From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
I have no problems with impressionism. It’s what French artists do off the cuff when they can’t be bothered with sketches, what French composers do in a wishy-washy mood. So Debussy, so easily recognised.
Expressionism is another matter. …
Read on here.
And here.
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Britten Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 (1940) Bernstein Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety” (1948/9, rev. 1965) Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 (1893) Denis Kozhukhin (piano); London Symphony Orchestra / […]
The violinist and conductor Andre Rieu poses on social media today with his favourite vegetable. Anyone got more pics of maestros with marrows, solisten mit Spinatblätter, or clarinettistes avec des carrottes? The post A celeried […]
.jpg?w=670&resize=670,446&ssl=1 "Dresden-born composer, Sven Helbig’s Requiem A marks the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War II whilst remembering the bombing and destruction of the beautiful Saxon city of Dresden by allied forces on 13 February 1945.")
Sven Helbig: Requiem A – Central Hall, Westminster (Photo: Markenfotografie) Sven Helbig: Requiem A; Dresdner Kreuzchor, Trinity Boys’ Choir, Poznan Boys’ Choir, La Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar, René Pape, London Contemporary Orchestra, cond Martin […]
