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
James Williams announced as the next Director of the Royal College of Music.
Managing Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Williams, will join the Royal College of Music as Director on 1 September 2024 The Royal College of Music (RCM) is delighted to announce that James Williams has been appointed as its next Director and will...
Many Happy Returns to pianist & conductor (retired 2020) Vladimir Ashkenazy, 86 today. Brahms’s Piano Concerto No.1 with LSO & Claudio Abbado; August 2, 1983; Salzburg Festival.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRYryBBAyNs https://www.colinscolumn.com/vladimir-ashkenazy-retires/
VÍKINGUR – GOLDBERG VARIATIONS – BACH (6 October 2023).
Víkingur Ólafsson releases J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations(Deutsche Grammophon, 6 October 2023) Celebrated pianist devotes entire next season to performing the Goldberg Variations with global tour across six continents Víkingur Ólafsson: “I have...
I wonder who the trumpet player is? Manny Klein.
I casually asked a friend, who plays the distinctive, sensitive and so-expressive trumpet solos on the following?...
Many Happy Returns to Paul Daniel, 65 today.
Roger Wright to step down as Chief Executive of Britten Pears Arts in July 2024.
https://brittenpearsarts.org/news/roger-wright
Aaron Copland, Suite from Appalachian Spring. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel. Telarc recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ka1jwQvSI
A Leroy Anderson selection; the composer conducts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQPLrVC8PTQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1FggCQpYF0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akwfqjtBn7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yo0hky3HjQ
Roy Harris’s Third Symphony (1937). Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky. Recorded 1940.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea2nWrb-NgA