Classical Music Daily — Friday 10 May 2024

 

Featured today

Classical music news - Anna Thorvaldsdóttir — The Icelandic composer's new orchestral installation receives its first performances on 1 June 2024 at the Reykjavík Arts Festival

Twenty-five years ago today

CD Review — Some Folks Do - Peter Dale listens to American Song on two new CDs (published 10 May 1999)

Twenty-one years ago today

Record box. Mission impossible — Keith Bramich listens to contemporary chamber music by Mark Warhol (published 10 May 2003)

Anniversaries

Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (1697); Johann Christoph Graupner (1760); Charles Avison (1770); Alister Proctor (1870); Milton Babbitt (1916); Yuzo Toyama (1931); Barrington Pheloung (1954); Jack Body (2015)

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Derived from a 1994 photo of Akureyri in Iceland by Keith Bramich

Recent Articles

Classical music news - Gerard Schurmann Centenary Video — A new video has been published to mark the centenary of the British composer's birth

Spotlight. Consistently Engaging — Gerald Fenech listens to two more volumes in Danacord's 'Thomas Jensen Legacy' series. '... Jensen in joyous mood ...'

Ensemble. Plenty of Vigour and Panache — Mike Wheeler reacts to music by Holst, Andrew Carter, Moses Hogan and John Rutter

Spotlight. Microtonal Connections — Keith Bramich listens to the Auerbach-Pierce Duo. '... nearly an hour of intriguing, sensitively played music.'

Spotlight. Expansion of Life — Gerald Fenech listens to three works by Carl Nielsen. '... performances of the utmost precision and potent perceptiveness ...'

Ensemble. Birthday Boys — Mike Wheeler reports from a celebratory Sitwell Singers concert featuring Bruckner and Cornelius

Ensemble. Impressive Emotional Depth — Ron Bierman experiences an almost excellent performance of Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly'

Ensemble. A Huge Dynamic Range — Mike Wheeler listens to Maria Ioudenitch, Stanislav Kochanovsky and the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical music news. May 2024 Newsletter — Watch and listen to our May 2024 one hour video newsletter - Improvisation in the classical world and beyond

Classical music news - April 2024 Obituaries — Our summary of those the classical music world has lost this month

Classical music news. Albany Records — Parma Recordings acquires the American classical label Albany Records

Classical music news. Martijn Dendievel — A young Flemish conductor has been appointed as the new chief conductor of Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen

Classical music news. The Greatest Fugue — American composer Elliott Sharp's new opera, 'Die Grösste Fuge' is to receive its first USA performance in English

Classical music news. Toradze International Music Festival — The Toradze Foundation presents the second edition of its music festival in the Georgian capital Tbilisi

Spotlight. Harmonically Exotic — Gerald Fenech finds a new recording of Delius' Hassan absolutely riveting. '... these performances are as dynamically dazzling as they are irrepressibly exciting and incandescent.'

Spotlight. Fresh and Interesting — Geoff Pearce listens to chamber music by British composer Kenneth V Jones. '... a valuable discovery.'

Spotlight. Vibrantly Recommended — Gerald Fenech listens to music by Enescu. '... these performances are as dynamically dazzling as they are irrepressibly exciting and incandescent.'

Classical music news. Obituary — Andrew Davis (1944-2024)

Spotlight. Delightful and Skilfully Crafted — Geoff Pearce listens to oboe concertos by Hertel. 'Oboist Katarzyna Pilipiuk is superb. She produces a pleasing tone, is precise in her fingerwork and has marvellous intonation.'

Spotlight. Joyously Sparkling — Gerald Fenech listens to Sibylle Mahni play Mozart's horn concertos. 'There are recorded versions of these works aplenty, but this Prospero issue can certainly hold its ground with some of the best available at the moment.'

Tailleferre — A classical music word search puzzle by Allan Rae

Spotlight. Precious, Luminous Gems — Esdras Mugatik listens to music for accordion by British composer Ronald Stevenson (1928-2015). '... a magical capacity to differentiate levels of sound ...'

Spotlight. An Immediate Impact — Geoff Pearce listens to Pärt and Shostakovich. '... something very special indeed.'

Spotlight. Surprisingly Excellent — Gerald Fenech recommends music by Martucci. '... Martucci's music is so well crafted with an abundant spring of melody that one never tires of listening to it.'

Spotlight. Mysteriously Fascinating — Gerald Fenech wholeheartedly recommends orchestral music by Béla Bartók. 'The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra plays flawlessly throughout.'

Spotlight. A Real Find — Geoff Pearce urges you to listen to this recording of Tippett's 'A Child of Our Time'. '... something very special indeed.'

Classical music news. Behind the Scenes — A recent article alleges a bad working atmosphere and more at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical music news. Edo de Waart — The Dutch conductor retires at eighty-two

Spotlight. Imagination, Humour and Depth — Gerald Fenech listens to oboe concertos by eighteenth century German composer Ludwig August Lebrun. 'Nancy Ambrose King's flawless technique allows the music to flow with a strong sense of drama ...'

Spotlight. An Original Voice — Geoff Pearce listens to Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache conducting Franck and Debussy. '... something very special indeed.'

Ensemble. A Particular Delight — Mike Wheeler listens to the Aquinas Trio

 

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