Hi,
I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.
Welcome to my Column, a bit of a blog: news, reviews, things to watch, and other posts to read; a mix of things. I hope you like the contents.
Cheers, Col
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra “Bringing a touch of France to Frankfurt and Hesse”.
Alain Altinoglu would like to "bring a touch of France to Frankfurt and Hesse" in the 2022/23 season. The Frenchman has been Music Director of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony since 2021. "We are looking forward to a season in which we can once again get very close to our...
Richard STRAUSS – Andris Nelsons conducts Boston Symphony and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras for Deutsche Grammophon.
A frisson can be created for the listener, especially when tasked with a review, when contemplating a complete cycle, such as recently with Klaus Mäkelä’s Sibelius,...
The Strauss Project Part I – Gewandhausorchester Leipzig at Barbican Hall – Andris Nelsons conducts Macbeth, Der Rosenkavalier Suite & Ein Heldenleben.
Photo, Mark Allan/Barbican Monday, May 9, 2022Barbican Hall, LondonGuest Reviewer, Curtis Rogers The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig came to the Barbican in October 2015 to give three concerts, each featuring Richard Strauss tone poems and a Mozart Concerto, with its then...
Heresy Records Releases Ji Liu’s 18 Hour ‘Sonata Fantasy-The Book of Moments’; Work Receives Guinness World Record.
Heresy Records Releases Epic 18 Hour Piano Work 'Sonata Fantasy, The Book of Moments' Composed & Performed by Steinway Artist Ji Liu Honouring Frontline Pandemic Workers ~ Work Receives Guinness World Record ~ Released digitally on 20th May by Heresy Records On...
Tugan Sokhiev & Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse record Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony for Warner Classics.
The ominous depth of the lower strings at the Symphony’s beginning promises much, and for the most part is fulfilled; indeed the opening Moderato – treated as Adagio by Tugan Sokhiev – is wholly gripping: darkly announced with subtle dynamics and achingly expressed as...
ALONE TOGETHER: Johannes Moser to release ground-breaking experimental cello project with Platoon.
The album features six specially-commissioned new works as well as multi-layered octophonic arrangements of string classics Prelude from Grieg’s Holberg Suite is released as a single this week [13 May]: Listen HERE The full album is released on 17 June 2022...
Debut Sounds: World premieres of five new concertos by London Philharmonic Orchestra Young Composers.
Concert follows a year of mentoring with LPO Composer-in-Residence Brett Dean, workshops and professional development This year’s London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) Young Composers scheme culminates on Thursday 14 July at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 7:30pm with...
Gabrieli Consort & Players Celebrates 40 Years with UK Tour.
· Gabrieli Consort & Players celebrate 40years of exceptional performances, ground-breaking programmes, and acclaimed recordings · UK tour of A Venetian Coronation with...
Sad news: actor Dennis Waterman has died aged 74 – The Sweeney, Minder, New Tricks – he sang the theme tunes for the latter two, and recorded albums.
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