{"id":8698,"date":"2019-07-25T16:58:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?p=8698"},"modified":"2019-07-25T17:01:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T16:01:17","slug":"kenneth-woods-conducts-beethovens-fifth-symphony-with-the-english-symphony-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2019\/07\/25\/kenneth-woods-conducts-beethovens-fifth-symphony-with-the-english-symphony-orchestra\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenneth Woods conducts Beethoven&#8217;s Fifth Symphony with the English Symphony Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recorded LIVE at Cadogan Hall, 9 June, 2019<\/p>\n<p>English Symphony Orchestra<br \/>\nKenneth Woods &#8211; conductor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenneth Woods conducts Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Mvt I\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/18WXv_SYvK4?list=PLwqqq53bLYrkrNQChUXW1TFZPxFLlHHPU\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beethoven\u2019s Fifth Symphony also received one of the best performances I have heard live. Woods\u2019s fine and sane musicality ensured a genuine performance, full of real intensity and sensitivity within a constant view of powerful onward-momentum throughout, a conception that made this imperishable masterpiece fully hang together&#8230;Woods\u2019s Presto tempo in the ultimate coda was breathtaking, urging his players on \u2013 to the highest degree of musicianship and uplifting expression.&#8221; Robert Matthew-Walker &#8211; Classical Source<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It takes a master conductor to find new things to say in the most over-exposed music, but this account of Beethoven\u2019s Fifth Symphony was full of insight and energy\u2014and with all the repeats&#8230;.concluding with a Presto of complete conviction and assurance of execution. This was, indeed, special.&#8221; Guy Rickards &#8211; Musical Opinion<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beethoven\u2019s Fifth Symphony received a reading as attentive to the smaller detail as to its overall trajectory&#8230;.The ESO responded with playing of sustained emotional power&#8221; Richard Whitehouse &#8211; Arcana FM<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2019\/07\/25\/kenneth-woods-conducts-beethovens-fifth-symphony-with-the-english-symphony-orchestra\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recorded LIVE at Cadogan Hall, 9 June, 2019 English Symphony Orchestra Kenneth Woods &#8211; conductor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8220;Beethoven\u2019s Fifth Symphony also received one of the best performances I have heard live. Woods\u2019s fine and sane musicality ensured a genuine performance, full of real intensity and sensitivity within a constant view of powerful onward-momentum [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-opion-life-as-a-performing-musician"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8703,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8698\/revisions\/8703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}