In Search of Kashperova.

In Search of Kashperova.

Feb 27, 2022 | Insights, News, Videos

Five Kashperova video shortsBoosey & Hawkes presents a series of short video documentaries celebrating the newly-discovered Romantic composer Leokadiya Kashperova in her 150th anniversary year. The five weekly episodes, commencing 8 March, are hosted by Graham...
Audio of Michael Gielen conducting Mahler’s Sixth Symphony with SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg during the Salzburg Festival of 2013; on August 21 at the Grosses Festspielhaus.

Audio of Michael Gielen conducting Mahler’s Sixth Symphony with SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg during the Salzburg Festival of 2013; on August 21 at the Grosses Festspielhaus.

Feb 19, 2022 | Guest Contributors, Insights, Ramblings, Videos

Perhaps the most underestimated of the great conductors, Michael Gielen (1927-2019) here leads an uncompromising/penetrating account of Mahler 6, not the only way of interpreting this mighty score, and it wasn’t Gielen’s only way either. Pejoratively, not everyone...
John McCabe (1939-2015) died seven years ago on this date, aged 75. As a tribute here are broadcast performances of his Fourth Symphony, Cello Concerto, and The Chagall Windows. [Plus Haydn.]

John McCabe (1939-2015) died seven years ago on this date, aged 75. As a tribute here are broadcast performances of his Fourth Symphony, Cello Concerto, and The Chagall Windows. [Plus Haydn.]

Feb 14, 2022 | Guest Contributors, Insights, Ramblings, Videos

Anything following that is written within quotation marks is from Monica, John’s widow, and with thanks to her for research assistance. John McCabe passed away at “roughly ten past midnight, so I suppose it counts as 14th February, just. I had promised him a...
The Marsh Family’s political satire videos [published here without permission; shared without bias to any political persuasion or personal opinion… catchy songs, original Sue Gray-inspired, and G&S parody.]

The Marsh Family’s political satire videos [published here without permission; shared without bias to any political persuasion or personal opinion… catchy songs, original Sue Gray-inspired, and G&S parody.]

Feb 5, 2022 | Comedy, Guest Contributors, Insights, Light Music Gems, Unexpected, Videos

“This is our first foray into political satire. Because we are cross. It’s not party political. We have addressed lots of topics in the 22 months since we locked down and put our first parody song out. We’ve sung about the mundane side of family life as well as...