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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Joshua KosmanThere's a broad opening movement that seems like an almost deliberate emulation of Mozart's D-minor moods ("Don Giovanni," say, or the Piano Concerto No. 20), a jaunty, pointillist movement aptly labeled "Minuet or Scherzo" and an expans...
- Royal Albert Hall, London Rameau's vivid, emotionally immediate Grand Motets brought a flavour of his importance as a composer of sacred music to the anniversary celebrations The Rameau anniversary celebrations have tended, inevitably pe...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukRoyal Albert Hall, London This was a classy, enthusiastic ensemble and Sascha Goetzel the consummate showman at this Middle East-inspired evening Founded in 1999, the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic is the second orchestra to make its Prom...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Sinfini
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukNorwich Theatre Royal Theater Freiberg's production of Wagner's complex opera was impressively sung Once one of the most popular of Wagner 's operas, Tannhäuser is something of a rarity in the UK nowadays, so its appearance as the s...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Seen and Heard InternationalProm 15. Jonathan Dove, Mozart, Ravel Ingrid Fliter (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Josep Pons (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 28.7.2014 (RB) Jonathan Dove – Gaia Theory (2013-14) (w...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukThe largest performing arts organization in the US is threatening to lock out its musicians on Friday, the latest setback for a company and an art form at a dangerous junction The Metropolitan Opera, the largest performing arts organizat...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Classical Music: latest news, reviews, composers, concerts, download, mp3Pianist Maria João Pires elevates Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra's rendition of Beethoven, says Geoffrey Norris
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Music Genre: ClassicalWatch highlights from the world premiere performance of the Pulitzer Prize winner's meditative and deeply moving outdoor work Sila: The Breath of the World at Lincoln Center.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsBy the way, if anyone does have a genuine Ming vase kicking around that they don't want, we'll gladly take it off yr hands (@homes_antiques)
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Slipped Disc
The ‘Molitor’ Stradivarius, which has been played in the past by Elmar Oliveira and Anne-Akiko Meyers is being loaned by present owner Maxim Viktorov to the Luxembourg-based virtuoso, Alena Baeva. She gets to play it for a year. Viktorov... -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BREAKING NEWS: Opera & BalletBy Stephen Waller ~~Filed under: humour
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet Tweets'Good #rhythm is the cement that binds different elements of technique together' ― .@MenuhinSchool's Simon Fischer http://bit.ly/1yQPyv9
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsOur Summer School starts next week, a place where young composers can work with professional composers and musicians http://vimeo.com/78631620
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Slipped Disc
The soprano Latonia Moore, who sang a stupendous last-minute Met Aida in 2012, has announced she’s getting married in a fortnight, and that she’s starting a family. The whole opera world is thrilled for her. Latonia was due t... -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsFriday's prom explores musical responses to WW1 & feat. Gurney's War Elegy. Learn more about the composer @BBCRadio3 http://bbc.in/1qmRAOq
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet Tweets.@BirmCons grads Sam Bordoli and Nicholas Stuart win @RoyalPhilSoc awards: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/pme/conservatoire/news/double-prize-win-for-birmingham-conservatoire-graduates …
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Music: Classical music | guardian.co.ukSviatoslav Richter (Melodiya, four CDs) The centenary of the birth of Sviatoslav Richter , the supreme pianist of the second half of the 20th century, falls next March. His legacy on disc is already prodigious though Richter became incre...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Slipped Disc
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsThere are lots of #bbcproms to explore online @BBCiPlayer incl @BBCRadio3 & BBC Four broadcasts + @BBCTwo Proms Extra http://ow.ly/zJYZc
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BREAKING NEWS: Opera & BalletSam Roberts-Smith Opera Australia is taking a Mozart's The Magic Flute and transporting it to a modern day archaeological dig in Egypt, even including a mummy in the cast. But the real transporting is of the sets and cast, as they take t...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Slipped Disc
The church organ of the Marktkirche in Wiesbaden has been severely damaged by a lightning strike. Built in 1863, the organ was played by the composer Max Reger and the humanitarian Albert Schweizer, both of whom lived in the town. And ... -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Classical Music: latest news, reviews, composers, concerts, download, mp3Ivan Hewett's scruples about Prom 16 were dissolved by the rich sound of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from BREAKING NEWS: Opera & BalletThe Gershwins' masterpiece is played with rare panache in this electrifying production, says Charles Spencer
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Slipped Disc
The Met manager will have breakfasted with a smile this morning over Maureen Dowd’s mini-profile in the New York Times. The doyenne columnist, a Times protegée of his father’s, wrote fondly, almost maternally, of the embattle... -
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Planet Hugill - A world of classical musicThe Grimeborn Festival returns on 4 August 2014 with the eighth festival at Arcola Theatre in Dalston celebrating small scale opera with large ambitions. Running until 7 September, this year's festival includes 10 productions varying fro...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsThe Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is coming to the UK! http://www.classical-music.com/news/doctor-who-symphonic-spectacular-come-uk … #DoctorWho
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Sequenza21/I’m happy to be returning to posting here at Sequenza21. It has been a while. Recently, a quote from David Byrne was brought to my attention by Joe Benzola in a Facebook post. (The original Byrne post may be found here.) Although...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsFiona Hyslop has written an op-ed for us about the arts in an independent Scotland. http://www.classicalmusicmagazine.org/2014/07/musicians-vote-yes-the-arts-will-thrive-in-an-independent-scotland/ … Do you disagree? Tell us ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsWhat happens to your brain during a Prom? Find out what gives certain music that tingle factor http://bbc.in/1qKYCBB pic.twitter.com/FiACXNYFjh
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsWhat's in dancers' ballet bags? @MNunezOfficial & @YasmineNaghdi rummage through theirs: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/whats-in-dancers-ballet-bags … ^C pic.twitter.com/fn2HE39mGp
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet Tweets'James Ehnes transcends the challenges of Paganini' .@Meadowmount #violin teacher Sally Thomas's favourite recordings http://bit.ly/1zuQ02C
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet Tweets"70+ minds, souls, hearts, all invested in these songs" @lauramvula on her #bbcproms with @MetropoleOrkest don't miss http://bbc.in/1xyUS3N
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsI have been Nos 1, 7, 12 & 15. Which of @MusicMagazine's Prommer stereotypes do you fit? http://www.classical-music.com/article/15-proms-goers-spotters-guide …
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Violinist.comBy Claire Allen: What you do in the practice room matters. As a teacher, I see an endless array of scenarios and levels of practice. I have one student who routinely practices 5 days a week and is always prepared. She's very consistent. ...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsTroyka / Pulcinella - Match & Fuse featuring Troyka and Pulcinella, Dempsey’s, Cardiff, 16/07/2014. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7l
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsThe Jazz Standard, New York City, August listings. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7k
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsJazz at St. George’s, Bristol, Autumn 2014. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7j
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsCharlie Haden, 1937-2014. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7i
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsAndrew McCormack Trio - First Light http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7h
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsKristian Borring - Urban Novel http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7g
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsCafé Jazz, Cardiff, live music listings, August 2014. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7f
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsDerby Jazz, Programme September / December 2014. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7e
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsRonnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Soho, London, Autumn highlights. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7d
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsEyeshutight, new album and UK tour October / November 2014. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7c
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsDominic Lash Quartet - Opabinia http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7b
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsEdinburgh jazz series gears up for the Fringe. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-7a
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsRising northern jazz talent to get festival showcase. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-79
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 from Top Classical Music, Opera & Ballet TweetsStatements / Open letters from Jazz Services. http://wp.me/p4oY6e-78
