by Kenneth Woods | Apr 21, 2011 | A view from the podium
The IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library has long since evolved from being a controversial newcomer to an essential resource for performers and librarians world wide. Contributors include Major conservatories and music libraries and institutions including the Eastman Library...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 15, 2011 | A view from the podium
Hello Vftp friends and fans: First- the final installment of our top 20 of conducting is done and will go up soon. Apologies for the delay. It has been a very, very hectic and intense couple of weeks at Vftp Intl Road Headquarters. This time last week, I was putting...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 14, 2011 | A view from the podium
You are never too important to carry bags! Peter Davison, Artistic Consultant to The Bridgewater hall explains why he started a small festival in Birkenhead and how it has affected his work in Manchester As Artistic Consultant at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, you...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 7, 2011 | A view from the podium
“The Mahler is a joy from start to finish” Colin Anderson, International Record Review My colleague David Curtis’ disc of the Erwin Stein version of Mahler 4 gets a lovely and well-deserved write up in International Record Review this month from...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 4, 2011 | A view from the podium
Welcome back to our survey of the Real Top 20 Conductors. We are down to our final five spots, and making the final decisions about who is in and who is out is getting ever more fraught. No matter how you cut it, this is a silly exercise- what could be more impossible...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 28, 2011 | A view from the podium, Lists
Before unveiling the hotly anticipated final 5 of our “Real” Top 20 Conductors, I thought it might be interesting to, er, milk the moment with a little divertimento or two. Regular Vftp contributor Peter Davison beat me to the punch on one topic: “There’s...
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