From Scherzo:
The conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, according to the Royal Decree published yesterday, January 15, in the Official State Gazette. This recognition, proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ratified by the Council of Ministers, represents the second highest rank of the Order of Civil Merit.
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This might be Classical Explorer‘s first encounter with Arturo Toscanini, the great enigma. For years, I railed against him, both of my feet firmly in the Furtwängler camp. Cue a sheaf of reviews for the […]
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has appointed Donald Palumbo as choirmaster of the Chicago Symphony Chorus from July 1. Palumbo retired recently after 17 years leading the Metropolitan Opera Chorus in New York. The post Chicago […]
A high-class introspective reading of opus 9/3 from Isabelle Faust (Violin), Raphael Sachs (Viola) und Frank-Michael Guthmann (Cello). Doesn’t get much better. The post A Beethoven trio to close the year appeared first on Slippedisc.
