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Tag Archives: Brahms
Dangerous Liaisons and Magic Horns close Oxford Lieder
Louise Alder, Nikolay Borchev, Konstantin Krimmel Oxford Lieder, 26th October 2019 There is something deliciously perverse about opening the final recital of a 16-day, 80-event song festival with an opera overture, but Sholto Kynoch, pianist, artistic director and programming mastermind … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Doriana Tchakarova, Konstantin Krimmel, Loewe, Louise Alder, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Nikolay Borchev, Oxford Lieder, Richard Strauss, Schubert, Sholto Kynoch, Wolf
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Dappled sunlight: Lawrence Power in a Brahms marathon at the QEH
Brahms: Lawrence Power & Pavel Kolesnikov Queen Elizabeth Hall, 12th May 2019 “Glory be to God for dappled things.” Gerard Manley Hopkins could not have known Brahms’ autumnal sonatas for violin and viola when he wrote Pied Beauty in 1877, … Continue reading
Valhalla burns: thrilling Bruckner 3 from Jurowski and the London Philharmonic
Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 3rd May 2019 When Joseph Joachim premiered Brahms’ Violin Concerto in Leipzig on New Year’s Day 1879, he insisted on performing it with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on the same programme. “A lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Bruckner, Janine Jansen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
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Diamond-hard German Romantics from Ottensamer, Jurowski and the LPO
Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 27th February 2019 “Diamonds,” as Marilyn Monroe sang in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, “are a girl’s best friend.” But which type does she favour – highly polished or rough cut? Both … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Mary Smith, Andreas Ottensamer, Brahms, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, Wagner, Weber
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Jamming with Brahms and Liszt in Café Budapest
Prom 55: Budapest Festival Orchestra/ Fischer ***** Royal Albert Hall, 23rd August 2018 Crossover is nothing new. In the 19th century, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms appropriated Hungarian gypsy melodies for the salon and concert hall, drawing on the verbunkos fiddler style … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Proms, Brahms, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer, Liszt, Sarasate
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