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Tag Archives: Stravinsky
Filing past the tomb of the master: Jurowski and the LPO on Stravinsky’s debt to Rimsky-Korsakov
Stravinsky: LPO/ Jurowski **** Royal Festival Hall, 7th February 2018 “To orchestrate is to create, and this cannot be taught,” explained Rimsky-Korsakov in the preface to his book Principles of Orchestration. The composer himself was self-taught in such matters, yet the dazzling … Continue reading
Valery Gergiev and a youthful Mariinsky surge through Scheherazade
Mariinsky Orchestra/ Valery Gergiev **** Cadogan Hall, 8th October 2017 There are many incarnations of the Mariinsky Orchestra. On any day, it can be found simultaneously in its three St Petersburg venues. Yesterday evening, for example, it played Les Noces and Firebird for the ballet … Continue reading
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Tagged Lyadov, Mariinsky Orchestra, Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Stravinsky, Valery Gergiev
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Prom 60: Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic wind up the decibel meter in Shostakovich
Oslo Philharmonic/ Vasily Petrenko **** Prom 60, Royal Albert Hall, 29th August 2017 There could hardly be a noisier way to commemorate the centenary of the Russian Revolution than a performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s mighty Twelfth Symphony. The composer had planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Leif Ove Andsnes, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Vasily Petrenko
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McBurney paints The Rake’s Progress onto a blank canvas in Aix
Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress **** Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence A blank sheet of paper can intimidate or inspire. The fresh page can stifle a writer, trapped in the glare of expectation, or can encourage daring originality, be it words in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Oke, Andrew Watts, Christina Cunningham, David Pittsinger, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, English Voices, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Hilary Summers, Julia Bullock, Kyle Ketelsen, Michael Levine, Orchestre de Paris, Paul Appleby, Simon McBurney, Stravinsky, The Rake's Progress
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Return to the harem: Marianne Crebassa seduces in Ravel’s Shéhérazade in Paris
Aladdin: Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse/Sokhiev ***** Philharmonie, Paris, 20th May 2017 With barely time for coffee and baklava after the Orchestre Pasdeloup’s Arabian matinee, I stepped boldly back into the harem. Scheherazade resumed her tales in the Philharmonie’s Mille … Continue reading