Fifty Shades of Grim. October CD Roundup.
I noticed with a sense of both amusement and nausea yesterday that EMI, a label that I used to follow avidly, has stooped to releasing Fifty Shades of Grey, The Classical Album.…
NMC Music Map
For a bit of Friday fun why not take a look at NMC's Music Map , an interactive application that explores links between composers? It launches with the composer you have chosen…
September CD Releases
Apart from the excellent Retorica disk reviewed in my last post, there are a number of other new recordings worth checking out this month. There are five releases on Naxos.…
Retorica: English Violin Duos
If a programme of music for two violins does not sound like a very appealing prospect, Retorica's debut disk, just released on NMC, might change your mind. Violinists Harriet Mackenzie and…
Two festivals and an installation…
Having written a eulogy to the music of William Mathias not many weeks ago, I managed to forget to mention the upcoming North Wales International Music Festival, which was founded by the…
September Concert Diary
There are several festivals that feature new music in September. I’ve included a selection of concerts from them in my monthly round-up on CT's concert page. As always, however, a more…
Varia
Okay, I admit it: hosting the Olympics was not such a bad idea after all. As I've watched I have found myself whooping, shouting, crying with joy and often turning…
August Concert Diary
Whilst I've just updated CT's concert listings for August, there is such a range of concerts this month that I would also recommend checking out individual festival programmes, of which many…
July CD Releases
A quiet month. Only Naxos – as usual – has produced new albums of recent music. Three of these are in its American Classics series. There is a recording of…
William Mathias 1934-1992
A short guide to the music of William Mathias, who died 20 years ago on 29th July. I hail from the same part of the world as this most brilliantly…
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