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Dvořák: Violin & Piano Concertos (CD Review)
[…] Orchestra. His familiarity with and affection for the work come through in this beautiful performance, which should go far to win converts to this overlooked masterpiece. The Piano Concerto is pleasant and entertaining, if not quite in the same exalted class as the Violin Concerto. The Moravian-American pianist Rudolf Firkušný (1912-1994) was especially fond of the piece and like Ricci with the Violin Concerto, Firkušný often played it in in concert and recorded it several times (with Kubelik, Simogyi, and Neumann in addition to this 1975 effort with Susskind). It is not a virtuoso display piece; instead, it is a melodic essay for piano and orchestra in which they seem to work together, rather than a work in which the piano dazzles while the orchestra is mainly there to provide support. Still, it is an entertaining concerto that deserves a wider audience. If you have not really become acquainted with either or both compositions by Dvořák, […]
2024-01-24 07:29:00
Norfolk-based arts writer, Tony Cooper, enjoys a musical heritage tour to Leipzig, a relaxing and inviting city to visit awash with so much musical history.
[…] November 1847 - he poured his grief into the creation of a series of watercolour landscapes. In the Mendelssohn House Museum one can view a small selection of these lovely and inviting landscapes including a charming panoramic view of Lake Lucerne. Without a shadow of doubt. musical history hits you slap bang in the face at every turn in Leipzig whether it be the Bach-Archiv, founded in 1950, marking the bicentennial of Bach’s death, by Werner Neumann and now part of the University of Leipzig conveniently situated opposite St Thomas’ Church. The city of Leipzig is a magnet for visitors and performers alike and I soon discovered that the distinguished Russian composer Dimitri Shostakovich came to Leipzig in 1950 to act as one of the jurors for the Bach Competition which forms part of the annual Bachfest. This year the festival takes place from 7th to 16th June. And to mark the […]
2023-10-28 07:22:00
Exploring his musical roots: conductor Duncan Ward chats about his jazz-inspired, Eastern European & French music coming up with the London Symphony Orchestra
[…] he comments that if musicians are keen to create that sound-world, then it is always a joy. It is not the same as performing the repertoire on modern instruments, but you can get close so that with strings you think about the Left Hand and the bow technique. He takes particular joy in working with period instrument groups adapting their instruments to newer repertoire. He worked on Verdi's La Traviata with the period instrument ensemble, Balthazar Neumann, creating a very, very different sound world. The musicians had to be extraordinarily dedicated; the performance was risky, for instance, the period woodwind instruments are more precarious. The performance was perhaps not at the same level of TV broadcast perfection, but that is not what you do it for, what is important is the distinctive sound-world. He has also worked with Les Siècles, recently recording a disc of French film music with them with […]
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