by Kenneth Woods | Jun 16, 2011 | Mahler, Nuts and bolts
There are few more contentious subjects amongst Mahlerians than the order of movements in the 6th Symphony. As part of the Performer’s Perspective series last year, I tried to explain what a big and fairly complicated question it is. More recently, as part of my...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 15, 2011 | News and Reviews
There is a quite substantial interview piece with me by Colin Anderson online at The Classical Review today. We talked about recording Gal and Schumann, why I’ve paired them for this project, as well as talking about about Vftp itself and the Mahler recording....
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 14, 2011 | A view from the podium
Used bookstores may be one of the coolest institutions that the human race has produced. I hope they survive the digital age. A scan of an old book loses so much of what the paper version offers. A case in point: The other day, I found and orded a used copy of my man...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 13, 2011 | News and Reviews
A new review by Michael Tumelty in The Herald, Scotland for the new Orchestra of the Swan recording of Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, published 12 June, 2011. Orchestra Of The Swan Kenneth Woods, conductor Mahler: Das Lied Von Der...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 13, 2011 | News and Reviews
From ClassicalSource, a new review by Colin Anderson of Bobby and Hans vol. 1. Gál’s Third Symphony (completed in 1952), in A (but it could major or minor) opens winsomely with an expressive oboe solo, the music sometimes harmonically curdling in...
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