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Naxos Distributes Idil Biret Archive Recordings
To have the freedom to decide what kind of repertory to record is a most exhilarating feeling a musician can experience. The establishment of the Idil Biret Archive label with worldwide distribution by Naxos is simply the realization of a wish, a dream coming true for me.” -Idil Biret The Idil Biret Archive contains all Read More …
JOSEPH HAYDN – Sämtliche Sinfonien (Vol. 34) – CD des Monats OKTOBER 2008
JOSEPH HAYDN – Sämtliche Sinfonien (Vol. 34) – CD des Monats OKTOBER 2008 JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809) Sämtliche Sinfonien Vol. 34 Sinfonien Nr. 62 D-Dur Nr. 107 B-Dur . Nr. 108 B-Dur Ouvertüre zu La vera costanza (List & Liebe). Ouvertüre zu Lo speziale (Der Apotheker) Toronto Chamber Orchestra Dirigent: Kevin Mallon (Letzte Folge der Gesamteinspielung) Read More …
KINDERSINFONIE – CD des Monats NOVEMBER 2008
Leopold MOZART (1719–1787) Sinfonia in G major (Eisen G8) Berchtesgadener Musik ‘Kindersinfonie’ (’Toy Symphony’) Sinfonia in D major (Eisen D15) Sinfonia in A major (Eisen A1) Sinfonia in G major ‘Neue Lambacher Sinfonie’ Toronto Chamber Orchestra • Kevin Mallon Naxos ▪ 8.570499D ▪ 1 CD ▪ DDD Normalerweise stehen die Kinder prominenter Eltern oft im Schatten Read More …
Opus Arte releases the world-premiere recording of Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s The Minotaur
“Thanks to a superb cast and impeccable playing under Antonio Pappano, the evening is a glittering success. … What Birtwistle has done is give us one opera inside another. The outer one is strident and earthbound; the inner one-ending with the Minotaur’s Caliban-like dying aria-burns with visionary fire.” – The Independent On November 18, Opus Read More …
Looking to the future
Let’s face it, we haven’t been hearing a lot of good news about the economy lately. These tough times have also pushed the already strapped classical music industry into making some very tough decisions. Eleven layoffs at the City Opera, followed by workers asked to stay home for two days because there wasn’t enough money Read More …
Some thoughts on Performance DVDs
I’ve often debated the value of performance DVDs over recordings. Obviously, in many areas, especially opera, video recordings are invaluable documents. Since production values are intrinsic to so many operas today, unless you are lucky enough to be there, a DVD performance may be the only way to experience the entire production—not just the singing. Read More …
A concertmaster, Jacques Israelievitch bows out
An article from The Globe And Mail For 20 years, the French-born concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has been the last musician to walk onstage, just before performances begin… His next disc, on the Naxos label, will feature another chamber group he plays in: the Mirage Quintet, consisting of flute, violin, viola, cello and Read More …
Rzewski at Zankel
To some, Frederic Rzewski might seem like a composer full of contradictions. His music, after all, includes minimalist and quasi-serialist works as well as collage-type pieces. For example, we all discovered during the pre-concert chat with series producer Ara Guzelimian that Elliott Carter has been a long time friend and mentor to Rzewski. I was Read More …
Down memory lane – unabridged!
UNABRIDGED VERSUS ABRIDGED. It is a discussion as old as audiobooks. It is partly about simple commerce—unabridged audiobooks can seem high priced, though the hours fly by. But it is also about convenience: I think there is still a place for abridged texts, for not everyone wants to listen to twenty-eight or thirty hours of Read More …