by Kenneth Woods | Jun 13, 2011 | News and Reviews
A new review by Michael Tumelty in The Herald, Scotland for the new Orchestra of the Swan recording of Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, published 12 June, 2011. Orchestra Of The Swan Kenneth Woods, conductor Mahler: Das Lied Von Der...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 13, 2011 | News and Reviews
From ClassicalSource, a new review by Colin Anderson of Bobby and Hans vol. 1. Gál’s Third Symphony (completed in 1952), in A (but it could major or minor) opens winsomely with an expressive oboe solo, the music sometimes harmonically curdling in...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2011 | A view from the podium
It’s Brahms 1 week here at Vftp, and to bring in some fresh perspective, I thought I would get some thoughts on the work from another Brahmsian, my friend, the American conductor, Jonathan Pasternack. Jonathan and I met when we were both based in Oregon- he as...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 11, 2011 | Mahler, News and Reviews
From the June 10, 2011 Nottingham Post Orchestra Of The Swan/Soloists: Mahler Lieder Contralto Emma Curtis displays ardour in Mahler’s hour-long Song Of The Earth, with Brennen Guillory in the role of tipsy tenor. This setting of poems from the Chinese...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | A view from the podium
Today is June 8th, 2011. It is the 201st birthday of the great Bobby Schumann: author, pianist, publisher, public intellectual, beer drinker, and one of the greatest composers who ever lived. Discovering and exploring the music of Robert Schumann has been one of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | A view from the podium
A couple of weeks ago my colleagues in Ensemble Epomeo (Caroline Chin and David Yang) and I were doing a quick sound check before a children’s concert at the Two Rivers Festival. Our young peoples’ concerts are one aspect of the group I enjoy the most. David Yang,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2011 | Music and Media, News and Reviews
I had a nice chat a month or so ago with Jeremy Pound, deputy editor of BBC Music Magazine about what I’ve been listening to with particular interest of late. The results of that chat form part of the “Music To My Ears” feature in the July...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 7, 2011 | Nuts and bolts
Many knowledgeable musicians consider Schoenberg to be the musical successor of Brahms. Schoenberg himself thought so too. (You’ve got to hand it to Schoenberg- he managed to position himself pretty convincingly as the heir to both Brahms and Mahler,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 7, 2011 | News and Reviews
Martin Anderson has a review of my upcoming release of Robert Schumann and Hans Gal’s Third Symphonies with Orchestra of the Swan at the website The Classical Review. Also reviewed is TZ’s recording with Northern Sinfonia of Gal 1 and Schubert 6. At the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 6, 2011 | A view from the podium
Peter Davison explores some of the myths of stardom and wonders whether there are lessons to be learnt, discovering what it reveals about our human need for creative freedom and expression. Can you be the star of your own show? Every child and many...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 5, 2011 | A view from the podium
Part II of my interview with Erick Klackner is now up on his fine blog, Everything but the Music. We talk about the Mozart-Haydn rivalry, but in not particularly serious terms, and he draws me in to offering something like a Desert Island Disc list. Here’s the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 3, 2011 | News and Reviews
Surrey Hills Music Festival June 9-11, 2011 Final Gala Concert 7:30 PM Saturday, June 11, 2011 Mairlot Hall St Teresa’s School, RH5 6ST Surrey Mozart Players Kenneth Woods, Music Director PROGRAMME Saint-Saen’s Cello Concerto no. 1 Leonard...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 1, 2011 | A view from the podium
Erik Klackner, author of the interesting, even addictive blog “Everything but the Music” has run Part I of an interview we’ve done over the last couple of months. He’s also fulfilled one of my career goals, by labeling me a...
by Kenneth Woods | May 26, 2011 | Mahler
I read this review of a performance of Mahler 1 today: “Among the rare highlights were the impressively unisono Frère Jacques (played by the basses in tutti with just the right amount of dread)” Jens F Laurson, reviewing the London Symphony Orchestra playing Mahler 1...
by Kenneth Woods | May 23, 2011 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Classical CD Reviews has up a new review by Gavin Dixon of the Orchestra of the Swan recording of Gal and Schumann 3rd Symphonies on Avie records. Each successive release of Hans Gál’s orchestral music fits another piece into the jigsaw, and yet...
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