by Kenneth Woods | Jun 17, 2014 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
A four-star review in the June issue of BBC Music Magazine from critic Erica Jeal. “…weaves together beautifully played solos culminating in a transcendent coda in which this orchestra seems to breathe...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2014 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Headlines, News and Reviews
A new, five-star review from editor-in-chief Andrew Achenbach for Bobby and Hans vol. 4 from the really wonderful classical app “Classical Ear.” Well worth subscribing too! Gál: Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 30; Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat major, Op...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 11, 2014 | A future for music, A view from the podium, Favorite posts
Sometimes I think the classical industry is a bit like a chap standing on deck of the Titanic, moaning loudly about how his feet are getting cold because they’re a little wet. Sure we have problems, but look at the world around us- when the ship is already sinking,...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 1, 2014 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Nuts and bolts
‘When his time to reach for the stars had arrived, Schumann’s personal language was fully formed, and just as the subtlety of his piano style had been an immense asset for the songwriter, so the expressiveness of his vocal melody was a bridge to the ‘voices of men and...
by Kenneth Woods | May 30, 2014 | Bobby and Hans, Headlines, News and Reviews
A review from Colin Anderson, editor of Classical Source, for Bobby and Hans vol. 3 Read the whole thing here. A short excerpt follows Buy your copy from Amazon here: Buy your copy from Amazon here: Gál’s Second Symphony (1943) opens solemnly with a chorale-like idea...
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