by Kenneth Woods | Aug 3, 2011 | News and Reviews
Gramophone Magazine devotes a whole page to their review of Bobby and Hans vol. 1 in the September issue, now on newsstands. Be sure to pick up a copy- my man Edward Elgar is on the cover, what could be better? There is also a short interview that I did with reviews...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 31, 2011 | A view from the podium
Hans Gal takes Texas by storm! Published today in the Dallas Morning news: a joint review of two discs featuring the orchestral music of Hans Gal. Last year’s recording of the Gal Violin Concerto, Concertino for Violin and Strings and Triptych for Orchestra with...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 30, 2011 | News and Reviews
A new review in the September Classic FM Magazine of Bobby and Hans volume 1 from Andrew Mellor, now on newsstands. An excerpt follows: Get your copy direct from Avie Download from iTunes Order Here from Presto Classical From Classic FM...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 28, 2011 | News and Reviews
Just published at Musicweb-International is a new review by critic Guy Aron of our new recording with Orchestra of the Swan of chamber versions of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen on Somm. It’s quite an extensive review with a...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 23, 2011 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Today’s edition of All Things Considered, the greatest radio show on the planet (one thing I really miss about America is listening to ATC while driving and cooking), featured a review of the Orchestra of the Swan recording of Hans Gal’s Symphony no. 3...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 23, 2011 | A view from the podium
This is a follow-up to an earlier post on the Proms performance of Havergal Brian’s Gothic Symphony. You may find this post more interesting and coherent if you read that one first. ______________________________________________ Well, one week ago, if you had...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 21, 2011 | Bobby and Hans
Following on from our recent post listing all of the artists on the Orchestra of the Swan recording Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen as arranged by Schoenberg on SOMM Recordings, we are now happy to post the personnel for the Avie...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 19, 2011 | Mahler, News and Reviews
A new review at the Classical Source from Peter Reed of the new Orchestra of the Swan recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen on Somm. Read the whole thing here. A short sample follows: …The three singers are...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 18, 2011 | A view from the podium
As someone whose lifelong love affair with the music of Bruckner began at a dinner party where he was described as “Bruckner- yes that’s the one! The worst composer who ever lived!” it’s no wonder I would have a certain curiosity and sympathy towards Havergal Brian’s...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 17, 2011 | A view from the podium
So….. It wouldn’t have been too surprising if I had felt a little bit picked on the other day when a critic compared the noises I made while conducting Sibelius 7 to those made by a certain notorious women’s tennis champion: -Tension and momentum were impressively...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 15, 2011 | A view from the podium
Celebrating the release of SOMM Recording’s new CD of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder Eines fahrenden Gesellen, we begin a new series of essays and podcasts exploring Mahler’s Song of the Earth. You can explore Mahler’s masterpiece in...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2011 | A view from the podium
Whenever I buy a new rock or jazz record, I always look in the booklet for the names of the musicians before I even bother to check the names of the songs. I like to know who I’m listening to. Perhaps this is why it has always bothered me that we don’t,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2011 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
International Record Review magazine has a great review in their July issue from critic Calum (aka Malcolm) MacDonald of the new Orchestra of the Swan recording of the Third Symphonies of Robert Schumann and Hans Gal on Avie Records. Calling it an “excellent...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2011 | Headlines, News and Reviews
International Record Review magazine has awarded their coveted “IRR Outstanding” rating to our new Orchestra of the Swan recording ofMahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen on Somm Records. Critic Robert Matthew-Walker...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 12, 2011 | News and Reviews
Critic and blogger Gavin Plumley has a new review of the new Orchestra of the Swan/KW recording of the 3rd Symphonies of Hans Gal and Robert Schumann on his blog, Entartete Musik. Plumley previously reviewed our Mahler disc for SOMM Records here. Here is a sample...
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