by Kenneth Woods | Feb 23, 2011 | Lists, Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Not quite the news, Satire
Top Ten Signs You May Have Just Written a Mahler Symphony 10. Somewhere in the world, someone is already arguing over which order the middle movements should be played in. 9. You have set a new world record for most grace notes in a first violin part. 8. 15 year-old...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 2, 2011 | Mahler, Music and Media, News and Reviews
Mahler is in the air today- I’m on way to rehearsal this evening, and what should I find on my daily check of Norman Lebrecht’s Slipped Disc but a mention of the very concert I’m conducting here in Wrexham The American conductor Kenneth Woods is...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 25, 2011 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
The Mahler in Manchester Festival, in which the BBC Philharmonic, the Halle and Manchester Camerata teamed up to present all of the symphonies (including Das Lied von der Erde) of Gustav Mahler at The Bridgewater Hall over six months, has won the South Bank Show...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 12, 2011 | Mahler
In the course of my exhaustive research on Mahler 6, which I’m conducting next month, I stumbled upon a nice post on an excellent blog by Gene De Lisa that I hadn’t previously come across. It’s well worth a read for a good synopsis of the history of...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 2, 2011 | Mahler, Music and Media
Even as we all struggle to break free of seemingly unshakeable holiday lethargy, the blogosphere is coming back to life. In fact, some bloggers have been inspiringly busy over the holidays. One blogger who has been particularly productive over the break has been the...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2010 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score, Mahler, News and Reviews
To make the reading experience more engaging, we’ve linked to audio samples of the various musical examples discussed. Look for the highlighted text. Chances are, in most browsers a little box will pop up over the text where you can play the excerpt...
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