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American composer and diarist
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2024-03-26 10:14:00
Young Lovers: Louise Alder and Joseph Middleton in an entrancing evening at Wigmore Hall
Joseph Middleton & Louise Alder at Wigmore Hall in 2022Young Lovers: Fauré, Nadia Boulanger & Raoul Pugno, Mahler, Copland, Ned Rorem, Rogers & Hammerstein; Louise Alder, Joseph Middleton; Wigmore HallReviewed 25 March 2024Young love in all its forms in an entrancing recital from this duo partnership which took is from France to settings of a Belgian symbolist to intimate Mahler, then evocations of a New England poet and an American composer in Paris, before ending with a damned good song from musical theatreSoprano Louise Alder and pianist Joseph Middleton returned to Wigmore Hall on Monday 25 March 2024 with Young Lovers, a programme that moved from French song to German, to American, beginning with Fauré and Nadia Boulanger, then Mahler's Rückert Lieder followed by Copland's 12 poems of Emily Dickinson, two songs by Ned Rorem and ending with Hello, Young Lovers from Rogers & Hammerstein's The King and I.We began with […]
2023-12-15 00:00:00
Another miscellany of orchestral and vocal music (Bostock, Corp, Davan Wetton, DePaul Wind Ensemble, Dreier, Elder, Pesek, The Albion Ensemble)
[…] Williams: An Oxford Elegy * [22'01]Jeremy Irons- speaker*, Roderick Williams- baritone^, City of London Chorus^*#, London Mozart Players conducted by Hilary Davan WettonNaxos 8.573426 [recorded July 2014; issued 2014][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: Henry Wood Hall, LondonRecording engineer: Mike Clements; Producer: Andrew WaltonRagtimes & Serenades:01 - 04 Willem van Otterloo (1907-1978): Serenade for Brass and Percussion [18'56]05 George Perle (1915-2009): Concertino for Piano, Winds and Timpani * [9'58]06 - 09 Ned Rorem (1923-2022): Sinfonia [11'26]10 - 12 Thom Ritter George (1942-): Concerto for Flute and Winds ^ [7'55]13 - 23 Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012): Ragtimes and Habaneras [13'57]Mary Sauer- piano*, Mary Stolper- flute^, DePaul Wind Ensemble conducted by Donald DeRocheAlbany TROY568 [recorded June 2000 to June 2002; CD issued 2003][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording venue: DePaul University Concert Hall, Chicago, USARecording engineer: Thomas Miller; Producer: Julie DeRocheSilk Road:01 - 04 Ikuma Dan (1924-2001): […]
2023-11-10 09:02:00
Never a dull moment: Edward Lambert's Masque of Vengeance, a taut and driven new opera based on Thomas Middleton's 17th-century play, The Revenger's Tragedy
[…] the London Song Festival with soprano Alexandra Dunaeva & countertenor Iestyn Morris - concert reviewMusic knows no borders: countertenor Reginald Mobley on the music of Ignatius Sancho, spirituals as Early Music and the importance of diversity - interviewAn evening of wit, delight and magic: Silent Slapsticks at The Ritzy with Brixton Chamber Orchestra - film reviewThe level of polish & perfection is remarkable: Apollo5's Haven - record reviewEngaging & involving: Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques release Thésée as their 12th Lully opera album - record reviewTwo Cities: Ned Rorem in Paris & New York - centenary celebrations at London Song Festival - concert reviewHome
2023-11-10 08:21:00
[…] the London Song Festival with soprano Alexandra Dunaeva & countertenor Iestyn Morris - concert reviewMusic knows no borders: countertenor Reginald Mobley on the music of Ignatius Sancho, spirituals as Early Music and the importance of diversity - interviewAn evening of wit, delight and magic: Silent Slapsticks at The Ritzy with Brixton Chamber Orchestra - film reviewThe level of polish & perfection is remarkable: Apollo5's Haven - record reviewEngaging & involving: Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques release Thésée as their 12th Lully opera album - record reviewTwo Cities: Ned Rorem in Paris & New York - centenary celebrations at London Song Festival - concert reviewExploring his musical roots: conductor Duncan Ward chats about his jazz-inspired, Eastern European & French music coming up with the London Symphony Orchestra - interviewHome
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