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Alex Ross On Streaming
“What is the point of having amassed, say, the complete symphonies of the Estonian composer Eduard Tubin (1905-82) when all eleven of them pop up on Spotify, albeit in random order?” New York Times music critic Alex Ross looks at the pros and cons of listening to the classics online.
Insights From A Synaesthete
Last month, the second bi-ennial Synaesthesia festival was held at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart (MONA). This ability to experience sound through a different sensory modality seems to be not as rare as once thought and fascinates scientists and musicians alike. Journalist and synaesthete Holly Williams delves into her own experiences…
2014 Gramophone Awards Winners Announced
Riccardo Chailly’s recording Brahms – The Symphonies with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra was named Recording of the Year and doyen of early music Sir Neville Marriner received a special Outstanding Achievement Award, at the 2014 Gramophone Awards held at St John’s Smith Square last night. Click here to read about the other winners.
The Making Of The Pilgrimage To Montserrat – Winsome Evans Talks
Located about 45 km northwest of Barcelona, the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat which dates back to at least 1025, rises dizzyingly to the skies, clinging to the jagged face of the eponymous mountain. Riding up the rock to the monastery in the Aeri (cable car), we were transported 1,350-metres, through gradients of…
Norrington On Beethoven’s Symphony No 1
Sir Roger Norrington takes a look at Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 for Gramophone Magazine. Click here to read.
Gramophone 2014 Recording Of The Year
Tomorrow, September 17, Gramophone Magazine announces its 2014 Recording of the Year as picked by its panel of critics from the 12 category winners. Click here to check out the category winners and read more.
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CD Review:Smörgåsbord! Music from Sweden/The Marais Project
Smörgåsbord! – a “Swedish hors d’œuvres served with an assortment of delicacies – a medley, a miscellany, a rich variety or selection.” True to this description, The Marais Project’s fifth and newest CD, Smörgåsbord! is a collection of delicious morsels and mains from traditional and folk idioms, early music and contemporary offerings. Smörgåsbord! pays homage…
Concert Review: In An Italian Garden/Les Arts Florissant/Le Jardin des Voix
In an Italian Garden Les Arts Florissant and Le Jardin des Voix, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, March 12, 2015. After an absence of more than a decade, the two dozen or so instrumentalists of Les Arts Florissants and the six vocalists of their vocal academy, Le Jardin des Voix returned to perform in Sydney,…