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English musician and composer
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2024-03-29
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2024-03-07 09:16:00
The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2024, at the Royal Northern College of Music
[…] of Noel Coward’s Don’t put your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington, which opened the second half of the night (it all finally ran to 45 minutes behind schedule). l Jasdeep Singh Degun – the first sitar player ever to win an RPS Award – was both winner of the Instrumentalist category and composer/leader in the final item: Veer, with Harkiret Bahra, tabla, and RNCM musicians Leda Mileto, Chris Karwacinski, Beth Willett and Clara Hope Simpson (aka the Aestus Quartet) and Joana Moura, double bass. l The Opera and Music Theatre award was won by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival’s presentation of Chornobyldorf, which brought the whole Ukrainian cast and company of the opera to Yorkshire for its UK premiere. Ukrainian composers Illia Razumeiko and Roman Grigoriv travelled from Kyiv to receive the award. l And the most eloquent acceptance speech was from Jack Capstaff, music director of Derwent Brass, the […]
2024-02-24 05:38:12
Review by Peter Simpson Yeol Eum Son Photo: Marco Borggreve Beethoven 7 Auckland Philharmonia Auckla
2024-02-16 00:00:00
Some lesser-known 20th century Cello Concertos
Hungarian Cello Concertos:01 - 03 Mátyás Seiber: Tre Pezzi for cello & orchestra (1956) [19'57]04 - 06 Antal Dorati: Cello Concerto (1977) [33'42]07 - 09 Béla Bartók (arr. Tibor Serly): Viola Concerto (1945) [23'49]Raphael Wallfisch- cello, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Gábor Takács-NagyNimbus NI 5919 [recorded January 2014; issued 2014][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, WalesRecording engineer: Huw Thomas; Producer: Adrian FarmerBritish Cello Concertos:01 - 02 John Joubert: Cello Concerto, op.171 (2012) [23'02]03 - 06 Robert Simpson: Cello Concerto (1991) [28'40]07 - 09 Christopher Wright: Cello Concerto (2011) [18'56]Raphael Wallfisch- cello, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by William BoughtonLyrita SRCD344 [recorded December 2013; issued 2014][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, WalesRecording engineer: Huw Thomas; Producer: Adrian FarmerSainsbury and Foulds:01 - 03 Lionel Sainsbury: Cello Concerto, op.27 (1999) * [33'22]04 - 06 John Foulds: Cello Concerto in […]
2024-01-26 05:00:00
Charles Groves (and others) conducts
[…] conducted by Bryden Thomson "Lyrita SRCD334 [recorded: 1972 *, November 1980 ^, 1974 & 1975 ', 1979 " for EMI, Unicorn & BBC Records; CD issued 2009[CD-rip; flacs, cover and inlay scans - no booklet]Recording venues: Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales *; Brent Town Hall, Wembley, UK ^; BBC Studios ' "Recording engineers: Stuart Eltham *; Bob Auger ^ "; not given 'Producers: Brian Culverhouse *; Antony Hodgson ^; Moelfryn Harries '; Bob Auger "Robert Simpson:01 - 05 Symphony No. 5 (1972) * [38'53]06 - 07 Symphony No. 6 (1977) ^ [33'12]London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis *; London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles GrovesLyrita SRCD389 [BBC Broadcasts May 1973* and April 1980^; this issue 2021][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Royal Festival Hall, London (world premieres)Recording engineers and Producers: not statedGustav Holst:The Perfect Fool. Opera in One Act, op.39 H.150 [62'24]Richard Golding & David Read- […]
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