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Session Diaries- Bobby and Hans vol. 3 with Orchestra of the Swan, Monday morning…

by Kenneth Woods | Dec 11, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, Nuts and bolts

Monday, 3 December, 2012 Session 1- 10:00 AM Scheduled: Schumann- Symphony no. 4, mvts 1 and 2 Recording is like nothing else- getting great material on disc requires a rather unforgiving balance of precision and passion. To get the kind of passion and energy that...

MusicWeb International on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Sep 3, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review of the latest disc in the Orchestra of the Swan Gal/Schumann series by critic Byzantion is available on the MusicWeb International website. Click here to order from MDT Click here to order from Amazon.co.uk Click here to order from Amazon.com  Read the...

CD Review- The Arts Desk, Graham Rickson on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Sep 1, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review from critic Graham Rickson  this week at The Arts Desk is available here. Click here to order from MDT Click here to order from Amazon.co.uk Click here to order from Amazon.com Excerpts: “An Austrian Jew who eventually settled in Edinburgh and...

CD Review- Robert R. Reilly on Gal and Schumann Third Symphonies

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 25, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review from Robert R Reilly in the June Crisis Magazine of several recent Hans Gál recordings, including Bobby and Hans vol. 1, which he describes as follows:   Get your copy direct from Avie Download from iTunes “The Third Symphony, which opens with such a...

Gramophone Editor’s Choice- Orchestra of the Swan play Schumann- Symphony no. 2 and Gál- Symphony no. 4

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 10, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

We couldn’t be more excited aout the fact that Gramophone Magazine has selected the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording Hans Gal’s Symphony no. 4 and Robert Schumann’s Symphony no. 2 as a “Gramophone Editor’s Choice” for the...

Explore the Score- Bobby Schumann busts out the Klangfarbenmelodie

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Nuts and bolts

Klangfarbenmelodie, or “tone colour melody” is one of those 2 dollar words we all learned in undergraduate music history class. Simply described, in Klangfarbenmelodie, a single melodic line jumps from instrument to instrument, creating a more-or-less constantly...
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