La Bohème in Montpellier
What better way to celebrate World Opera Day together than with La bohème ? Touching, comic, realistic and romantic, Puccini’s most popular opera is a timeless testament to the power of love to blossom in the […]
classical music
Ruth Leon recommends… Hamlet with Ian McKellen
Hamlet with Ian McKellen Click here for subscription tv Ian McKellen is having fun. He first played Hamlet at the age of 31, in 1971. Now he is 85, and having taken on all the heavyweight roles of […]
James Ehnes returns in Sibelius Violin Concerto
Here’s the company intro to this disc: Sibelius studied the violin in his youth, and actively entertained the prospect of a career as a professional violinist for much of his student life. After graduating from […]
Beach & Corigliano Violin Sonatas
The music of Amy Beach rarely if ever fails to impress, and to delight. Her expression seems so natural, so unforced, her vernacular so charmingly American, imbued with the warmth of both heart and hearth, […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Queen Mary’s Photograph Album
Queen Mary’s Photograph Album Members of the royal family have been compiling photo albums of their memories for generations. The Royal Photograph Collection houses Queen Mary’s 33 albums, which contain photographs documenting her official visits, family life, and […]
”Poetesses Symphoniques”
This is another somewhat unusual (and likely hard-to-find) release, appearing on a label I’ve never heard of, la dolce volta. Similar to the Paris Polonais disc I recently reviewed, this one seems to be available […]
BBC Radio 3 scores record audience, Classic FM record low
Quarterly figures released today show that Radio 3 listenership has topped 2 million once more and a record number of individual hours was spent listening to the station. They must be doing something right. Classic […]
US new music violinist dies at 96
Matthew Raimondi died in Bar Harbor, Maine, at the age of 96 on Saturday, October 19. He is survived by his wife, Natalie, and daughter, Diana, and scores of friends and fellow musicians with whom […]
Cancer claims ASCAP chief
The death has been announced of John Titta, chief creative officer and of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. He had struggled with cancer for the past two years. The post Cancer claims […]
Holy wait: Winchester report is pushed back to 2025
The Bishop of Winchester’s review of his crisis-ridden cathedral is proving unexpectedly thorough. Originally intended to report within three months it has now been extended beyond the end of this year. The Review Team has […]
Latest Posts
