Sunday, June 27, 2010
Sofa symphonies?
Variously of cinemas, concert halls, salons, pianos, Debussy and Rudolf Nureyev...http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3201
Friday, June 25, 2010
PLACIDONE!
Here's my article from today's Independent about the return of Placido Domingo...as a baritone. Enjoy! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/placido-domingo-if-i-rest-i-rust-2009618.html
Friday, June 18, 2010
Vive la France!
It's a kind of important anniversary, so here's something to mark the occasion! http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3134
Thursday, June 17, 2010
A Boy Called Alex: Exclusive!
An exclusive e-interview with Alex Stobbs, the young conductor who continues to battle cystic fibrosis, about the concert he'll conduct in Cambridge on Saturday. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3131
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Everything you wanted to know about the vuvuzela but were afraid to ask... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3130
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Tales from Terezin
A preview of next weekend's Terezin Weekend with the Nash Ensemble and friends at the Wigmore Hall. Devastating stuff that demands to be heard. Reading and listening material embedded in the post... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3128
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Violin Vixen at Glyndebourne!
Anna Phoebe, rock fiddler aka Vixen of the Violin, came to Glyndebourne last week, and it was kind of different from what she's used to - so I asked her what she thought of the show so far. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3127
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
It's Schumann's Bicentenary
So here is Alfred Cortot, who explains him better than I can... http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3118
Friday, June 04, 2010
Celebrating Fanny Hensel
Mendelssohn scholar R. Larry Todd has kindly given me an in-depth e-interview about his biography of Fanny Hensel - here it is, illustrated by one of her beautiful duets sung by Barbara Bonney and Angelika Kirchschlager. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3115
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Classical CD Sales, Not
My twopence ha'penny on evaporating sales of classical CDs, plus film of Mitsuko in Schumann. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3114
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Tchaikovsky's June...
...played by Sviatoslav Richter. Love it. http://standpointmag.co.uk/node/3112
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