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.
The post Take expressionism in small doses, morning and night appeared first on Slippedisc.
We hear that Stephen Rose, former head of violin studies, has quit the sinking Cleveland Institute of Music. We have not yet seen his resignation letter, but he’s at least the sixth faculty member to […]
The British a capella octet, shaken by the withdrawal of Andrea Haines, have replaced her with a US visitor: We are thrilled to announce that Savannah Porter will be joining VOCES8 as Andrea’s successor. Savannah […]
The prolific television composer Mark Snow died at his Connecticut home on Friday. Born Martin Fulterman in Brooklyn, he studied at Juilliard and was nominated 15 times for an Wmmy. His X-Files music made it […]
