by Kenneth Woods | Jun 25, 2019 | A view from the podium, Not quite the news, Satire
Just ten months ago, the City of Manchester Ensemble was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Ticket sales were dropping faster than Boris Johnson’s pants at a Royal Ascot after-party, and the orchestra was haemorrhaging money at an alarming rate. It looked like their...
by Kenneth Woods | May 25, 2019 | A view from the podium
For background, see this recent article from the New York Times At the risk of being labelled a grumpy old square, Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Helicopter Quartet has to be the biggest pile of steaming bullshit ever to emanate from the tradition of Western art...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 5, 2019 | A view from the podium
New on MusicWeb. Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op 26 (1861, orch. Kenneth Woods, 2008-15, revised 2017) English Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Woods rec. 2017, Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK NIMBUS NI6364 [49:17] The orchestration...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 28, 2019 | A view from the podium, Mahler
Tuesday 2 April at 7:30 Orchestra of the Swan Stratford Playhouse David Matthews Winter Remembered Mahler Symphony No.10 (mvt 1 arr for strings) Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Kenneth Woods conductor Carmen...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 14, 2019 | A view from the podium
Sunday the 28th of April at 6:30 PM Kings Place London Book here There is a love story at the heart of today’s programme. Bohuslav Martinů was, alongside Dvořák, Smetana and Janacek, one of very greatest of all Czech composers. Like his near contemporary from Hungary,...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 13, 2019 | A view from the podium
I am studying Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for a concert next month with the Orchestra of the Swan. Winter Remembered It is a work that never ceases to astound me. Literally every bar is full of invention and inspiration, but what lifts the...
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