by Kenneth Woods | May 25, 2019 | A view from the podium
For background, see this recent article from the New York Times At the risk of being labelled a grumpy old square, Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Helicopter Quartet has to be the biggest pile of steaming bullshit ever to emanate from the tradition of Western art...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 25, 2019 | Mahler
In all the long history of symphonic music, with the possible exception of Berlioz, there has probably never been a symphonic debut as audacious as that of Gustav Mahler in his First Symphony. Becoming Mahler In the 130 years since it was written, this work has become...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 17, 2019 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
On the 19th of May, Colorado MahlerFest will give the world premiere of the new Critical Edition of Mahler’s First Symphony being published by Breitkopf & Härtel. It is the first attempt at a Critical Edition from outside the International Gustav Mahler Society in...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 8, 2019 | News and Reviews
A wonderful new five- star review from Guy Rickards in Musical Opinion Quarterly for our latest Nimbus Records recording of concerti for violin and trumpet by Philip Sawyers featuring soloists Alexander Sitkovetsky and Simon Desbruslais under the baton of Kenneth...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 5, 2019 | A view from the podium
New on MusicWeb. Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op 26 (1861, orch. Kenneth Woods, 2008-15, revised 2017) English Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Woods rec. 2017, Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK NIMBUS NI6364 [49:17] The orchestration...
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