August 13, 2019: Surprise Happy Sixtieth greeting from BBC Scottish SO to Martyn Brabbins. Audio of Pictured Within: Birthday Variations for M. C. B.
Prom 35 preview: Martyn Brabbins introduces Pictured Within: Birthday Variations for M. C. B. [August 13 @ 7 p.m.] Audio of Pictured Within: Birthday Variations for M. C. B. Review of concert: Prom 35: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, ENO Chorus & BBC Singers –...
Many Happy Returns to Nicholas Daniel, 60 today.
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Berliner Philharmoniker – Daniel Barenboim conducts Verdi – Sicilian Vespers, String Quartet, Four Sacred Pieces [live Digital Concert Hall webcast]
Saturday, January 8, 2022 Berliner Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße, Berlin A week ago Daniel Barenboim was in Vienna to welcome the New Year,...![Vernon Handley (1930-2008) – remembered fondly as man and musician – conducts Elgar’s First Symphony with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Recorded on September 2, 1994, in Perth. [Reasonable sound if with a crackly background.]](http://www.colinscolumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/handley.jpg)