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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The much-recorded Valerie Tryon passed 90 last month without fuss. She has lived in Canada since 1976 and is being celebrated this week at a concert at McMaster University. Details here. The post An English […]
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