by Kenneth Woods | Jul 27, 2019 | A view from the podium, Lists
They say “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” but that just won’t do for music. Surely there must a scientifically sound way of determining once and for all what the most beautiful openings are in the history of symphonic music? Well, here you go....
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 25, 2019 | Mahler
In all the long history of symphonic music, with the possible exception of Berlioz, there has probably never been a symphonic debut as audacious as that of Gustav Mahler in his First Symphony. Becoming Mahler In the 130 years since it was written, this work has become...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 27, 2016 | Explore the Score
Beethoven’s Third Symphony is a work of such monumental historic and artistic importance that it’s worth prefacing a discussion of it by reminding the reader that even if Beethoven had died before composing it, he would have already secured his place in the pantheon...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 27, 2015 | Repertoire Reports
It’s that magical time of year again, when we take a statistical look back at the musical year that was with our highly anticipated (!) annual repertoire report. 2015 was a very intense and busy year, as can be seen from a substantial increase in total number of...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 1, 2015 | Nuts and bolts
NOW AVAILABLE Elgar- Piano Quintet, Sea Pictures. Orchestrated by Donald Fraser. £12.00 As many of you know, all of us at the English Symphony Orchestra are busy gearing up for our 2015 Elgar Pilgrimage from the 7th-10th of October, with concerts in some of...
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