by Kenneth Woods | Aug 10, 2016 | News and Reviews
Robert Matthew-Walker in the July-September 2016 issue of Musical Opinion “The performances are exceptionally good, with Mikhail Korzhev proving a terrific virtuoso and highly sensitive musician. Indeed, at that level, it is hard to imagine these works ever...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 12, 2016 | A view from the podium, Lists
Ever wonder what sort of concertos exist for the violin beyond the marvelous mainstays from Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Brahms and Sibelius? Well- there’s a lot out there. There are a number of tremendous 20th. C concerti that are now pretty well...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 7, 2016 | Explore the Score
The rediscovery and reevaluation of the music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg is surely one of the more positive stories in classical music in recent years. If this blog post piques your interest in Weinberg, do check out the podcast version of BBC Radio 3’s recent...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 6, 2016 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
A fantastic review from Eric Levi for the recent Avie Records recording of Gál and Mozart Piano Concertos with Sarah Beth Briggs and the Royal Northern Sinfonia in the August, 2016 issue of BBC Music Magazine. “It’s something of a mystery as to why this...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 28, 2016 | A view from the podium
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. — The History of Freedom in Antiquity, 1877 In spite of my deep disappointment and...
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