by Kenneth Woods | Oct 12, 2009 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
For readers who want to know more about Orchestra of the Swan, as it happens, their latest disc is a focus of Michael Kennedy’s weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph (alongside Rattle’s Brahms cycle and an aria disc by soprano Cheryl Barker). Good company, to be...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 9, 2009 | A view from the podium
This may be the best deal in the world for Mahler fans- http://www.broekmans.com/en/product/Mahler-Symphony-Nr-7-Full-Score-Facsimile-and-Commentary-Special-Offer-normally-222-35-now-35-00/181089 This edition of the 7th Symphony in Facsimile edited by Donald Mitchel...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 8, 2009 | A view from the podium
The Stratford-Upon-Avon based Orchestra of the Swan have announced the appointment of American musician Kenneth Woods as their Principal Guest Conductor from 2010. Woods, who just completed his tenure as Music Director of the Oregon East Symphony made his debut with...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 7, 2009 | A view from the podium
I wish I could take credit for this, but it is the handiwork of a distinguished friend who is wise enough to not want his name attached to it. Perhaps this won’t be as funny to readers who haven’t reviewed dozens or hundreds of education project briefs and...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 6, 2009 | A view from the podium
It was not a perfect performance of Beethoven 7, but it left me smiling broadly for reasons it has taken me some time to articulate. I was pleased in spite of the odd audience reaction- several seconds of stunned silence, before a pleasantly long clap. This has...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 6, 2009 | A view from the podium
The leafy villiage of Altrincham is one of the posher corners of Manchester, with many a footballer and cricketer tucked away in meticulously restored mansions behind tall brick walls. However, the air was a little less rarified on Saturday, as Altrincham was hit with...
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