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2023-10-31 01:41:00
I haven't seen this opera, though I can say that when I read about it a few weeks ago I was surprised and dismayed to see that two white men were telling the story of two women, one Black and one white, in a story set during the American Civil War. (Shades of Richard Danielpour and Toni Morrison's Margaret Garner, which is based on Morrison's novel Beloved.) I am not the only person who had this reaction.Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle. This review also contains some comments on Heggie's first opera, Dead Man Walking, which I liked less than anyone I know.Ilana Walder-Biesanz, SFCV.Kendra Preston Leonard, Ph.D. (musicology), her blog.Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle (paywalled).Steven Brown, Texas Classical Review.Scott Cantrell, Dallas News.
2022-06-11 04:41:00
Classical Music News of the Week, June 11, 2022
[…] Morahan Arts and MediaInna Faliks Live from the Wallis Annenberg CenterOn June 22nd at 7:30 PM at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills acclaimed pianist Inna Faliks will perform her album REIMAGINE, an homage to Beethoven and Ravel which manages to do the impossible: be breathtakingly innovative while remaining respectful to the source material.This will be the first full performance of Falik's June 2021 release REIMAGINE. Featuring contemporary composers Richard Danielpour, Paola Prestini, Billy Childs, and others, who were commissioned to craft responses to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Bagatelles, op. 126 (incidentally, the master’s favorite) as well as Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit.Learn more about the June 22nd performance here: https://thewallis.org/faliks--Patrick Niland, PARMA RecordingsSummer of Beethoven Chamber Music FestivalThe New Hollywood String Quartet and The Da Camera Society present the Summer of Beethoven Chamber Music Festival, a four-concert festival featuring 11 works built around the […]
2022-05-11 20:03:40
The composition faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music will expand by four beginning in the 2022–23 school year. Mr. DiBerardino, Dr. Holland, Dr. Kirsten, and Dr. Mackey will work with Curtis students through individual lessons, coaching, and seminars. They will work alongside current faculty member Richard Danielpour and join Curtis' roster of artists […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2021-12-22 16:06:54
Listen to a highlight from composer Richard Danielpour's 15-movement piano cycle, which was inspired by essential workers' response to the pandemic.
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