by Kenneth Woods | Dec 10, 2010 | Performing Life
Day two of recording the 3rd Symphonies of Bobby and Hans. Part I here. We’d decided to maximize the overnight break, hence the early finish on Monday and late start on Tuesday. It gave more time for those musicians who commute to get home for a good meal and sleep,...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 10, 2010 | Performing Life
I’ve been enjoying my first couple of relatively quiet days at Vftp International Headquarters in some time. So much has happened in the last several weeks that I’ve been torn between wanting to do a whole bunch of blogging to take stock of all that experience and...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 3, 2010 | News and Reviews
There’s a perceptive new review of the Gal Violin Concerti and Triptych disc at Amazon. “5.0 out of 5 stars Hans Gál’s music finally receives the recognition it deserves…, 13 Nov 2010 By J A Peacock for Amazon Hans Gál was born just outside...
by Kenneth Woods | Dec 2, 2010 | Explore the Score
Of course, reading about music you’ve never heard (and this piece hasn’t been heard here in 55 years), can be off-putting. After all, much as I may try to describe what is going on in the score, you don’t yet know how it sounds. Here is where...
by Kenneth Woods | Nov 29, 2010 | A view from the podium
Part II of Jacob Stockinger’s interview with me about the music of Hans Gal is now available at the Well-Tempered Ear. Read the whole thing there, but here is a sample of our discussion: “JS: Why is Gal worth rediscovering and performing? KW: The music has...
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