Huge applause for Andrew Lumsden (and Claudia Grinnell) at the conclusion of this afternoon’s ’farewell’ evensong. Congregation of hundreds; wonderful singing – the most musical congregation I’ve ever had the privilege to be a part of.
Andrew directed the choir and played us out magnificently through the last hymn and voluntary. Extraordinarily positive congregation celebrating 22 years of his first-class direction and music-making.
I keep remembering how the Marmen Quartet blew me away playing Ligeti and Bartok on their debut recording for BIS earlier this year. It’s one of those momentous recordings which comes so rarely that it […]
The Australian compilation brand Eloquence has come up with a set of recordings acknowledging the life’s work of Otto Gerdes, best known as Herbert von Karajan’s main producer on Deutsche Grammophon. Gerdes was also a […]
Verdi: La traviata – Christian Joel, Isobel Hughes, Ted Day – St Paul’s Opera (Photo: Julian Guidera) Verdi: La traviata; Lizzie Ryder, Christian Joel, Owain Gwynfryn, director: Edwina Strobl, music director: Adrian Salinero, St Paul’s […]