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2022-12-30 02:16:29
From Gallica: "Gabriel Fauré et un groupe, chez les Baugnies, à Cuy-St-Fiacre 1888." The Maître is in the center, in profile. Via longtime Noise friend Patrick Swanson.
2022-06-22 06:42:44
The Lost Art of Frances Cole: recordings from the 1970s provide a glimpse of the art of the Black American harpsichordist
The Lost Art of Frances Cole: Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau, Gottschalk, Bartok, Ligeti, Howard Swanson; Frances Cole, ParnassusReviewed 21 June 2021 (★★★)Live recordings of a brilliantly eclectic recital by the Black American harpsichordist Frances Cole whose early death deprived us of a striking talentThe American harpsichordist Frances Cole (1937-1983) is not a particularly well-known name and her early death at the age of 45, after a long illness, did not help. Cole’s only commercial recording used her in a supporting role, Songs of Early Americans, featuring baritone Gordon Myers (Golden Crest RE 7020). But now the producer Leslie Gerber has resurrected private recordings that Cole made at Westminster Choir College in Princeton where she taught.The Lost Art of Frances Cole on Parnassus Records' Black Swans (an imprint showcasing rare classical recordings by Black artists) features Frances Cole in a wide-ranging recital of music by Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau, Gottschalk, Bartok, Ligeti and Howard Swanson, all recorded live […]
2022-06-11 04:41:00
Classical Music News of the Week, June 11, 2022
[…] San Luis Obispo de TolosaWednesday, July 27 at 7:30 PMWith a free pre-concert lecture with Dr. Alyson McLamore at 6:30 PM in the SanctuaryMozart: Viola Quintet in G minor, K. 516D'Indy: Sextet in B-flat majorDvorak: Wind Serenade in D minor, op. 44Tickets start at just $20.“Our beautiful San Luis Obispo has been home to many performances, but Festival Mozaic (formerly the Mozart Festival) has hosted my favorite ones. I was in the audience when Clif Swanson conducted the Requiem there many years ago, and it began a ritual of enjoying these lovely events year after year. As an amateur cellist, I was drawn to Jonah Kim’s performances, and after watching his concerto at the Mission a few years ago, it inspired me to pick up my cello again after years of dormancy. Since then, I have attended every concert at the Mission that is offered. I’m looking forward to getting […]
2022-03-27 12:59:56
Born on this day in 1899 film diva and entrepreneuse Gloria Swanson.
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