piccadilly (by candlelight)Helen Semple, Cathy Bell, John Upperton, Jon StainsbySix Centuries Chamber Choir, Linden Baroque Orchestra, Peter Fenderhttp://www.concert-diary.com/concert/1395163139/Handel-s-Messiah-by-candlelight-Six-Centuries-Chamber-Choir20 December - Southwark CathedralBoys and Gentlemen of the Cathedral choir, Chameleon Arts Orchestra, Ian Keatleyhttps://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/southwark-cathedral-choir-christmas-concert-handels-messiah-and-carols-by-candlelight/?d=63712467000000000021 December - St Martin in the Fields (by candlelight)Elizabeth Weisberg, Ciara Hendrick, Ben Thapa, Philip TebbEnglish Chamber Choir, Belmont Ensemble of London, Peter G Dysonhttps://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/whatson-event/handel-messiah-by-candlelight/21 December - St Augustine's Church, One Tree Hill, Honor Oak ParkElizabeth Rodger, Sarah Pring, Paul Martyn West, Meurig DaviesLondon Docklands Singers, Marcel Sinfonia, Andrew Camplinghttps://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/luYEZLXOzrqW23 December - St John's Smith SquareAnna Dennis, Helen Charlston, James Gilchrist, Neil DaviesPolyphony, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Stephen Laytonhttps://www.sjss.org.uk/events/handel%E2%80%99s-messiah-polyphony
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ArtsJournal: music
2018-10-03 21:28:46
Jacob Weisberg Recalls The Founding Of Slate Magazine
“Remember, when we started, you didn’t just have to tell people what an internet magazine was. You usually had to tell them what the internet was. We thought Slate would be like a weekly magazine and people would print it out, and we mainly thought of the web as kind of an instant distribution mechanism.”
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ArtsJournal: music
2017-02-26 21:30:50
What's It Like Writing About Soviet Spies In The U.S. While Politicians Are Calling For An Examination Of Russian Influence On The U.S. Election?
Joe Weisberg, writer and showrunner of "The Americans," now in its fifth season: "How is this all happening again? When we started this show, the Soviet Union was gone. We were not in any kind of serious conflict with Russia. And it seemed like a good time to tell a story about those old bygone days. And how in a few short years Russia has turned into an enemy again makes very little sense."
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