by Kenneth Woods | Jan 2, 2016 | A future for music
Longstanding Vftp readers will have noticed a couple of relatively major shifts of emphasis here at the blog in recent years. As my administrative responsibilities have increased (much to my dismay), my time and mental space for blogging have been in much scarcer...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 31, 2014 | A future for music
The music world has seen many well-deserved tributes over the last several weeks for the author, musicologist, composer and critic Malcolm MacDonald, who passed away recently after a long battle with cancer. I never had the good fortune to meet Malcolm (although we...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 11, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, Nuts and bolts
Monday, 3 December, 2012 Session 1- 10:00 AM Scheduled: Schumann- Symphony no. 4, mvts 1 and 2 Recording is like nothing else- getting great material on disc requires a rather unforgiving balance of precision and passion. To get the kind of passion and energy that...
by Kenneth Woods | May 8, 2012 | Bobby and Hans, News and Reviews
Gavin Dixon at Classical CD Reviews has written a perceptive new review of the latest Gal/Schumann CD from the Orchestra of the Swan, which you can read here. Mr Dixon has been one of the more consistent critics, reviewing nearly everything in the Gal project. You can...
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...
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