Flutist Laura Falzon is a major force in Intercultural Music, and has commissioned and premiered numerous works for flute. She and Pianist Steve Beck will perform “Two Venetian Frescoes” for flute and piano, of the Egyptian composer Mohammed Fairouz (b. 1985), along with works of Erwin Schulhoff, J.S. Bach, Hans Werner Henze and Franz Schubert, in a program presented by “Music at...
The last word Gustav Mahler uttered on his deathbed — according to his wife, Alma — was “Mozart.” Perhaps the composer was already hearing sounds from the next world, or simply reliving some of his happiest memories from this one....
The Movie Music of John Williams concerts this past weekend were an intergalactic success. Two full houses at Powell Hall, with David Robertson and the SLSO giving the preeminent film composer of our time his due in out-of-this-world style....
Infra-red cameras and sensors create high-tech performance When you think of opera being performed on the stage in an opera house the last thing you think of is an interactive experience powered by software algorithms, infra-red cameras and state-of-the-art technology, yet in an attempt to lure in a younger, more tech savvy audience that's exactly what the Metropolitan Opera in New York is doing....
Richard Wagner's four-opera "Der Ring des Nibelungen" — better known in English as the "Ring Cycle" — follows the tale of golden ring that confers great powers upon its owner. But it also carries a deadly curse. Staging this epic multi-evening extravaganza can really put an opera company on the map. The Washington National Opera, with its philosophically flawed but visually...
Brahms' Symphony No. 1 is one of those rare pieces I can listen to over and over again, without ever getting bored. There's so much drama, anxiety and (eventually) affirmation in the piece that I would gladly travel abroad to hear different performances of it. So I did. Brahms' First is often mockingly called Beethoven's Tenth, so it was a fitting conclusion to Bonn's Beethovenfest last month. The...
Says mezzo-soprano Susan Graham: "Singing the ('Dido and Aeneas') role will be like drinking a long, cool drink of fresh spring water when you've been surrounded by milkshakes." If versatility is a musical virtue, then mezzo- soprano Susan Graham should be canonized. The 49-year-old Graham's singing résumé reveals an intense desire for tackling a wide range of roles. These...
Rachmaninoff didn't always think big, but when he did, the results can be electrifying in the right hands - such as those of guest conductor Semyon Bychkov, who led the San Francisco Symphony over the weekend in superb performances of not one but two of the...
Here is my Saturday November 7 Chicago Sun-Times review of the Thursday November 5, 2009, Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert with principal conductor Bernard Haitink and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Repeated Saturday at 8 p.m. and Tuesday November 10 at 7:30 p.m....
Semyon Bychkov led the San Francisco Symphony through Rachmaninoff's The Bells and Symphony No. 2 last night at Davies. I had the good fortune of bringing my friend GG to see the orchestra perform the first time and she really enjoyed it. It was a program that would satisfy both the newcomer and the regular visitor. Rachmaninoff is one of my favorite composers and this program immediately stood out...
The broadcast of Puccini's opera Turandot will be presented live for only one day on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT in select movie theatres. Director Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of Puccini's last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire.The Metropolitan Opera: TurandotLength: 3 hours, 25 minutesTurandot Synopsis from the Metropolitan Opera: ACT I. Peking,
Niccolò Paganini was a noted Italian pianist and composer. He wrote 24 "Caprices for Solo Violin" between 1802 and 1817. He is best remembered for his Caprice No. 24 which has been used as the basis for other works by many composers ranging from Brahms to Benny Goodman to Andrew Lloyd Webber. The most famous of these variations is "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" by Sergei...
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Classical As with many composers operating at a remove from the artistic center, the work of Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar can be hard to place historically. Writing in the decades before and after 1900, Stenhammar opts for post-...
"Baby Kintyre, a radio opera by composer Dean Burry to be broadcast in serial over five Saturdays starting Nov. 7 on CBC Radio 2, … takes its inspiration from a real 1920s Toronto household where a baby was wrapped in newsprint and buried between the floorboards of an attic … only to be discovered more than 80 years later."...
Amy Winehouse Back to Black Download mp3 Download Amy Winehouse Back to Black >>> Artist: Amy Winehouse Album: Back to Black Tracks: 1. Rehab 2. You Know I'm No Good 3. Me and Mr. Jones 4. Just Friends 5. Back to Black 6. Love is A Losing Game 7. Tears Dry on Their Own 8. Wake Up Alone 9. Some Unholy War 10. He Can Only Hold Her 11. Rehab (live at Kalkscheune Berlin) 12. Love is A Losing Game (live...
Order cheap Risperdal without prescription - Click Here! >>> Risperdal (RISPERIDONE) is an antipsychotic agent used to treat emotional and mood disorders. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor. Order cheap Risperdal without prescription. - Click Here! >>> We accept Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Diners and JCB cards Buy Risperdal online without prescription in Professional...
Buy Apcalis SX Oral Jelly (Orange flavor) - Click Here! >>> Apcalis SX Oral Jelly (Cialis, Generic Tadalafil) - is manufactured by Ajantha Pharma, India. It is used for impotence, loss of libido and Erectile Dysfunction or Ed treatment in man. Apcalis tadalafil Oral jelly is the jelly form (Orange flavor). Buy cheap Apcalis SX Oral Jelly (Orange flavor) without prescription. - Click Here! >>> We accept...
Videos
