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2021-12-06 05:38:00
Webber: Symphonic Suites (CD review)
[…] of the music from Sunset Boulevard before, and I appreciated the way it evoked the spirit of old Hollywood. Whether it is worth another listen remains to be seen. I’m sure it would go over better with the visuals on stage. However, like the preceding suite, this one is very well presented, the huge orchestra imposing its will with a polished enthusiasm.The program closes with The Phantom of the Opera from 1986, the musical version of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 horror-romance of the same name. This one, with its compelling dramatic effects, was my favorite of the three Webber suites. Even if you’re not familiar with the Leroux story (or the even more-famous Lon Chaney silent movie), with Webber’s music you’re bound to visualize it in all its creepy gothic glory. It was the only suite of the three that kept me occupied, without my attention wandering afield. It doesn’t need a plethora […]
2021-04-17 17:11:14
If I am to be saved it is because your love redeems me.Gaston Leroux Print sizes: A4 to A2. Printed
Norman Lebrecht - Slipped disc
2020-09-16 14:14:06
Exclusive: Qatar Philharmonic sheds 25 players
We are hearing that two dozen players have been dismissed by the sheikh-funded Gulf orchestra amid worsening financial conditions. The Philharmonic gives about 40 concerts a year and the players are mostly European. Among those leaving are Daniel Edelhoff, Christoph Leroux, Kamil Musaev, Lilya and Alya Bekirova. Veronika Papai and Aniko Kovacs. We are trying […]
2020-06-27 23:00:00
Les Percussions de Strasbourg – 50th Anniversary Edition
[…] First construction (in metal). Campion: Ondoyant et DiversCD5 Stibilj: Epervier de ta faiblesse, Domine. Silvestrov: Mystères. Denisov: Nuages Noires, Apparitions et disparitions, Rayons des étoiles lointaines dans l'espace courbé. Kabelac: Huit InventionsCD6 Serocki: Continuum. Aperghis: Kryptogramma. Xenakis: PersephassaCD7 Schat: Signalement. Puig: Provisoires agglomérats. Denisov: Concerto PiccoloCD8 Scherchen: Shen. Shinohara: Alternances. Ohana: Quatre etudes chorégraphiques. Louvier: Candrakâla, Shima. Taira: Hiérophonie VCD9 Dufourt: Erewhon, Sombre journéeCD10 Monnet: BibiloloCD11 Jarrell: Incipit. Mache: Vectigal Libens. Lauba: Kupang. Romitelli: Chorus Leroux: Rheumics. Monnet: Mort et transfiguration pour 40 balais. Singier: Salmigondis. Pesson: Gigue. Levinas: Tic, Tac... Matalon: Caramba(les). Hurel: Ecart en temps. Drout: La FuiteCD12 Grisey: Le Noir de l'EtoileCD13 Pampin: On space.. Matalon: Le ScorpionCD14 Mache: Maraé, Aera, Khnoum, Le printemps du serpentCD15 Racot: Subgestuel Levinas: Voûtes D'Adamo: Die Runde Zahl. Paris: Les Arpenteurs (extraits)
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