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Latvian composer and piano player; Minister of culture of Latvia from 1988 to 1993
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2021-12-14 07:35:39
Celebrating the 300th anniversary of their publication in 1720, Bridget Cunningham records Handel's Eight Great Harpsichord Suites
[…] over 11 minutes it is the longest movement on the disc, elaborate and brilliant, a fine way to end the recital. Title page of Handel's Suites de Pieces from 1720, engraved by J. Cole"London printed for the Author, and are only to be had at Christopher Smith's in Coventry Street the Sign of ÿ Hand & Musick book ÿ upper end of the Hay Market and by Richard Mear's Musical Instrument maker in St Pauls Church Yard"Image courtesy of the British Library George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426George Frideric Handel - Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427George Frideric Handel - Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428George Frideric Handel - Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429George Frideric Handel - Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430George Frideric Handel - Suite No. 6 in F […]
2021-10-01 10:46:09
[…] plans for a complete Ring Cycle in concert but with Samoan movement. GAFA (pronounced ‘Nga-Fah’, a Samoan word meaning ‘genealogy’) is presenting Wagner's Ring Cycle at St Mary's Church, Putney, one complete cycle in German on successive Saturdays, (30/10/21, 6/11/21, 13/11/21, 20/11/21). Sani Muliaumaseali'iI, who has been singing Wagner for over 15 years and who studied with the great Wagnerian Sir Donald McIntyre, will sing Siegfried, Nadine Benjamin performing her first Sieglinde, and Yannick-Muriel Noah as Brünnhilde and Pauls Putnins as Wotan. There will be an orchestra of 50, the Rosenau Sinfonia conducted by Stephen Anthony Brown. Full details from the GAFA website
2019-09-04 12:15:53
A passionate evening: Bellini's I Capuleti ed I Montecchi
Bellini: I Capuleti ed I Montecchi - Flora McIntosh, Chiara Vinci - Grimeborn Festival (Photo Lida Crisafulli) Bellini: I Capuleti ed I Montecchi; Chiara Vinci, Flora McIntosh; James Ioelu; Anthony Flaum; Pauls Putnins, dir: Lysanne van Overbeek, Kelvin Lim; Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre Reviewed by Anthony Evans on 2 September 2019 Star rating: 3.0 (★★★) Bellini's Tragedia Lirica at the Grimeborn Festival Bellini: I Capuleti ed I MontecchiFlora McIntosh, Chiara VinciGrimeborn Festival (Photo Lida Crisafulli) I Capuleti ed I Montecchi is a Tragedia Lirica in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with a libretto by Felice Romani. In their version the ill-fated lovers, from the Capulet and Montague families, are members of opposing political factions, the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Romeo, the Montecchi leader, has killed the son of his rival Capellio. Giulietta is betrothed to Tebaldo but is already smitten with Romeo. Defying their […]
2018-12-04 08:41:28
Stanford: The Travelling Companion - Julien Van Mellaerts, David Horton - New Sussex Opera(Photo Robert Knights/New Sussex Opera) Stanford The Travelling Companion; David Horton, Julien Van Mellaerts, Kate Valentine, Pauls Putnins, Ian Beadle, Felix Kemp, dir: Paul Higgins, cond: Toby Purser; New Sussex Opera at Saffron Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 2 December 2018 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A rare revival of Stanford's final opera proves sophisticated and engaging entertainment Who knew that Charles Villiers Stanford wrote operas? Whilst much of his music has been investigated over the last 20 years, his operas have been largely ignored. So all credit to New Sussex Opera for reviving Stanford's The Travelling Companion, which is not some failed jeu d'esprit but a mature work written in 1916.In fact, Stanford wrote operas consistently throughout his composing career, despite varying success. The first was The Veiled Prophet (written in 1879 and […]
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