by Kenneth Woods | Jan 30, 2011 | A view from the podium, Music and Media, News and Reviews
There is a very nice piece in the current issue of Classical Music magazine on music of Hans Gal and our current efforts to get his music on disc. Click on the scan below to see a full sized (and easier to read) version. Regular Vftp readers will know that the first...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 15, 2011 | News and Reviews
It’s great to see the granddaddy of classical mags waving the flag a bit for Hans Gal. This little shout-out comes from page 66 of the current issue, which you can see below. I’ve been listening to the first edits of the new Gal/Schumann disc this week,...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 3, 2010 | News and Reviews
There’s a perceptive new review of the Gal Violin Concerti and Triptych disc at Amazon. “5.0 out of 5 stars Hans Gál’s music finally receives the recognition it deserves…, 13 Nov 2010 By J A Peacock for Amazon Hans Gál was born just outside...
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...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 29, 2010 | cello, News and Reviews
Ensemble Epomeo has been playing Kile Smith’s beautiful new string trio, Thrice Blest, a lot this year. Kile has managed to come to a couple of our performances, including our concert at the University of Pennsylvania a few days ago. He’s written a...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 26, 2010 | Mahler, News and Reviews
“Mahler of quite exceptional quality” Civic Hall, Stratford upon Avon 26 November 2010 by John Wheeler “On Friday at the Townsend Hall, in Shipston, we were treated to a concert of quite exceptional quality, entitled ‘Essential Mahler’ in which the...
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