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Book Review: The Eighth: Mahler and his World in 1910 by Stephen Johnson

Book Review: The Eighth: Mahler and his World in 1910 by Stephen Johnson

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 23, 2020 | A view from the podium

Re-blogged from the Colorado MahlerFest website. During the Mahler anniversaries of 2010-11, Norman Lebrecht published a book called Why Mahler? Now, as then, even the most fervent Mahlerian might well ask of any book on this subject, “Why Another Book About Mahler?”...
Explore the Score – Beethoven, Symphonies No.’s 7 and 8

Explore the Score – Beethoven, Symphonies No.’s 7 and 8

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 22, 2020 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score

This essay was written for the launch of the now hugely- disrupted English Symphony Orchestra celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th birthday ahead of wonderful performances of the 7th and 8th Symphonies in January and early February. I hope we’ll all be...
Ken’s Spring 2020 Newsletter

Ken’s Spring 2020 Newsletter

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 15, 2020 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews

In the absence of any forthcoming concerts, we did the best we could!   powered by Advanced...
CD Review – Musical Opinion on Christopher Gunning 2nd, 10th and 12th Symphonies (SIGNUM)

CD Review – Musical Opinion on Christopher Gunning 2nd, 10th and 12th Symphonies (SIGNUM)

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 15, 2020 | News and Reviews

A new five-star review in Musical Opinion from Guy Rickards for the 2nd, 10th and 12th Symphonies of Christopher Gunning with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on Signum Records. Christopher Gunning – Symphonies 2, 10 and 12, BBC National Orchestra of Wales,...
Explore the Score – Philip Sawyers, Hommage to Kandinsky

Explore the Score – Philip Sawyers, Hommage to Kandinsky

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 9, 2020 | Explore the Score

TUNE IN Broadcast Premiere with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Radio 3 Afternoon Concert Friday, 10 April 2020 The large-scale symphonic poem Hommage to Kandinsky was commissioned by the Grand Rapids Symphony in celebration of the tenure of their longstanding...
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