Saturday, May 29, 2010
Happy birthday, Erich!
It's Korngold's birthday! He'd have been 113. To celebrate, here he is...conducting Johann Strauss. Enjoy! http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3109
Friday, May 28, 2010
Fun and Games with Opera and Footy
Ooh! Pro-and-contra-opera arguments in full force at The Guardian today. Here's my take on it... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3107
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Saving Faust
A link to my column in Standpoint's June edition, which is a cut back version of the talk on musical Fausts I gave last month. Plus a little more about other cutbacks... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3104
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Two good reasons to hear 'Visions de l'Amen'
A brief post, as am still mildly anaesthetised. RIP Yvonne Loriod; culture sec Jeremy Hunt says some apparently good things; and we hear Loriod & Messiaen play part of 'Visions de l'Amen' in the hope that he (JH) actually meant them. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3037
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Lara's Gift
BBC Young Musician of 2010 is the adorable Lara Omeroglu. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3033
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Foraging around Faure
I've just been in Paris for two days recording some programmes on Faure for R3's Composer of the Week series...more here, with pics, and a song from Veronique Gens. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3026
Sunday, May 09, 2010
How Schumann's madness changed history...
Includes link to my Standpoint May edition printed article on this little topic, plus Youtube of Menuhin playing the Violin Concerto slow movement. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3014
Saturday, May 08, 2010
In case you're wondering
I've turned JDCMB purple because it is traditionally the colour associated with suffrage suffering, so to speak. Following the "election" there's a movement to show the strong groundswell here in favour of electoral reform, notably the end of the first-past-the-post election system in favour of proportional representation, and this afternoon there's a demo to this effect in Trafalgar Square for which people are being encouraged to wear purple. I can't go, but I'm wearing purple anyway and so is this blog! (Unfortunately I can't change anything myself in my Standpoint blog design, but I would if I could...)
Friday, May 07, 2010
Music While U Wait
While we wait for the election result, here are two great musicians to meet and hug: my interviews with Juan Diego Florez for the Indy & Gil Shaham for the JC http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3011
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Never Forget...
...Mrs Pankhurst. Get out there tomorrow and damn-well vote. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3005
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
'Out of a Grave'
How the director of Haiti's music school survived the earthquake, and how you can help: http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3003
Saturday, May 01, 2010
I'm Talking About Faust...
...tonight at the RFH, for the LPO. Do join us. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3001
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