Lovers of the Austro-German Classical symphony will delight intros dic; as will horn players, doubly blessed (quadruply?) by a double horn concerto and a symphony that features the horns prominently. Franz Anton Hoffmeister was prolific: […]
Lalo Le roi d’Ys (concert performance) Soloists; Chelsea Opera Group Chorus & Orchestra / Paul Wingfield. Cadogan Hall, London, 30.03.2025 Cast: Margared – Maria Schellenberg Rozenn – Hye-Youn Lee Mylio – Luis Gomez Prince Karnac […]
Quotations about – not from – myth festoon both stage (pre-perfromance) and accompanying freesheet. ‘The lover of myth is in.a sense a philosopher; for myth is composed of wonders’ (Aristotle, from Metapphysics: follow this […]
Hildur Guðnadóttir in Concert Hildur Guðnadóttir (trench cello); London Contemporary Orchestra / Robert Ames (conductor). Guðnadóttir Tár. Without Sinking: Opaque. Saman: Liður. Chernobyl: Vichnaya Pamyat. Fólk Faer Andlit. A Haunting in Venice: Confession. Music from Joker […]
Mozart La finta giardiniera (concert performance, Bärenreiter edition, ed. Angemüller/Berke). Soloists; The Mozartists / Ian Page. Cadogan Hall, 25.03.2025 Sandrina Ava Dodd Don Anchise Michael Ball Count Belfiore Hugo Brady Arminda Camilla Harris […]
Insula Orchestra, accentus and Laurence Equilbey together with director Anotonin Baudry have created Beethoven Wars: a Manga-inspired immersive experience showcasing in music lesser-known but inspired Beethoven. Here’s the teaser (which shows Insula’s home, La Seine […]
On Friday 21 March, Opera Rara released the first ever studio recording of the original 1857 version of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra (ORC65). Follow the link for a cornucopia of Verdian deliciousness: aria after aria, including this, Amelia’s Cavatina sung […]
Schumann, Mahler Francesco Piemonesi (piano); London Philharmonic Orchestra / Robin Ticciati (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.03.2025 Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1841/25) Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (1901/2) […]
This is Volume Six of Somm’s Bruckner series; we looked at Volume One here. This contains the monumental Eighth Symphony. If thee is one orchestra the seems perfect for Bruckne, with its rich tradition, its […]
Here Hong Kong-born pianist Tiffany Poon reveals her close affinity to Schumann – the only real comparison I can think of is someone whom I consider one of the greatest Schumann pianist of all time, […]
