by Kenneth Woods | Aug 20, 2010 | News and Reviews
The Daily Mail 20 August 2010 GAL: VIOLIN CONCERTOS, ETC. (AVIE AV 2146) HANS GAL’S Violin Concerto, written in 1931-32, when he was head of the conservatory in Mainz, is beautifully performed by young German soloist Annette-Barbara Vogel. By the time Gal wrote his...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 20, 2010 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts
Olin Downes, New York Times “Which composers have influenced you most?” Leos Janacek “None.” Last week, I had the good fortune and privilege to conduct a workshop of Janacek’s Taras Bulba. Since so much of Janacek’s life’s work is bound up in his operas, there...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 16, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
“The donkey found it pleasing, and only said Wait! Wait! Wait! I will announce my judgement now. Well have you sung, Nightingale! But, Cuckoo, you sing a good chorale!” On Friday, the intrepid musicians of the Harlech Orchestral Academy performed Mahler’s Fifth...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 3, 2010 | A view from the podium
Many years ago, I first played a pops show in Columbus that was made up entirely of us playing extended excerpts of classic films scores from the golden age of film music while the originally films were shown on a giant screen behind the orchestra. It’s a great show,...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 2, 2010 | A view from the podium
As a musician who likes to explore the rare and odd byways of the repertoire as well as play the hits, I’m often asked what has drawn me to program and perform this or that unusual piece. Depending on the venue and the listener, threshold at which “a piece”...
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