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2021-01-16 19:44:52
Idil Biret first recorded Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit in 1965 for the Vega label, but she did not approve its issue at the time. After recently discovering an acetate LP master in her archive, the pianist has now allowed it to be released, alongside her subsequent 1974 and 1984 recordings of the triptych. How […]
2020-03-15 12:00:00
Idil Biret plays César Franck, impressing Gerald Fenech. 'My impression is that Biret does not only interpret these works but she reincarnates them.'
2020-03-12 20:59:41
One noticeable characteristic of what appears to be the first installment of a Debussy cycle from pianist Idil Biret is the close-up, full-bodied engineering–a far cry from Debussy’s oft-quoted “piano without hammers” paradigm. The sonics convey an impression that Biret never plays softly. For the most part, both books of Images go well. Biret may […]
2019-05-08 23:54:00
W. Hazaiah Williams Memorial Concert presented by Four Seasons Arts May 18
Dr. Lynne MorrowFour Seasons Arts writes: Dear Mr. Zick, Four Seasons Arts is again preparing to present the W. Hazaiah Williams Memorial Concert. The event honors Dr. Williams, the first African American impresario of a major classical music concert series in the U.S. and founder of Today’s Artists Concerts/Four Seasons Arts. Memorial performances have featured world-renowned artists such as American soprano Veronica Tyler; Polish contralto Ewa Podles; British soprano, Alison Buchanan; baritones William Warfield, Benjamin Matthews, Robert Sims, and Autris Paige; pianists Jeanne Stark, Leon Bates, Yin Cheng-Zong, and Cyprien Katsaris. On Saturday May 18th, the next Memorial Concert will take place at St. John’s Presbyterian Church of Berkeley at 3:30 PM. The Pacific Edge Voices, conducted by Dr. Lynne Morrow, will present a program of works by Johannes Brahms, Olivier Messiaen, Maurice Duruflé, Dylan Tran, […]
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