by Kenneth Woods | Jul 18, 2011 | A view from the podium
As someone whose lifelong love affair with the music of Bruckner began at a dinner party where he was described as “Bruckner- yes that’s the one! The worst composer who ever lived!” it’s no wonder I would have a certain curiosity and sympathy towards Havergal Brian’s...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 15, 2011 | A view from the podium
Celebrating the release of SOMM Recording’s new CD of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder Eines fahrenden Gesellen, we begin a new series of essays and podcasts exploring Mahler’s Song of the Earth. You can explore Mahler’s masterpiece in...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 13, 2011 | Headlines, News and Reviews
International Record Review magazine has awarded their coveted “IRR Outstanding” rating to our new Orchestra of the Swan recording ofMahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen on Somm Records. Critic Robert Matthew-Walker...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 12, 2011 | News and Reviews
Critic and blogger Gavin Plumley has a new review of the new Orchestra of the Swan/KW recording of the 3rd Symphonies of Hans Gal and Robert Schumann on his blog, Entartete Musik. Plumley previously reviewed our Mahler disc for SOMM Records here. Here is a sample...
by Kenneth Woods | Jul 1, 2011 | News and Reviews, Performing Life
There is a nice interview with recordings editor Phil Sommerich in the current (July 2, 2011) issue of Classical Music Magazine. We talked about Schumann as humorist, a facet of his music often overlooked, and the joys of playing his music with a virtuoso chamber...
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