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The colours of the string quartet – Elena Kats-Chernin talks about ‘Blue Silence’
Elena Kats-Chernin says she has been told she can write no more works for String Quartet. She displays a mischievous pleasure at my alarm. The Sydney composer has recently released a recorded collection of her ‘complete’ works for string quartet, entitled Blue Silence. ‘Complete’ to date, and therefore the end of a chapter. “But it’s only the…
‘Voice from Assisi’ CD giveaway
There are three copies of Friar Alessandro’s new CD release Voice from Assisi from Universal Records to be won, just in time for Christmas – spoil yourself, or someone else! Read our review of the Voice from Assisi How to enter: email [email protected] by 5 pm on Friday 7th December 2012 with subject heading please enter ‘Voice’. Winners will be…
Nicola Benedetti ‘The Silver Violin’ giveaway
There are three copies of Nicola Benedetti’s new CD release The Silver Violin from Universal Records to be won, just in time for Christmas – spoil yourself, or someone else! Read our review and interview with Nicola Benedetti How to enter: email [email protected] by 5 pm on Friday 7th December 2012 with subject heading please enter ‘Silver Violin’. Winners…
‘Gershwin and Me’ – Simon Tedeschi CDs to be won
There are three copies of Simon Tedeschi’s new CD releases Gershwin and Me from Universal Records to be won just in time for Christmas – spoil yourself, or someone else! Read our review and interview with Simon Tedeschi: Gershwin and Me How to enter: email [email protected] by 5 pm on Friday 7th December 2012 with subject heading please enter…
Behind the scenes with Louise Callinan – ‘Mercedes’ at the Opera National de Paris
Louise Callinan as Mercedes in ‘Carmen’ at the Opera National de Paris. Image by David Bacher. As this post goes live, mezzo -soprano Louise Callinan would have just come off stage after opening night at the Paris Opera, where she is singing the role of Mercedes in Bizet’s Carmen. Paris based photographer David Bacher’s images from the final…
Lunch with Vengerov
Maxim Vengerov was appointed Menuhin Professor of violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London, earlier this year. He has concerts coming up in Moscow, London, Baku, Lausanne and Munich – all in the next 2 weeks. Click here to read his interview with Andrew Clark of the Financial Times.
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CD review: ‘Sappho’ the opera by Peggy Glanville-Hicks
The eagerly anticipated world premiere recording of Peggy Glanville-Hick’s opera Sappho, with libretto by Lawrence Durrell, is at last on the shelves, timed to perfection with the centenary of the composer’s birth on December 29th 2012 (d 25th June 1990). The 2 CD set released by Toccata Classics is a recording of the complete opera…
Vienna Boys Choir ‘Jubilate Deo’ – classics amidst innovation and the traditional
The Vienna Boys Choir CD Jubilate Deo was released by ABC Classics (476 5094) earlier this year to coincide with the choir’s tour to Australia. This would explain the Antipodean content amongst the 17 tracks on the hour long collection of old and new choral classics, many of which sound best when peformed by the lucent voices of…