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I’m Colin Anderson, a writer on music and the editor of Classical Source.

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RELEASED TODAY, July 28: Vox Audiophile Edition releases Leonard Slatkin conducting George Gershwin’s piano-and-orchestra music – including Rhapsody in Blue – with Jeffrey Siegel & St Louis Symphony Orchestra.

RELEASED TODAY, July 28: Vox Audiophile Edition releases Leonard Slatkin conducting George Gershwin’s piano-and-orchestra music – including Rhapsody in Blue – with Jeffrey Siegel & St Louis Symphony Orchestra.

by | Jul 28, 2023 | ,

Originally published on July 21 This very welcome second release completes Leonard Slatkin & St Louis Symphony's mid-1970s' survey of George Gershwin's orchestral music for Vox, this time with solo piano and Jeffrey Siegel. A1 performances in excellent sound, the...

Guildhall School Announces Autumn Events.

Guildhall School Announces Autumn Events.

by | Jul 27, 2023 |

Guildhall School of Music & Drama announces its autumn season 2023 This autumn, Guildhall School of Music & Drama presents a varied programme of events for the public to enjoy, including concerts, drama productions, opera and jazz. Highlights include: Special...

BBC Proms 2023 – Prom 16: Hallé. Sir Mark Elder conducts Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Live on BBC Radio 3.

BBC Proms 2023 – Prom 16: Hallé. Sir Mark Elder conducts Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Live on BBC Radio 3.

by | Jul 26, 2023 | , ,

Chris Christodoulou, photo Wednesday, July 26, 2023 Royal Albert Hall, London There was a zest, a good to be alive feeling to the beginning of The Bells, a lifespan piece, although there were shadows, too, as Mark Elder sculptured an engrossing performance of...