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(1779-1818)
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2018-05-22 17:00:00
An alternative Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai
[…] he's fascinating as a kind of missing link, between the very early Lieder of Beethoven and the songs of Brahms. His chamber music is fairly well known, and there's now more interest in his songs. There are several recordings of Lachner songs, mainly from Sängerfahrt op 33 but many others await discovery. Christoph Prégardien and Andreas Staier pioneered Lachner in a 1998 recording, presenting Lachner with Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte and the songs of Nikolaus von Krufft (which I love) . The use of fortepiano is perfect, adding a period refinemt to songs that do need elegance and a light touch. There is only one full recording of Sängerfahrt op 33 by Rufus Miller, which was a courageous thing to do at the time, but unfortunately the performance isn't very good. Prégardien has contuinued to sing Lachner over the years, often different songs , and Mark Padmore's recorded a few for […]
2018-03-03 09:08:41
Beyond an auspicious debut: I chat to French Horn player Ben Goldscheider
Ben Goldscheider (photo Frank Jerke) The young French Horn player Ben Goldscheider won the BBC Young Musician Brass Category Final in 2016 and currently studies at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. His debut disc was recently released on Willowhayne records [see my review], with an eclectic mix of music by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jörg Widmann, Robert Schumann, Volker David Kirchner, York Bowen and Nikolaus von Krufft. Ben recently performed Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4 with the European Union Chamber Orchestra at St John's Smith Square, and I took the opportunity to meet up with him before rehearsals to chat more about life as a young French Horn player. Ben Goldscheider (photo Frank Jerke) Besides studying, Ben has a busy schedule both as a soloist and playing in orchestras. But he is clear that he wants to be a horn soloist and is keen to promote the horn as a […]
2018-02-22 07:32:03
Notable recital disc debut from French Horn player Ben Goldscheider
Jörg Widmann, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Volker David Kirchner, York Bowen, Robert Schumann, Nikolaus von Krufft; Ben Goldscheider, David Hill; Willowhayne Records Reviewed by Robert Hugill on Feb 14 2018 Star rating: 4.0An imaginative debut recital from talented young horn playerFrench horn player Ben Goldscheider reached the final of BBC Young Musician in 2016 and studies with Radek Baborák at the Barenboim-Said Academy in Berlin. This new CD from Willowhayne Records is Goldscheider's recital debut on disc. Accompanied by Daniel Hill (piano), Goldscheider presents a diverse and imaginative programme with music by Jörg Widmann, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Volker David Kirchner, York Bowen, Robert Schumann and Nikolaus von Krufft. A programme which effectively forms a mini-survey of French horn music from the early 19th century to the present day. Goldscheider starts with Widmann's Air for solo horn, which […]
2016-12-13 01:00:00
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Sonata in F major, Op. 17 (1800) Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832) Andante and Polacca (1822) Carl Oestreich (1800-1840) Andante (ca. 1830) Nikolaus von Krufft (1779-1818) Sonata in E major (1812) Louis-Francois Dauprat (1781-1868) Sonata in F major, Op. 2 (1815) Kristin Pederson Thelander, Natural Horn [Flac & Scans]
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