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A superb alto sax and piano recital by Dominic Childs and Simon Callaghan.
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Claude Debussy Rapsodie
Fernande Decruck Sonate
Steven Sondheim Three Waltzes (arr. Bennett)
Amy Beach Romance Op 23 (arr. Roberts)
Paule Maurice Tableaux de Provence
Georges Bizet Fantaisie brilliante sure themes de Carmen (arr. Borne)
Seldom have I heard such technical mastery, combined with absolute rapport between the two, amazing dynamic range and musical sensitivity.
If these two rising stars come your way, you will not be disappointed!
Or there's this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tableaux-Pr.../dp/B07KLS2WWM
(Decruck, Beach and Maurice are female composeres whom Dominic was keen to feature.)Last edited by ardcarp; 14-12-19, 08:49.
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Messiaen: Vingt regards (Ian Pace, City Unuversity Performance Space, early yesterday evening). A very powerful, if not, to my mind the most idiomatic performance, which appeared to manage to knock some upper register strings out of tune somewhat. I was put in mind of the way Bouleez took to ignoring Messiaen's desire for resonances to be allowed to decay before pressing on. That said, the overall duration of the performance was no shorter than is usual.
I should add that Ian provided some excellent programme notes which, alongside a useful introduction and analysis of the wrk, put it in the context of the composer acception Vichy government teaching post turned down by supporters of its previous appointee, Andre Bloch, a jew. (However, it appears that Bloch was not removed due to his being jew but because he had rached retirement age, something that Ian failed to mention.Last edited by Bryn; 14-12-19, 12:11.
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Quauor Danel with Nicholas Cox (Clarinet) and David Fanning (Piano), Manchester University, Friday 13 Decmber: -
Weinberg - Quartet no 8 in C minor Op 66
Alexander Krein - Jewish Sketches Op 12
Ustvolskaya - Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Shostakovich - Quartet No 5 in B flat Op 92
Very good concert as usual at this venue. the Ustvolskaya was a major discovery for me. Manchester University is fortunate to have the Danels as Quartet in Residence, and David Fanning, probably the country's leading authority on music in the former USSR as one of its music professors. He has a major input into the programming of these concerts. I am always surprised that they are as low-profile as they are (not seriously marketed outside the University) and Radio 3 should certainly consider recording them for wider transmission!
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Wojtek Blecharz et al: Rhythm Ritual (Vocal Constructivists, at the Swiss Church, 79 Endell St, WC2H 9DY).
[Part of https://www.artrabbit.com/events/jemp-2019-mechanical ]
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Last night at Cafe OTO, Cornelius Cardew: The Tiger's Mind - Day Piece (John Tilbury). I made two simultaneous ambisonic recordings, one with the Zoom H3-VR from near ceiling height, and the other with the Røde NT-SF1 from a metre or so from the piano, facing the soundboard. The event was to promote the release of a Swiss CD of The Tiger's Mind - Night Piece.
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Originally posted by Caliban View PostIgor Levit playing Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes & Fugues at the Barbican this Sunday evening
Unforgettable"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I was in Detroit last weekend, and heard the DSO with their new Italian Conductor, Jader Bignamini, who had just been signed to a 7 year deal, in the Paganini Concerto with Agustin Hadelich and the Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique. Orchestra Hall in Detroit has great acoustics and the SF was fantastic, with particularly good wind playing. Bignamini has gobs of charisma and this appears to be a great partnership.
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19th January: Philharmonia/Salonen:Vaughan Williams 6th/Strauss Oboe Concerto/Stravinsky Symphony in 3 Movements (Royal Festival Hall). The soloist in the Strauss was the Philharmonia's 22-year-old principal oboist. His performance was very enthusiastically received.
20th January: Jerusalem Quartet: Haydn/Bartok (Wigmore Hall, Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert). I'm no nearer to understanding Bartok's quartets but it was fascinating to see what he subjected the players to!
Part of a rare foray into the capital.
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Originally posted by Caliban View PostWhat a concert it was!
Agreed, 100%. It was the first time I'd heard Levit live: remarkable playing and, as you say, the effect of hearing the cycle complete is very powerful indeed.
I'd done some preparatory listening, over the previous couple of days, from Melnikov's recording (easily the best, IMO), and had been wondering how Levit would match up. I'd heard Melnikov do a number of the pieces live, in a fascinating recital in Aix en Provence, shared with Andreas Staier playing pieces from the Bach 48 on the harpsichord (July 2011, my journal tells me). At the time, I noted that Melnikov seemed to be so much more interesting, so much more varied, than any of the other pianists I'd heard in these pieces (and, on my return from France, I immediately bought his new recording).
But Levit last night won me over, totally. His soft playing in the opening C major Prelude at first seemed unwisely quiet for such a large hall - but no: you concentrate, recalibrate your ears, and get thoroughly drawn in! Daringly, constantly pianissimo during the long and wonderful Bbmi fugue (Melnikov, like Shostakovich in his own recording, gets louder in the middle, but the score suggests otherwise), and thunderously triumphant in the final Dmi fugue. A long, and utterly glorious evening.
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