From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
In a world of mounting uncertainty, it’s a relief to find the King’s Singers are still around. The novelty of their act might have worn off since that inaugural London concert in 1968 but polished a cappella singing by six male voices remains a miraculous thing and their latest album is a joy to spin….
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The high-flying Festival at Aix-en-Provence has appointed Olivier Leymarie as Deputy General Director, understudy to Pierre Audi. Leymarie, who starts in January, is presently MD of the Ensemble intercontemporain in Paris. The post Aix adds […]
We’re trying to figure out how streaming differs from reacord buying and all we can say so far is that the global streaming chart bears little or no relation to physical product sales. Here’s this […]
Frankfurt’s young General Music Director Thomas Guggeis conducted his first Parsifal last night. He is 31. The director, Brigitte Fassbender, was also staging her first Parsifal. She’s 85. It went pretty well, by all accounts. […]
