Bach Christmas Oratorio
Bach’s Weihnachtsoatorium is a cycle of six cantatas performed one six days (or, in one concert as here). This is a two disc plus on Bluray please from DG (the Bluray shows the concert at […]
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Letting in the Light: from Rameau’s Pygmalion & Wagner’s Parsifal to Christian Forshaw, Anna Semple and Schumann’s Kerner Lieder at Temple Music
Temple Music has announced an intriguing range of events for 2025, with everything from Rameau and Wagnerian opera to song recitals from Helen Charlston and Roderick Williams. Things kick of in January 2025 with Handel’s […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Noel Coward – Present Laughter
Present Laughter Click here to subscribe This week marks the 125th birthday of Sir Noel Peirce Coward. For those not old enough to remember, Noel Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, […]
Nigel Kennedy goes for a US reboot
The British bad-boy violinist, 68 next week, has appointed ex-CAMI agent Doug Sheldon to revive his US career. Sheldon writes: Sheldon Artists is pleased to announce the addition of violinst Nigel Kennedy to its roster, […]
The songs of Robert Kahn: Florian Störtz & Aleksandra Myslek reveal some of the gems to be found in the output of a relatively forgotten composer forced into exile by the Nazis
Robert Kahn Robert Kahn, Robert Schumann, Erich Korngold, Paul Hindemith; Florian Störtz, Aleksandra Myslek; City Music Foundation at Tallow Chandlers’ HallReviewed 16 December 2024 Forbidden by the Nazis and forced to feel to England in […]
The Violin Sonatas of Emilie Mayer
The French composer Emilie Mayer (1812-83) has already appeared once on Classical Explorer via her Symphony No. 1 in C minor (1843), via a concert from the ever-impressive Insula Orchestra. Now there is a chance […]
Berlin Philharmonic seeks pregnant women for listening study
From the Berlin Phil website: During and immediately after pregnancy, (expectant) mothers and their babies are vulnerable to stress factors such as pandemics, environmental disasters, war or flight. Maternal stress has long-term effects for several […]
Yuja Wang: My Mum wanted me to be a ballerina. I hated that
The BBC has parked a new interview with Yuja on one of its most obscure outlets. But then upped it onto Youtube. No BBC contributor or producer is credited with conducting the interview. The post […]
Breaking: King Charles backs Monteverdi orchestras – without Gardiner
The King has sent a message of support to the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras, signifying that he remains Patron after the dismissal of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. The King’s message was read out tonight before […]
Moscow police grab music students for military service
Russian police raided the dormitory of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory in search of cannon fodder for the Ukraine front, the Telegram channel “Ostorozhno, Moskva” reports. A 26-year-old student named Daniil told the channel that […]
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