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Allluring Die Loreley - Max Bruch opera
Max Bruch Die Loreley recorded live in the Prinzregenstheater, Munich in 2014, broadcast by BR Klassik and now released in a 3 CD set by CPO. Stefan Blunier conducts the Münchrener Rundfunkdorhester, with Michaela Kaune, Magdalena Hinterdobler, Thomas Mohr and Jan-Hendrick Rootering heading the cast, with the Prager Philharmonischer Chor. Bruch (1838-1920) may be best known for his Violin Concerto no 1, but this first ever recording of his full opera should broaden interest in his output as a whole. Bruch's Die Loreley is a very early work indeed, written between 1860 and 1863, and shows how the composer responded to the influences around him. The text, by eminent poet Emanuel Giebel (1815-1884) was conceived for Felix Mendelssohn, whose music Giebel loved dearly. he so identified the text with Mendelssohn that he was reluctant to give Bruch permission to use the libretto. But Bruch (in an era before copyright enforcement) was […]
2017-08-18 02:51:04
"This is something you haven't seen too often," Guido Lamell, music director of the Santa Monica Symphony, said Wednesday night during the encore for the orchestra's summer fundraiser, the ensemble's Walt Disney Concert Hall debut. Lamell grabbed a bow and musical saw from under the podium and then conservative radio show host Dennis Prager strapped on an accordion for "America the Beautiful."
2017-08-17 23:13:36
Dennis Prager draws classical newbies, and a musicians' boycott, at Disney Hall concert - Los Angeles Times
"My greatest hope is that you'll come back, put classical music in your life," Lamell said. "I invited Dennis because for so many years he's promoted classical music. I have not witnessed anyone else show such joy and passion." Prager proved an amiable ...
2017-08-17 23:13:36
Santa Monica Symphony's sold-out concert at Disney Hall centers on controversial radio host Dennis Prager, who conducts, plays accordion and leads an ...