by Kenneth Woods | Feb 16, 2021 | A view from the podium, Piano, pianists and pianism
Gunnar Johansen was a legendary figure in my home town of Madison, Wisconsin. He retired from the University of Wisconsin in 1976, when I would have been seven, so he was practically the stuff of legend throughout most of my youth (we never met). He died in...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 6, 2015 | A view from the podium
The news that International Record Review magazine has been forced to stop publishing following the death of Barry Irving is a blow for everyone in the classical recording industry. I met Barry only briefly at a couple of CD launches. He struck me as a very...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 30, 2011 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, News and Reviews
There is a very nice piece in the current issue of Classical Music magazine on music of Hans Gal and our current efforts to get his music on disc. Click on the scan below to see a full sized (and easier to read) version. Regular Vftp readers will know that the first...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 10, 2010 | Performing Life
I’ve been enjoying my first couple of relatively quiet days at Vftp International Headquarters in some time. So much has happened in the last several weeks that I’ve been torn between wanting to do a whole bunch of blogging to take stock of all that experience and...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 9, 2009 | A view from the podium
Well, well, well…. Another day, another wonderful piece recorded. This afternoon we wrapped this week’s sessions with a final performance of the Gál Concertino for Violin and Strings. I’ll see the band in 2 weeks when we record the third item on the disc, the...
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