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2024-04-24 04:00:00
Mozart: Haffner Serenade KV 250 (Frans Brüggen, Orchestra of the 18th Century)
2024-04-16 08:29:00
Das Jahr: OAE commissions four women composers to respond to Fanny Hensel's piano cycle
[…] having the complete cycle played on fortepiano by Olga Pashchenko and has then commissioned Roxanna Panufnik, Electra Perivolaris, Freya Waley-Cohen and Errollyn Wallen to respond to movements from the work, writing for an orchestra of the period.Das Jahr was something of a family project. Fanny Hensel wrote 13 pieces, one for each month and a prelude, each prefaced by a poetical quote and a specially created illustration by her husband, the artist Wilhelm Hensel. Electra Perivolaris will take 'March' as her starting point, followed by a contribution inspired by 'April' from Errollyn Wallen. Freya Waley-Cohen's commission will draw on "her beautiful and elegant June serenade with visitations or memories of the darkly playful February scherzo". Finally, Roxanna Panufnik will compose a piece inspired by the closing movement, 'Nachspiel', which she says "appealed to me with its intense focus on harmony which moves and never really settles until the very end."Clockwise from top left: […]
2024-04-12 04:00:00
Peter Donohoe from 1978 to 2017
[…] 'Prince Igor, Act 4' [11'51]Peter Donohoe- piano^, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sergiu Comissiona; BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gunther Herbig*BBC Radio Classics (IMP) BBCRD 9116 [recorded January 1978 and July 1981*; issued 1995][CD-rip; flacs, poor cover and inlay scans - no booklet]Recorded in concert at Birmingham Town Hall, UK and City Hall, Kingston upon Hull, UK*. Recordings from BBC Sound ArchivesRecording engineers: not given; Producers: Neville Rainer and Peter Marchbank*The above release was included here because, as far as I know, it is the only recording issued of Donohoe playing any of Rachmaninov's concertante works. Also one of his earliest recordings, made when he was 25. An excellent performance and recording. Ludwig van Beethoven:01 - 03 Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, op.73 'Emperor' [39'38]04 - 06 Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58 * [34'44]Peter Donohoe- piano & BBC Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Goldstone- […]
Serenade (Western Classical Music in India)
2024-04-11 18:31:03
Performance with a Purpose – Celebrating Trinity
Trinity College London, the international examinations board for music, performance arts and language, hosted a gala event in Delhi on March 2. It was a wide-ranging programme, showcasing the Board’s suite of subjects and providing a platform for networking amongst new and old teachers. The purpose behind the event revealed Trinity’s commitment to its topmost priority—the importance of education in the arts. An important part of the event was to recognise teachers from Delhi | NCR, and express appreciation for […] The post appeared first on Serenade.
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