by Kenneth Woods | Aug 11, 2011 | A view from the podium
Part I- He was no Mahler, he was no Wagner. Richard Strauss’s music is an intergral and popular part of the modern concert repertoire, and yet, he remains one of our most misunderstood and underrated composers. We all know the case against Richard Strauss: he was no...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 7, 2011 | A view from the podium, Lists
I’ve been thinking for a long time about writing a series on the most underrated composers in music history. Neglected and underrated music is a recurring, if not always an explicit theme here, to be sure, in many posts. So far, I’ve shied away from producing anything...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 4, 2011 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, News and Reviews
I was a little surprised, amused,and very slightly alarmed to see something from my Twitter feed reprinted in the current BBC Music Magazine (September issue- buy your copy today). I do always try to remember that, unlikely as it seems, people do read these things....
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 3, 2011 | News and Reviews
Gramophone Magazine devotes a whole page to their review of Bobby and Hans vol. 1 in the September issue, now on newsstands. Be sure to pick up a copy- my man Edward Elgar is on the cover, what could be better? There is also a short interview that I did with reviews...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 31, 2011 | A view from the podium
Hans Gal takes Texas by storm! Published today in the Dallas Morning news: a joint review of two discs featuring the orchestral music of Hans Gal. Last year’s recording of the Gal Violin Concerto, Concertino for Violin and Strings and Triptych for Orchestra with...
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