by Kenneth Woods | Jan 26, 2012 | A view from the podium
How music speaks to power? The doubtful legacy of Theodor Adorno Readers of this blog will know that Ken is a great enthusiast for composers like Shostakovich, Sibelius, Elgar and Schumann – among many others. His taste is catholic, and he is even open to...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 20, 2012 | A view from the podium, Lists
C major. The white keys on the piano. The Symphony has been good to C major, and C major has been good to the symphony, even though there are no Brahms, Mahler or Bruckner symphonies officially in C. Brahms 1 ends in C major (as does Beethoven 5 and Bruckner’s...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 14, 2012 | A view from the podium
Small-scale Choral Symphony draws large crowds Surrey Mozart Players – Holy Trinity Church – 19th November 2011 When Beethoven conducted the première of his Choral Symphony in 1824 to rapturous applause the forces deployed were not much different from those used in...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 5, 2012 | A view from the podium, Repertoire Reports
Up next- our first ensemble Repertoire Report from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra. You can compare it with their 2010 report here. CBSO Youth Orchestra incorporating the Midland Youth Orchestra 2004 saw the launch of a new youth orchestra...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2011 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Nuts and bolts
(First time using “Explore the score?” Just click on the hyperlinks within the text to hear the musical excerpts.) “Up to the present, however, Brahms has maintained his place as the “last classical composer,” for no one has yet come to replace him.” Hans Gál-...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2011 | A view from the podium
There’s a lovely mention of Orchestra of the Swan’s recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in the current issue of BBC Music Magazine (in the Music to my Ears column, where distinguished musicians share their current listening items with...
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