The Barenboim marathon ends with memorable Schönberg
In a final astonishing sprint, the Barenboim marathon ended with three concerts within 24 hours at the Colón. Him and the WEDO (West-Eastern Divan Orchestra) thus had a strenuous end to their 16 days...
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9/11/15 Summer Nights #12 +1LP Grumiaux and Haitink for Bruch 1st Violin Concerto (a transfer by Enrico B) 8/4/15 Schubert on Modern Instruments: new links for Oktett in D, by Cherubini Quartett 8/4/15...
View ArticleViolin of the Future
They are now using 3D printers to create musical instruments. What’s next? Guitars? Drums? How about a resin Howard Stern or android Simon Cowell? Oh, wait. Aren’t they already fabricated? LOL. By the...
View ArticleClassical Music Today - September 12, 2015
In 1764 Jean Philippe Rameau died at age 80 in Paris, France. He is considered to be one of the most important of the French composers of the Baroque era and the leading French composer for the...
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9/13/15 Darmstadt #4 +1CD Carter's one act opera "What Next?" in Péter Eötvös's première recording for ECM 9/11/15 Debussy #1 +1CD Thierry Fischer's recording of Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (BBC MM,...
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9/14/15 American Classics +1CD: Ives's "Concord" Sonata by Aimard and Songs by Graham on Warner (2004) 9/14/15 Darmstadt #2 +1CD Maderna's 3 Oboe Concertos by Fabian Menzel and Michael Stern on Col...
View ArticleThe Jewish New Year ushers in poignant musical memories
We sometimes think of our childhood in musical terms. Seymour Bernstein mentions hearing Schubert’s Standchen that brought him to tears. Otherwise his home was bereft of music, let alone the...
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9/17/15 Prokofiev #2 +1CD Boris Giltburg's recording of the War Sonatas (6th, 7th and 8th) (2012) 9/16/15 Poulenc +1CD Chamber Music with Woodwinds and Piano Duet Sonata by the Ensemble Petra (1999)...
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9/18/15 Summer Nights #1 +1 Bonus: Martinu, Krasa and Schulhoff conducted by Christopher Hogwood (Milan, 2003) 9/18/15 Hindemith +1Bonus: Hindemith in Italy, conducting his music plus Brahms's,...
View ArticleJ.S. Bach: Violin Concertos
J. S. Bach Violin Concertos The English Concert Trevor Pinnock LP Rip - Archiv Produktion - 410 646-1 (1983) J. S. Bach Violin Concertos New York Philharmonic London Symphony Orchestra Leonard...
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9/25/15 Messiaen +1CD Cinq rechant by the BBC Singers/S. Cleobury (+ Choral works by Villette, Poulenc, Caplet) 9/25/15 In the Name of Music +1CD Mendelssohn's 2nd Symphony ('Lobgesang') by Richard...
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9/26/15 Mahler 3 +1CD set: V. Neumann's great Prague early digital recording for Supraphon (1981) 9/26/15 Mahler Lieder +1CD Christianne Stotijn's Rückert and Selected Lieder + Brahms Alto Rhapsody...
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9/27/15 Rare Grooves #2 +1LP Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter etc. with Ernest Ansermet (1958) (a rip by Enrico B) 9/26/15 Mahler 3 +1CD set: V. Neumann's great Prague early digital recording for...
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10/1/15 Glories of the Italian Piano School +1DDL: Tomassi with Accardo for Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' & 'Spring' (2004) 10/1/15 Glories of the Italian Piano School + 1 Bonus: Dino Ciani plays Brahms's...
View ArticleMaestro stays: Why leave a booming orchestra?
Michael Stern, who has put in ten years as music director of the Kansas City Symphony, has signed on for five more. The orchestra sold out many of its concerts last season, turned in a two percent...
View ArticleKansas City Symphony Signs Music Director Michael Stern For Another Five Years
“Our symphony audiences have never been larger, and our financial position has never been stronger. The Kansas City community has embraced Michael, and he has returned the affection with energetic and...
View ArticleAn important first: Chinese orchestra plays in BA
Finally, a long-awaited event: the first visit of a Chinese symphony orchestra to our city. It almost happened last year, when the Beijing Symphony was announced and then cancelled, replaced by a...
View ArticleRachmaninov (1873-1943)
“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” – Sergei Rachmaninov In writing this blog, my goal has always been to offer people the opportunity to uncover a dormant passion...
View ArticlePeninsula opera performs classic clown tragedy
WatchMojo learns more about the famous opera "Rigoletto" by Giuseppe Verdi straight from an actor playing the role of the title character. The sordid story Rigoletto will be performed by the West Bay...
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10/16/15 Darmstadt #5 +1LP Rare album with Levinas's Orchestral Works ripped by friend Sotise (Adès MFA 1985) 10/15/15 American Classics +1CD Bernstein's Dybbuk (Complete Ballet), first recording...
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