That's Judith's stunned response at the devastating climax of Bartok's hour-long masterpiece Duke Bluebeard's Castle . It has less of an impact if, as in Daniel Kramer's new ENO production (photographed throughout here by Johan Persson), it's obvious from the fifth door onwards that SPOILER ALERT the children who inhabit Bluebeard's basement must have a mother, or mothers. The revelation can only come...
Prom 33: London Sinfonietta / Edward Gardner - Royal Albert Hall, 9 August 2009 Antheil Ballet mécanique John Adams Grand Pianola Music Bartók Sonata for two pianos and percussion Stravinsky Les noces At least the second Prom of ‘Multiple Pianos’...
Piotr Anderszewski played Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat after Edward Gardner and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra gave a taut account of Mozart’s “Zauberflöte” Overture.
"Nobody is yet calling 34-year-old Edward Gardner 'great', but, after his naming as Conductor of the Year by the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) in 2008, critics now pay respectful attention to his sound. In addition, Gardner has come to stand for more than just musical excellence: some see him as the symbol of the most brilliant operatic turnaround in recent history; others credit him with bringing...