by Kenneth Woods | Jun 14, 2011 | A view from the podium
Used bookstores may be one of the coolest institutions that the human race has produced. I hope they survive the digital age. A scan of an old book loses so much of what the paper version offers. A case in point: The other day, I found and orded a used copy of my man...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 13, 2011 | News and Reviews
From ClassicalSource, a new review by Colin Anderson of Bobby and Hans vol. 1. Gál’s Third Symphony (completed in 1952), in A (but it could major or minor) opens winsomely with an expressive oboe solo, the music sometimes harmonically curdling in...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 7, 2011 | Nuts and bolts
Many knowledgeable musicians consider Schoenberg to be the musical successor of Brahms. Schoenberg himself thought so too. (You’ve got to hand it to Schoenberg- he managed to position himself pretty convincingly as the heir to both Brahms and Mahler,...
by Kenneth Woods | May 23, 2011 | A view from the podium, News and Reviews
Classical CD Reviews has up a new review by Gavin Dixon of the Orchestra of the Swan recording of Gal and Schumann 3rd Symphonies on Avie records. Each successive release of Hans Gál’s orchestral music fits another piece into the jigsaw, and yet...
by Kenneth Woods | May 4, 2011 | A view from the podium
We had some lovely feedback from the presenters of our concert on Saturday. It’s especially gratifying when a presenter allows the artists to present an unusually thought-provoking and challenging program like this. I was especially taken by Ira’s...
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