by Kenneth Woods | Aug 25, 2011 | A view from the podium
Peter Davison, artistic consultant of the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and artistic director of the Two Rivers Music Festival takes a clear-eyed look at how the music business finds and overlooks talent, and the disconnect that can happen between ability and...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 18, 2011 | A view from the podium
I think it is as close to a truism of writing about music as you will get: The better you know a piece, the more you understand it. The more you understand it, the more you value it. The more you value it, the better you write about it. In converse is also true- bad...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 16, 2011 | A view from the podium
A very nice new review of Bobby and Hans vol. 1 from Jay Harvey of the Indianapolis Star. Read the whole thing at the Indy Star website here. Get your copy direct from Avie Order Here from Presto Classical Order Here from Amazon.com Revelatory Schumann...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 12, 2011 | A view from the podium
Part III- Strauss’s personality and politics are as misunderstood as they are talked about. (Part I- “He was no Mahler, he was no Wagner” is here” Part III Strauss- Innovation and Absolute Music is here) Richard Strauss’s music is an intergral and...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 12, 2011 | A view from the podium
Part II- Strauss and Modernity, Strauss and Program Music (Part I- “He was no Mahler, he was no Wagner” is here”) Richard Strauss’s music is an intergral and popular part of the modern concert repertoire, and yet, he remains one of our most...
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