by Kenneth Woods | Apr 1, 2019 | Not quite the news, Satire
A newly-released Critical Edition of Mahler’s First Symphony reveals that the composer made major changes to the work following its final performances in New York in 1910 and that musicians, for the last 100+ years, have been playing the work completely wrong. Newly...
by Kenneth Woods | May 26, 2016 | News and Reviews
MahlerFest musicians come through for new director Kenneth Woods Review from Boulder Daily Camera critic Kelly Dean Hansen. Read the whole thing here “…Woods showed why he is revered as a Mahler interpreter.” “For Colorado MahlerFest,...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 19, 2016 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
Hi Mahler fans. Following on from last week’s post on Mahler 7, I’ve had a number of questions, challenges and queries which have led to some very illuminating discussions. I thought I’d share a few highlights of those here. A couple of readers asked...
by Kenneth Woods | Apr 6, 2016 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
Ken’s first summer at Colorado MahlerFest is just around the corner, and so it seems time to add to the Mahler- A Performer’s Perspective library here at Vftp. This year’s festival centers on Mahler’s 7th Symphony with performances on...
by Kenneth Woods | May 18, 2015 | A view from the podium
This is a Reblog: Read the original official press release from MusicCo International UPDATE- A new interview as Ken speaks to Peter Alexander at Sharps and Flatirons here. Coverage from Norman Lebrecht’s Slipped Disc here: “The Colorado MahlerFest in and...
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