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A Chat with Marc-André Hamelin – At BBC Proms 2011 on 3 September & recording Busoni for Hyperion
My chat with Marc-André Hamelin begins literally minutes after the pianist has arrived at his London hotel, just the day before his late-night Proms recital of Liszt. He comes to...
Composer’s Hat Trick: Alan Oke and Puccini’s Il trittico [The Royal Opera’s Il trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) – 12-27 September 2011]
Mansel Stimpson talks to the tenor who participates in two of the three operas which together open the new season at Covent Garden... When it comes to yoking together operas,...
Where Even the Insects Make Music [Marlboro Music School and 2011 Festival]
Tully Potter reports on the final week of the Marlboro Music School and Festival, held in Vermont from 26 June to 14 August... As I walked down the hill to...
The Classical Source on Twitter, @ClassicalSource
The Classical Source is embracing, tentatively, the world of Twitter. We view Twitter as an excellent way to promote the pages of The Classical Source, and we very much hope...
The Vinyl Renaissance – Speakers Corner LPs: L’histoire du soldat [Markevitch] & Beethoven Cello Sonatas [Rostropovich & Richter]
Stravinsky L’histoire du soldat Narrator – Jean Cocteau Soldier – Jean-Marie Fertey Devil – Peter Ustinov Princess – Anne Tonietti Ulysse Delécluse (clarinet), Henri Helaerte (bassoon), Manoug Parikian (violin), Joachim...
Feature Review: Cleveland Orchestra/Welser-Möst at Lincoln Center Festival 2011 – Bruckner: (R)evolution – Anton Bruckner & John Adams [with Leila Josefowicz]
Adams Guide to Strange Places Bruckner Symphony No.5 in B flat Adams Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No.7 in E [edited Leopold Nowak] Bruckner Symphony No.8 in C minor [1887 score,...
Interview with Luca Pisaroni – At Glyndebourne and BBC Proms 2011 for Handel’s Rinaldo
Although Luca Pisaroni appears more widely on the stages of opera-houses in Europe and America than in the United Kingdom, in recent years he has become a familiar face at...
Interview with Benjamin Grosvenor – Piano Soloist in First Night of BBC Proms 2011 & He Makes Debut Recording for Decca
In 2004 Benjamin Grosvenor came to our attention as winner of the keyboard section in the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Seven years on, he is still only 18...
End of Royal Opera Season: Daniel Grice at Covent Garden for Madama Butterfly and Jette Parker Young Artists Summer Performance – “there is so much pleasure in being evil!”
Mansel Stimpson talks to the British baritone... This January I attended Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia at The Royal Opera and was impressed by the singer who had been entrusted...
Feature Review – ICA Classics: Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch [DVD]
Here is a treasure-trove for admirers of Charles Munch (1891-1968) and the Boston Symphony, “The Aristocrat of Orchestras”. Five DVDs (details below) of performances from the golden age of the...
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