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German composer
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- composer, pianist, music teacher
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2024-03-28 03:30:00
Lang Lang: Saint-Saens
by Bill HeckSaint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals, Piano Concerto 2; Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte; Debussy: Petite Suite 71; Faure: In paradisium; Delibes: Delibes: Lakmé: Flower Duet; Saint-Saens: Toccata after the Fifth Concerto (from Six Études pour piano op. 111); Faure: Pavane op. 50; Farrenc: Étude No. 10; Sohy: Song without Words; Tailleferre: Valse lente; Bonis: The Little One Falls Asleep; BouLanger: Of a Bright Garden; Saint-Saens: The Swan. Lang Lang, Gina Alice (pianos), Gewandhaus Orchestra cond, Andris Nelsons. DG 505859 Based on an admittedly very small sample, it seems that DG is interested in producing events as much as producing recordings. I suppose that’s their business, and but my curmudgeonly side is, shall we say, a little jaded. There’s no doubt that Lang Lang is a musical superstar, and I suppose that it’s natural for DG to be trading on that fame. Thus, you can find video sections […]
2024-03-16 09:57:00
From Early Music to contemporary: the Royal Festival Hall organ is 70 and organist James McVinnie is celebrating with a Southbank Centre residency
[…] playing the psalms and canticles, the music of Stanford and Howells. For James, the repertoire of music for Evensong is extraordinary. But living in London with that sense of rubbing shoulders with other cultural offerings made him want to focus on other areas, to explore and uncover other music. He has now had major concerto and solo works written for him by Nico Muhly, Gabriella Smith, Tristan Perich, Tom Jenkinson/Squarepusher, Martin Creed, David Chalmin, David Lang, Richard Reed Parry, Bryce Dessner, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Darkstar, and others.Most of his commissions have been through composers who are friends, and it is rare for him to get involved in a project where the composer does not already know his work. But writing for the organ can be somewhat daunting for non-organists; it works best if the composer is not too specific, they need to have an instinctive feel for the instrument. When Gabriella […]
2024-03-11 00:00:00
[…] minorJennifer Zetlan sopranoJennifer Johnson Cano mezzoPaul Appleby tenorJoshua Hopkins baritoneNew York Choral ArtistsPiano Concerto No. 22Emanuel Ax pianoSibeliusFinlandiaSymphony No. 4SchumannCello ConcertoJohn WilliamsTuba ConcertoCarter Brey celloAlan Baer tubaRouseOboe ConcertoR. StraussDon JuanAlso spracht ZarathustraLian Wang oboeGlenn Dicterow violinRachmaninovVocaliseChopinPiano Concerto No. 2StravinskyThe Firebird suiteBartokThe Miraculous Mandarin suiteEmanuel Ax pianoMozartConcerto for Flute and HarpR. StraussHorn Concerto No. 1Don QuixoteBachConcerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings BWV 1060BartokViolin Concerto No. 1MahlerSymphony No. 5MessiaenCouleurs de la cité celesteDebussyPagodesEmanuel Ax pianoMahlerSymphony No. 3Petra Lang mezzoWomen of the Westminster Symphonic ChoirThe American Boychoir MahlerSymphony No. 2 "Resurrection"Miah Persson sopranoLilli Paasikivi mezzosopranoNew York Choral ArtistsJoseph Flummerfelt directorMahlerBlumineSymphony No. 1LyadovThe Enchanted LakeShostakovichSymphony No. 10LindbergFeriaProkofievSymphony No. 5LindbergEXPOPiano Concerto No. 2Al largoYefim Bronfman pianoHaydnSymphony No. 88SchubertSix Orchestrated SongsRavelMa Mere l´oyeLa ValseAnne Sophie von Otter mezzosopranoCurrierTime MachinesBrucknerSymphony No. 2Anne-Sophie Mutter violinBeethovenViolin ConcertoStravinskySymphony in three movementsRavelDaphnis et Chloé suite no. 2Frank Peter Zimmermann violinBeethovenOverture The Creatures of PrometheusMozartSymphony No. 38 "Praga"ZemlinskyLyric SymphonyThomas Hampson baritonHillevi Martinpelto sopranoBarberEssay […]
2024-02-27 14:11:21
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