Franck & Chausson Symphonies
This is Classical Explorer‘s first Franck Symphony (D-Minor, M. 48) but it is certainly not our first Franck: we looked at piano music on Hänssler, organ music on BIS, heard Lucas Debargue’s piano transcription of […]
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Live inside the League of American Orchestras
A report from our observer, Susan Hall: The League of American Orchestras held its annual meeting in Houston,Texas from June 6-8. About one thousand representatives of orchestras across the globe attended. In the US, there […]
Igor Levit is the German national pianist
The Russian-born anti-fascist has been awarded the German National Prize. Levit, 37, takes home 30,000 Euros. The German National Foundation said in Berlin that Levit was an important musician, committed citizen and one of the […]
Ruth Leon recommends… Romare Bearden/Major Jackson – Met
Romare Bearden/Major Jackson – Met Click here to read/see Romare Bearden died in 1988. I was lucky enough to meet him once and he kindly signed a poster for me which I still have. By that […]
The Devil’s Den: I chat to composer Isabella Gellis & conductor Finnegan Downie Dear about the new opera Shadwell Opera is presenting at the Nevill Holt Festival
Ben Edge: Devil’s Den Shadwell Opera, artistic director Jack Furness, music director Finnegan Downie Dear, is presenting its first full-length commissioned opera on Saturday 15 June when the company performs Isabella Gellis‘ The Devil’s Den […]
Emmanuel Despax plays Liszt
Affectionately dedicated to his friend and mentor Ruth Nye, this brilliant, significant release from Emmanuel Despax reveals performances of the highest integrity. As Despax himself puts it: I never perceived Liszt’s compositions as mere showmanship; […]
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut: Will she do it for love? Watch tonight
Puccini’s adaptation of the novel by Abbé Prévost had a complicated gestation. An alarmingly long list of librettists attempted to satisfy the composer’s demands in terms of dramatic structure and fine verbal detail. Was Puccini […]
Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn
A trio with Mischa Maisky and Janine Jansen, new on youtube. Beat that. The post Martha Argerich: No place to Haydn appeared first on Slippedisc.
Last night in Birmingham…
A regular concertgoer reports: I usually sit on the side circle At Symphony Hall, but was moved up to the higher level by the CBSO because my usual seats were being used by the […]
As close to Beethoven as it gets
From the Lebrecht Album of the Week: Ferdinand Ries and Franz Clement were the musicians closest to Beethoven. Ries, who knew Beethoven from Bonn, acted as his secretary before moving to London where he was […]
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