An extremely rare interview with the grande dame of British pianism, heroine of the Blitz.
She also talks of making false crescendos to mask the noise of flying bombs. ‘When the bomb went away, I made a decrescendo.’
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Infinitely troubled Winchester Cathedral is advertising for now fewer than five lay clerks. An opportunity has become available for 5 permanent Lay Clerks to join us at Winchester Cathedral, working an average of 16 hours […]
We are wondering what you make of this design for a forthcoming Resurrection? The designer is a specialist in greetings cards. THE COMMISSION c’est fini! My brief? Lots of people make glorious big noise. Mahler’s […]
Here’s another rare memento of Myra, ten years after the previous collectible. She has a splendidly leisured way of telling an anecdote. The post Myra Hess: the Proms interview appeared first on Slippedisc.
.JPG?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "Thrilling moments, terrific theatre, intimacy & transcendence: Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Berlioz's Requiem at BBC Proms with London Symphony Orchestra")
