Friday, 8 August 2014

Tonight’s Prom brought beautifully turned performances of works by Casella, Chopin, Franck and Saint Saëns from Gianandrea Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and organist David Goode

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There was certainly a French connection to tonight’s (8 th August 2014) BBC Prom www.bbc.co.uk/proms   featuring the BBC Philharm...
Thursday, 7 August 2014

Two concertos by Peter Lieberson receive fine performances from Scott Yoo and the Odense Symphony Orchestra with pianist, Steven Beck and violist, Roberto Diaz on a new release from Bridge

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Peter Lieberson (1946-2011) was born in New York City, the son of ballerina and choreographer Vera Zorina (1917-2003) and Goddard Liebers...
Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Pianist Jean Muller shows himself to be a poet, colourist, architect and virtuoso on a new release of works by Liszt from JCH Productions

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Born in Luxembourg, pianist, Jean Muller   www.pianistjm.com has an impressive CV, studying at the Riga Academy of Music with Teofils Bik...
Saturday, 2 August 2014

A new Mendelssohn recording from Riccardo Chailly and the Gewandhausorchester with pianist Saleem Ashkar on Decca is an absolute joy

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Following on from his terrific recordings of the Beethoven and Brahms symphonies for Decca, Riccardo Chailly   www.riccardochailly.com   n...
Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Tonight’s Prom featured performances from The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra under Sascha Goetzel with a world premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto from Daniel Hope

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Tonight’s BBC Promenade concert www.bbc.co.uk/proms   (6.30pm Tuesday 29 July 2014) in many ways was a microcosm of all that the Proms st...
Sunday, 27 July 2014

Pianist, Ivan Ilić, gives a tremendously cohesive recital of Scriabin, Cage, Wollschleger and Feldman that surprises and enlightens at every turn on a new release from Heresy Records

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th centu...
Thursday, 24 July 2014

Anyone with the slightest interest in English song should acquire this new release from Metier of songs by David Dubery, coupled with his very fine string quartet

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Just occasionally a new release comes along that highlights a very special talent. This is the case with a new release from Metier www.di...
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