by Kenneth Woods | Mar 3, 2011 | Lists, Music and Media, News and Reviews
It is with a mixture of pride and sheepishness that I write to call readers’ attention to the occasion of Vftp’s 1000th post. It is a sign of the sheer magnitude of time wasting that has gone into this project since 2006 that it is hard to say definitively which post...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 1, 2011 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts
I was on my way to work over the weekend when I heard an extended interview with violinist Daniel Hope on BBC Radio 3’s “CD Review.” Mr Hope and host Andrew McGregor were discussing Daniel Hope’s new album, “The Romantic Violinist,” a tribute to the musical legacy of...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 23, 2011 | Lists, Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Not quite the news, Satire
Top Ten Signs You May Have Just Written a Mahler Symphony 10. Somewhere in the world, someone is already arguing over which order the middle movements should be played in. 9. You have set a new world record for most grace notes in a first violin part. 8. 15 year-old...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 9, 2011 | A view from the podium
From the Surrey Advertiser, February 4, 2011 A splendid start to Players’ concert season THE Surry Mozart Players’ concert seasons are events to be anticipated with enormous plasure and thereafter to be enjoyed with relish. The concert at the United...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 2, 2011 | Mahler, Music and Media, News and Reviews
Mahler is in the air today- I’m on way to rehearsal this evening, and what should I find on my daily check of Norman Lebrecht’s Slipped Disc but a mention of the very concert I’m conducting here in Wrexham The American conductor Kenneth Woods is...
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