by Kenneth Woods | Sep 9, 2013 | Headlines, News and Reviews
A new review from Andrew Aschenbach, editor-in-chief of the new app “Classical Ear” Gál: Symphony No 2 in F major, Op 53; Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120 Orchestra of the Swan / Kenneth Woods Avie AV2232 Now here’s quite a find....
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 1, 2012 | A view from the podium, Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
A new review from critic Graham Rickson this week at The Arts Desk is available here. Click here to order from MDT Click here to order from Amazon.co.uk Click here to order from Amazon.com Excerpts: “An Austrian Jew who eventually settled in Edinburgh and...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 10, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
We couldn’t be more excited aout the fact that Gramophone Magazine has selected the Orchestra of the Swan’s new recording Hans Gal’s Symphony no. 4 and Robert Schumann’s Symphony no. 2 as a “Gramophone Editor’s Choice” for the...
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...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 17, 2012 | A view from the podium, Headlines, News and Reviews
A very nice new 5-star review from Zan Furtwangler (3rd cousin of the conductor) at Audiophile Audition. Read the whole thing here Click here to order from MDT Click here to order from Amazon.co.uk Click here to order from Amazon.com A short excerpt follows: Woods...
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