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'The Internet I'd grown up with, the Internet that had raised me, was disappearing...The very act of going online, which had once seemed like a marvellous adventure, now seemed like a fraught ordeal. Self-expression now required such strong self-protection as to obviate its liberties and nullify its pleasures. Every communication was a matter not of creativity but of safety.... When I came to know it, the Internet was a very different thing. It was a friend and a parent. It was a community without border or limit, one voice and millions, a common frontier that had been settled but not exploited by diverse tribes living amicably enough side by side, each member of which was free to choose their own name and history and customs.... Certainly, there was conflict, but it was outweighed by goodwill and good feelings - the true pioneering spirit.... You will understand, then, when I say […]
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Faces of classical music
2019-06-24 19:15:00
The best new classical albums: June 2019
Recording of the MonthRichard Strauss: Four Last Songs / Richard Wagner: Arias from TannhäuserLise Davidsen, sopranoPhilharmonia OrchestraConductor: Esa-Pekka SalonenRecorded 28 & 29 September and 6 & 7 October 2018 at Henry Wood Hall, LondonReleased on May 31, 2019, by Decca ClassicsOn her self-titled album, Lise Davidsen opens with two highly vivid arias from Wagner's "Tannhäuser". One is immediately plunged into a sound-world of highly charged and evocative emotion, which Davidsen depicts with effortless ease. The first, "Dich, teure Halle brims", is presented with boundless energy and vigor. In this first aria she demonstrates all the dramatic qualities and colors of her remarkable voice, but what is more exceptional here is the dexterity with which she can change the hues. This technically challenging aria is an impressive opener to a magnificent release.In the second aria, "Allmächt'ge Jungfrau!", Davidsen shows another, more lyrical aspect of her remarkable voice. Here she shapes phrases with a […]
2018-07-12 10:27:00
Mind-baiting new music with a click-hating title
Just as the acid test of a new composition is whether it survives beyond its first performance, so the test of an outlandishly ambitious cycle of new music is whether it survives beyond the first composition. Using that acid test, Jean-luc Fafchamps Sufi Word cycle is the real thing. Back in 2012 I wrote enthusiastically about the first release by Sub Rosa in the cycle. This was titled KDGhZ2SA, a Six-letter Sufi Word and was performed by Ensemble ICTUS and the Orchestre National de Lille conducted by Peter Rundel. It was followed in 2016 by the second work in the cycle, offering equally chewy music with the equally click-hating title of YZ3Z2Z1S2, a Five-letter Sufi Word. Speaking about the first work in the cycle, Jean-luc Fafchamps clarified that "I am not a Sufi, or even Muslim and I do not speak Arabic", and went on to explain that the […]
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2017-12-29 05:16:38
Over $6,000 in prizes available. WHO CAN APPLY? Bands/ Wind Ensembles and Orchestras in the following five categories*: Middle School High School Youth Ensemble Community Ensemble University/College/Conservatory Ensemble WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO APPLY? All of our applications and fees are processed through ici . You can use this link or click the red “click […]
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