The autograph manuscript of the fourth movement of Beethoven’s string quartet in B flat major, Opus 130, has been acquired by the Beethovenhaus in Bonn. It has been rpivately owned and inaccessible for decades.
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The Dutch choral world is in mourning for Bas Ramselaar, an imperious bass singer and chorus conductor who has died after a seven-month illness. Bas enjoyed an international career as soloist with majopr orchestras. […]
Le Figaro reports that the Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg has chosen its next director. Chrysoline Dupont is presently production director at the Opera Comique in Paris. She succeeds Alain Perroux, who is off […]
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Pierre Boulez/Alfred Schnittke: Piano works (Naxos/BIS) ***/** It’s a mark of how far Naxos have come under new ownership that a label which once churned out the complete […]
