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2020-07-09 23:00:00
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Tadaaki Otaka, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos & William Boughton - Russian Orchestral Masterworks
[…] 'house' pianist and conductor) recordings of the Shostakovich Piano Concertos before. Again, although very straight forward in concept, I found them enthralling and very youthful sounding. Graham Ashton's trumpet is outstanding in the First Concerto. I see that these recordings were dismissed out of hand by David Hurwitz - so they can't be all bad.Tadaaki Otaka proves himself to be equally at home in Rachmaninov's symphonies as he is in the piano concertos with John Lill. Recording quality is generally fine and natural sounding with only the Birmingham recordings displaying much of Nimbus' legendary over-reverberant quality. The sound of the Philharmonia Orchestra captured in the Royal Albert Hall for Boughton's Rimsky-Korsakov is particularly spectacular.Download from MEGA.
2020-06-25 23:00:00
Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody & Piano Sonata No.2 - John Lill & Tadaaki Otaka
Sergei Rachmaninov:01. - 03. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 [36'03]04. - 06. Piano Concerto No.1 in F-sharp minor, op.1 [28'24]07. - 09. Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, op.36 (original version)* [27'15]10. - 12. Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 [44'38]13. - 15. Piano Concerto No.4 in G minor, op.40 [27'31]16. Variations on a Theme of Corelli, op.42* [19'40]17. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op.43 [23'44]John Lill, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tadaaki OtakaNimbus NI 1720 (recorded 1993 - 1996; this CD/download compilation 2011)(digital download; flacs, booklet, cover and inlay scans)Recording venue: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea & Wyastone Leas, Monmouth*Recording engineers & Producers: not statedGiven the numerous ways that Rachmaninov's surname can be transliterated from the cyrillic, Nimbus' choice of Rakhmaninov seems the most eccentric. Nimbus recorded the concertos and rhapsody in ambisonic surround-sound and some may be troubled by the reverberation of the deep sound-stage, […]
2020-02-29 09:15:09
His message still resonates with us today: artistic director Marios Papadopoulos discusses the Oxford Philharmonic's year-long Beethoven Festival
[…] and large he feels that it pays off. Marios Papadopoulos and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra at the Barbican The Oxford Philharmonic's regular season of concerts continues in tandem with the festival with Sibelius's Violin Concerto with Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (12/3/2020), the St John Passion (9/4/2020) and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 with Maxim Vengerov alongside the world premiere of Grace-Evangeline Mason's To Breathe now (30/4/2020).The Beethoven Festival continues tonight with a piano recital by John Lill, and from 6-8 March 2020 there are the first three chamber music recitals at Holywell Music Room with Beethoven's Cello Sonatas and Violin Sonatas.Full details from the Oxford Philharmonic's website.
2020-01-31 14:36:44
[…] (piano)Wigmore Hall, London7.30pm (Post concert talk at 8.30pm) Sunday 26 January 2020:Beethoven: Missa SolemnisCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Roderick Williams (bass)City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Jeffrey SkidmoreEx CathedraSymphony Hall, Birmingham4.00pm Monday 27 January – Thursday 6th February 2020:Free touring exhibition exploring the life and work of Beethoven.Barbican Hall, London (Level G) Tuesday 28 January 2020:Ravel: Suite, Ma mère l'Oye, La valseDebussy: La MerBeethoven: Piano Concerto No 4Eric Lu (piano)Orchestre National De Lille/ Alexandre BlochSymphony Hall, Birmingham7.30pm Tuesday 28 January 2020:Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/ Sir Roger NorringtonQueen Elizabeth Hall, London7.00pm Tuesday 28 January 2020:Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, Symphony no. 5 in C minorWarren Mailley-Smith (piano), Piccadilly SinfoniaSt Martin-in-the-Fields, London7.30pm Wednesday 29 January 2020:Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D major, Symphony no. 4 in B […]
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