Last night, Birmingham Opera Company gave Michael Tippett’s last opera, New Year, its first fresh airing since 1990 in the Dream Tent at Smithfield. First responses are enthusiastic. Reviews to follow. The post Tippett in […]
Try this extraordinary Harmony of the Spheres by the Dutch composer Joep Franssens, a synthesist of choral styles from Bach to Ligeti. Just glorious sounds from the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor […]
The organ in Salisbury Cathedral was originally built in 1876-77 by Henry Willis (“Father” Willis), conservatively rebuilt by Henry Willis III in 1934 so that no tonal alterations were made and no pipes removed, the […]