by Kenneth Woods | May 3, 2013 | A view from the podium
KENNETH WOODS RELEASES HANS GÁL’S SYMPHONY NO. 2 AND SCHUMANN’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 WITH ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN ON AVIE THIRD OF FOUR-DISC SERIES Kenneth Woods, Principal Guest Conductor of Stratford-upon-Avon based Orchestra of the Swan, has made...
by Kenneth Woods | May 1, 2013 | A view from the podium, Headlines, News and Reviews
A new review from American Record Guide for “Spring Sounds, Spring Seas.” AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE – MAY/JUNE 2013 Spring Sounds, Spring Seas James Nyoraku Schlefer (1956-). Haru No Umi Redux, for shakuhachi, koto & ensemble (2011) [10:26] ...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 28, 2013 | A view from the podium
This is a slightly expanded version of an essay on Brahms’s last symphony commissioned by The Bridgewater Hall for last week’s Budapest Festival Orchestra concert. “But in dark, dramatic outbursts such as those in the first and last movements of his Fourth...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | News and Reviews
From the November/December issue of American Record Guide Buy here from MDT UK Buy here from Arkiv USA Buy here from Amazon UK Buy here from Amazon USA “Ensemble Epomeo play with finesse and sensitivity, nicely capturing Krasa’s manic grotesqueries as well as...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | A view from the podium
A new review of our debut CD from critic Joshua Kosman in the San Francisco Chronicle. Kosman describes the Gal Serenade as “a witty, sardonic and often beautiful score, which adopts the mannerisms of the Classical style while simultaneously sending them up with love...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | A view from the podium
A new review of the Complete String Trios of Hans Gal and Hans Krasa from Fanfare Magazine GÁL Serenade in D, op. 41. Trio in fT, op. 104. KRÁSA Tanec (Dance). Passacaglia and Fugue Ens Epomeo AVIE 2259 (67:08) Buy here from MDT UK Buy here...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | A view from the podium
Gál Serenade D dur, op. 41; Trio in F sharp major, op. 104; Krása Tanec; Passacaglia og Fuge Ensemble Epomeo Avie AV2259 (67 minutter) 1 2 3 4 5 6 “This disc of string trios presents two highly contrasted victims of Hitler. The music of Hans Gál...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | A view from the podium
A new, five-star review for the Complete String Trios of Hans Gal and Hans Krasa from MusicWeb International, also available at Art Music Reviews here. See also our earlier MusicWeb review from Steve Arloff, and Recording of the Month designation here. “Sound...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | A view from the podium, Headlines, News and Reviews
A new review from the popular website MusicWeb-International for our debut CD from critic Steve Arloff. The disc has been selected by MusicWeb as a RECORDING OF THE MONTH for October, 2012. The complete review follows below, but shouldn’t you go ahead and order the CD...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | A view from the podium
Music by the Theresienstadt composers comes with all sorts of historical and political baggage, and while the musical qualities of Ullmann, Krása, Klein and their colleagues are now widely appreciated, their works are usually presented together and in isolation...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 27, 2013 | News and Reviews
A review from Graham Rickson at The Arts Desk of Ensemble Epomeo’s recording of the Complete String Trios of Hans Gal and Hans Krasa. Read the whole thing here. Ensemble Epomeo: Hans Gál and Hans Krása- Complete String Trios £12.00 Hans Gál & Hans...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 20, 2013 | A view from the podium
When I first encountered the music of Anton Bruckner (the first movement of the 9th Symphony), it was love at first sight. From the moment I dropped the needle a the edge of the LP, Bruckner picked me up with his mind powers and shook me like a dog. I’ve never been...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 17, 2013 | A view from the podium
A new review from Gavin Dixon at Classical CD Reviews of Bobby and Hans vol. 3. Read the whole thing here Purchase your copy via these links and support the ongoing recording project: A short sample: Technically, the orchestra is on top form; there’s nothing...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 16, 2013 | A view from the podium
A new review from critic John Puccio at Classical Candor. Read the whole thing here Buy your copy from Amazon here: A short excerpt: ….The main thing is that Maestro Kenneth Woods and his Orchestra of the Swan play both symphonies exceedingly well, which...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 11, 2013 | A view from the podium
“If there was anything that Brahms profoundly detested, it was theorizing. For him, music was a matter of living perception, of living experience; he considered it pointless t to speculate about the conditions of its effect. That concepts such as expression,...
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