Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda: Violakonzerte Nr. 1-3 (F-Dur, Es-Dur, Es-Dur); Jean-Eric Soucy, Bratsche, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Bernard Labadie; 1 CD cpo 555167-2; Aufnahme 07/2016, Veröffentlichung 26/04/2018 (60'11) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Die weitverzweigte Musikerfamilie Benda kann für Konfusionen sorgen, wie diese CD zeigt. Der kanadische Bratschist Jean-Eric Soucy, Mitglied des SWR-Orchesters, hat auf der Suche nach drei Bratschenkonzerten von Georg Anton Benda schließlich herausgefunden, dass es diese wohl nicht gibt, dafür aber drei von Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (1745-1814). Diese drei sind virtuos, und charakteristisch genug, um einem breiten Publikum zu gefallen. Read More →
When the Cleveland Institute of Music started applications for its inaugural class of the new Minority Artist Fellowship (MAF) program for African-American and Latino Students, a big success story began. CIM has just announced: « When162 of the world’s most talented classical music students arrive at the Cleveland Institute of Music next fall, they will represent the most competitive and accomplished incoming class in CIM’s storied history. They will also be the most racially diverse: African American, Latinx and Native Hawaiian students will be an historic 17 percent of the incoming class. Read More →
The Brevard Philharmonic, Brevard, North Carolina, has chosen James Fellenbaum as its new Artistic Director/Conductor. Fellenbaum is currently Resident Conductor with the Knoxville Symphony, Music Director of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra and Director of Orchestras at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Read More →
This year, the record label Alpha is Label of the Year of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). Alpha belongs to Belgian music group Outhere (Alpha, Ricercar, Fuga Libera, Ramée, ZigZag, Arcana, Phi, Linn…). ICMA Jury member Juan Lucas (Scherzo, Spain) has made the following interview with Outhere's Chairman Charles Adriaenssen.
How would you describe your origins and at what point did you decide that you wanted to get involved in the classical record world a serious way?
There were plenty of cultural interests in my family when I was growing up, and music, consequently, played an important part in my education and upbringing. I studied Law and, then, for a period of fifteen years I worked as a diplomat, until 1995, when I became involved with the family business concerns in brewing, and I joined a number of management boards… Read More →
Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck, Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2008, is ICMA Artist of the Year. Musica's Nicola Cattò met the former Vienna Philharmonic viola player (his brother Rainer is still Concertmaster) in Milan at the beginning of January, after the first of three concerts devoted to a traditional Vienna New Year repertoire that got a thunderstorm of applause in the iconic Milanese theatre.
You came back to La Scala after a 20 years gap (not counting the very recent concerts with the Academy Orchestra). A programme very much connected to your musical culture, but not at all to Italian tradition, marked this comeback. How did it work?
Actually quite well, because these musicians are technically very good. Moreover, for this music you need to be a musician with taste, with good technique and a feeling for rhythm. You need a lot of rubato, many stylistic elements that la Scala orchestra is able to give. Read More →
Richard Danielpour: Streichquartette Nr. 5 (In Search of La vita nuova), 6 (Addio), 7 (Psalm of Solace); Hila Plitmann, Sopran, Delray String Quartet; 1 CD Naxos (8.559845); Aufnahme 05/2015, Veröffentlichung 01/2018 (75'55) – Rezension von Remy Franck
Mit Richard Danielpours ‘italienischem’ Quartett beginnt das Programm dieser CD, die drei neo-romantische und programmatisch konzipierte Streichquartette des 1956 geborenen amerikanischen Komponisten enthält. Read More →
Robert Spano, 56, has announced plans to conclude his tenure as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in June 2021. The 2020-21 season will mark his 20th year with the orchestra, making him one of the longest-tenured music directors of a major American orchestra. Following the 2020-21 season, he will assume the title of conductor laureate, and will continue to conduct it on a regular basis. A committee will be formed to begin the search for Spano’s successor. Read More →
Le Violon de Proust; César Franck: Sonate für Violine und Klavier, Reynaldo Hahn: Sonate für Violine und Klavier; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonate für Violine und Klavier Nr. 1; Gabriel Tchalik, Violine, Dania Tchalik, Klavier, 1 CD Evidence EVCD036, Aufnahmen 02/2017, Veröffentlichung: 11/2017 (73:44) – Rezension von Uwe Krusch
Die Suche nach der verlorenen Zeit war das größte und zeitaufwendigste Werk des französischen Autors und Sozialkritikers Marcel Proust. Neben der Darstellung der gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen hat Proust in den zwanzig Jahren der Entstehung dieses Werkes den Wettlauf mit der eigenen ablaufenden Lebenszeit und der Erinnerung an die verlorene Vergangenheit darzustellen. Read More →
Following the unanimous recommendation of the Music Director Search Committee, the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra has named Yuga Cohler, 28, as the orchestra’s new Music Director, Broadway World Connecticut reports. Cohler will make his debut in Ridgefield on 5 May. Read More →
Das deutsche Label OehmsClassics ist jetzt Teil der Naxos-Gruppe. Eine entsprechende Vereinbarung zur Übernahme der Geschäftsanteile wurde bereits unterzeichnet, teilt das Label mit. Read More →
