Igor Levit - Beethoven, 28 September 2016
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Wigmore Hall
Piano Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.2 no.1
Piano Sonata no.12 in A-flat major, op.26
Piano Sonata no.25 in G major, op.79
Piano Sonata no.21 in...
Star Trek to the oddly familiar
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I grew up loving *this*, so was moderately surprised the first time I heard
*this*.
Where does homage sto...
A touch of Jamie in the night
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There must have been a lot of cash slopping around in the music world in
Mahler’s day. Imagine taking a new work to a symphony management today and
saying...
Music with Aiko Goto and ACO musicians
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A weekend listening to Australian Chamber Orchestra musicians is a weekend
to appreciate.
On Saturday last Aiko Goto gave a violin recital with pianist Ia...
Olivier Fredj met Macbeth in Brussel (***½)
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*ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST*
Dit was mijn eerste bezoek aan het tentenkamp dat De Munt op de site van de
Brusselse haven heeft opgericht om haar culturel...
Miscellany
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The LA-based composer-violinist Andrew McIntosh will be the subject of one
of Miller Theatre's Pop-Up Concerts tomorrow at 6pm. The fine folk of
Yarn/Wire ...
Tristan der Held
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I’m not going to be at the Met’s new production of Tristan und Isolde until
October 8, but I talked to the Met’s Tristan, Stuart Skelton, and wrote
about t...
Verdi’s Macbeth, Los Angeles Opera, 25.09.2016
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I have to be honest: I have listened to Plácido Domingo in a Verdi role for
baritone (as Simon Boccanegra in Berlin) and did not leave the Staatsoper
wishi...
Find My Friend. A conversation with Missing Persons
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Hello, Officer, yes, uh, Missing Persons, Yes?
Okay. I would like to report a missing person, well not exactly missing,
but maybe abducted and switched. ...
Inmenso Wunderlich, a medio siglo del trágico adiós
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Si usted suspira con Jonas Kaufmann, añora a Placido Domingo, se
deleita con Luciano Pavarotti y Alfredo Kraus, admira a Jose Carreras, se
asombra con ...
Opera stars, mind your manners!
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One of the things that can make opera winning is a children’s chorus.
Puccini included children in several of his operas. Glimmerglass Festival
produced ...
Thor Ragnarok
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As a fan of Wagner and the Marvel Comics Universe, I’m hoping for a nod to
the Nibelungen in the next year’s Thor 3: Ragnarok which has recently
started fi...
The Summer Of 2016
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It's the best of times, it's the worst of times, it's the ... Well, at this
point I don't know exactly what to make of it. I haven't put the news of
the pa...
What Would Richard Wagner Say About Boris Johnson?
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I encountered this quote from Boris Johnson;
Johnson claimed that the past 2,000 years had seen failed attempts to
recreate the "golden age" of the Roman ...
Zombies or maybe Killer Hippies at Collinwood?!.
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Dr Wotan's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Dark Shadows continues
with my marathon reading of the 'Marilyn Ross' Dark Shadows novels.
I just finis...
The Most Terrifying Aria In All Of Opera
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The most terrifying aria in all of opera, or why Mozart stands alone as a
composer of dramma per musica. (Our thanks to The Music...
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*JULES BASTIN, BASSE CHANTANTE*
BASTIN was born in Waterloo in 1933. He was a Belgian operatic bass* who*
made his debut in 1960 at *La Monnaie*, singing ...
Carmen Aldrich
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Carmen at Chorégie d’Orange was TV live broadcast less than two weeks ago.
Contrary to the Puccini operas or the dreaded Verismo repertoire, Carmen is
alwa...
It will get better, hopefully
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I started this blog setting ambitious goals, few of which materialized, if
any. 2014 was a difficult year for me, privately and professionally. All
this to...
Rusalka in the basement of Fritzl
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Rusalka. DVD. Bavarian State Opera 2010. Production: Martin Kusej.
Conductor: Tomas Hanus. Cast: Kristine Opolais (Rusalka), Klaus Florian
Vogt (Prince), G...
More little things that get in the way of blogging
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Well, the same thing as last time, actually. I'm moving into my new flat
over the next few days, having spent the summer living with friends since I
sold m...
All-Wagner Concert on Friday, May 21
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Please join us for "Exquisite Love Duets and Solos by Richard Wagner," on
Friday, May 21, 2010, at Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge,
Massachu...
