by Kenneth Woods | Dec 19, 2011 | News and Reviews
Chicago’s flagship station for classical music, WFMT has selected the Orchestra of the Swan’s recording of the Third Symphonies of Hans Gal and Robert Schumann in a column from new releases editor, Lisa Flynn. Read the whole thing here. THE BEST CLASSICAL...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2011 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Nuts and bolts
(First time using “Explore the score?” Just click on the hyperlinks within the text to hear the musical excerpts.) “Up to the present, however, Brahms has maintained his place as the “last classical composer,” for no one has yet come to replace him.” Hans Gál-...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2011 | A view from the podium
There’s a lovely mention of Orchestra of the Swan’s recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in the current issue of BBC Music Magazine (in the Music to my Ears column, where distinguished musicians share their current listening items with...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 28, 2011 | A view from the podium
Has Classical Music anything to teach us about the current economic crisis? Why are people so disillusioned with contemporary living and its cultural norms? What can help us improve our quality of life? Peter Davison, Artistic Consultant to Manchester’s Bridgewater...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 26, 2011 | Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Haydn
(First time using “Explore the score?” Just click on the hyperlinks within the text to hear the musical excerpts.) “Here is something truly symphonic, a gesture worthy to introduce a great work…” Hans Gál, Schumann Orchestral Music “I sketched it at a time...
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