by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2013 | Mahler, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
I’ve just turned in notes for an upcoming CD on ICA Classics commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passing of Hans Rosbaud, one of the most interesting of 20th C. conductors. That disc of works by Sibelius and Debussy is due out in the early Fall, and is...
by Kenneth Woods | May 24, 2013 | A view from the podium
A very nice review from the May 2013 issue of Limelight Magazine (Australia). Read the whole thing here. Buy here from MDT UK Buy here from Arkiv USA Buy here from Amazon UK Buy here from Amazon USA KRASA • GAL Trio Op 104, Serenade in D, Tanec, Passacaglia and Fugue...
by Kenneth Woods | May 24, 2013 | A view from the podium
A new review for the Orchestra of the Swan’s recording of Gal’s Second Symphony and Schumann Four from critic Lee Passarella at Audiophile Audition. Read the whole thing here. A short sample follows HANS GÁL: Symphony No. 2 in F, Op. 53; SCHUMANN:...
by Kenneth Woods | May 8, 2013 | News and Reviews
A new review from critic Dan Morgan at MusicWeb. Read the whole thing here. A short sample follows The Second Symphony opens with a most unsettling string theme that blossoms into a mellifluous, pulsing tune whose mood and manner might well suggest pared-down...
by Kenneth Woods | May 8, 2013 | Explore the Score
“It has always been known that the greatest pianoforte players were also the greatest composers; but how did they play? Not like the pianists of today who prance up and down the keyboard with passages in which they have exercised themselves—what does that mean?...
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