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Abbado Recordings – On Disc And Film
Sadly Claudio Abbado is no more. Thanks to the digital age, his work lives on through his numerous recordings and videos. Gramophone magazine’s website has a selection of his 10 best recordings and the Berlin Philharmoniker concerts on video.
Thomas Quasthoff leaves the stage
“Quasthoff has a mellifluous bass baritone (more and more drifting down toward the bass end of the spectrum) with deeply felt musical instincts and a radiant artistic intelligence”. The New York Times 2008. German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff has announced his retirement from the stage after a performing career of several decades. He says: “After almost 40…
‘Prelude and Cube’: Kats-Chernin Talks About Her Anniversary Piece For The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
“It’s like a blank canvas for large scale emotion. When you hear it, you can let your mind wander – thinking about what this orchestra has done, all the different instruments their sounds…their colour…..” The words of composer Elena Kats-Chernin as she sits in the studio of her Sydney home, talking about the newly…
‘Reinventing Bach’ by Paul Elie
Scholars of J S Bach have studied his music for centuries. Is there anything more to learn? Paul Elie’s book ‘Reinventing Bach’ (Union Books) is reviewed by Ivan Hewitt of The Telegraph. Elie is an American writer, editor and is a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Read the book revew…
Weekend news round up
Some of the weekend’s stories and reviews of the Vienna Philharmonic Sydney concerts: Teddy Tahu Rhodes and David Hobson: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/perfect-match/story-e6frg8n6-1226157899124 A look a Mozart’s The Magic Flute: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/enigma-variations/story-e6frg8n6-1226157882835 The Vienna Philharmonic in Sydney: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/out-of-the-void-comes-music-of-the-universe-20111007-1ldhj.html http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/homage-to-schubert-played-to-perfection-20111006-1lbk8.html
DocsVox – Medics Turn To Music
The late neurologist Oliver Sacks described a patient with Alzheimer’s who had little recollection of his life, but who remembered the baritone part to almost every song he had ever sung. “Music,” said Sacks, “was one of the only things that kept him grounded…” For many who were immersed in music during school years, entry…