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Explore the Score- Bobby Schumann busts out the Klangfarbenmelodie

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 8, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, Explore the Score, Nuts and bolts

Klangfarbenmelodie, or “tone colour melody” is one of those 2 dollar words we all learned in undergraduate music history class. Simply described, in Klangfarbenmelodie, a single melodic line jumps from instrument to instrument, creating a more-or-less constantly...

CD Review- Sunday New York Times on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review for the Orchestra of the Swan’s recording of Hans Gal’s Fourth Symphony and Schumann’s Second from fellow Wisconsin native/cheesehead James R. Oestreich, in the June 3rd edition of the New York Times. Read the whole thing here.  A short...

CD Review- Classical Source on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Jun 2, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A new review for the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording of Hans Gal’s Fourth Symphony and Schumann’s Second from critic Colin Anderson, editor at Classical Source. Read the whole thing here. A short sample follows Click here to order from MDT...

CD Review- Musical Pointers on Bobby and Hans vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 25, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

Short but sweet- a new review from Peter Grahame Woolf over at Musical Pointers for the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording of Schumann 2 and Gal 4: Click here to order from MDT Click here to order from Amazon.co.uk Click here to order from Amazon.com A short...

CD Review- Saturday Telegraph on Bobby and Hans Vol. 2

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 9, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews

A very nice four star review from Geoffrey Norris in the April 7th edition of the Saturday Telegraph for Bobby and Hans vol. 2 with Orchestra of the Swan...
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