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German composer (1895–1982)
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2024-03-29 09:54:00
An imaginative and seductive mix of musics: The 48th St Magnus International Festival with Alasdair Nicolson, Lisa Robertson, Erland Cooper, Huw Watkins, George Crumb and more
[…] be by the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire percussion department. Ensemble Hesperi will perform Baroque music with a Scottish flavour, acclaimed mandolin player Alon Sariel performs Plucked Bach and Kathryn Stott gives a recital as part of her farewell to the piano tour.The community is involved too. The world premiere of new commission The Rhythm Of The Stones from Stephen Deazley and Orkney Voices will be performed by hundreds of local school children and the Assembly Project. Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana will be performed by the Festival Chorus of many local volunteer singers alongside acclaimed choir Sonoro, O Duo and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire percussion.Gerda Stevenson, has her film The Storm Watchers shown in installation daily at the Festival, alongside outdoor performances from all-women’s theatre company Circo Rum Ba Ba who bring a 50ft life-size sperm whale to Kirkwall within which they perform a show exploring plastic in our oceans. There is more theatre from Aotearoa / New Zealand […]
2024-02-11 06:00:00
[This is a re-post in tribute to and remembrance of Seiji Ozawa, September 1, 1935-February 6, 2024.] This fine performance sounds better than ever in its latest remastering, and remains a Carmina burana of choice, leagues ahead of Ozawa’s dreary Berlin remake for Philips. True, the soloists aren’t the best, with Evelyn Mandac touching in […]
2023-10-30 18:52:29
SCRUTINY | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Opens Season With A Scintillating Carmina Burana
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana is unique; when it’s as well done as this TMC season opener, it’s a terrific evening at the concert hall.
2023-10-04 07:57:33
From Old Spice to X Factor, a certain three minutes of Carmina Burana is known to many of us. But what of the rest of the work? Here's our guide, and some best recordings
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