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October 2015
October 2015 Bertrand Chamayou INSIDE: Ian Bostridge | Sarah Connolly Ehnes Quartet | Thomas Hampson Alina Ibragimova & Cédric Tiberghien Magdalena Kozˇená & Mitsuko Uchida Steven Isserlis | Robert Levin Sandrine Piau | Christoph Prégardien Stile Antico | Vox Luminis And many more Box Office 020 7935 2141 Online Booking www.wigmore-hall.org.uk How to Book Wigmore Hall Box Office 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP In Person 7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert. Please note that the Box Office with be closed for bookings in person from Monday 27 July to Friday 4 September. By Telephone: 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10 am – 7 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm. There is a non-refundable £3.00 administration fee for each transaction, which includes the return of your tickets by post if time permits. Online: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge. Standby Tickets Standby tickets for students, senior citizens and the unemployed are available from one hour before the performance (subject to availability) with best available seats sold at the lowest price. NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and Coffee Concerts. Group Discounts Discounts of 10% are available for groups of 12 or more, subject to availability. Latecomers Latecomers will only be admitted during a suitable pause in the performance. Facilities for Disabled People full details available from 020 7935 2141 or [email protected] Wigmore Hall has been awarded the Bronze Charter Mark from Attitude is Everything TICKETS Unless otherwise stated, tickets are A–D divided into five prices ranges: BALCONY Stalls C – M W–Y Highest price T–V Stalls A – B, N – P Q–S 2nd highest price Balcony A – D N–P 2nd highest price STALLS Stalls BB, CC, Q – S C–M 3rd highest price A–B Stalls AA, T – V CC CC 4th highest price BB BB PLATFORM Stalls W – Y AAAA AAAA Lowest price This brochure is available in alternative formats. -
Navigating, Coping & Cashing In
The RECORDING Navigating, Coping & Cashing In Maze November 2013 Introduction Trying to get a handle on where the recording business is headed is a little like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall. No matter what side of the business you may be on— producing, selling, distributing, even buying recordings— there is no longer a “standard operating procedure.” Hence the title of this Special Report, designed as a guide to the abundance of recording and distribution options that seem to be cropping up almost daily thanks to technology’s relentless march forward. And as each new delivery CONTENTS option takes hold—CD, download, streaming, app, flash drive, you name it—it exponentionally accelerates the next. 2 Introduction At the other end of the spectrum sits the artist, overwhelmed with choices: 4 The Distribution Maze: anybody can (and does) make a recording these days, but if an artist is not signed Bring a Compass: Part I with a record label, or doesn’t have the resources to make a vanity recording, is there still a way? As Phil Sommerich points out in his excellent overview of “The 8 The Distribution Maze: Distribution Maze,” Part I and Part II, yes, there is a way, or rather, ways. But which Bring a Compass: Part II one is the right one? Sommerich lets us in on a few of the major players, explains 11 Five Minutes, Five Questions how they each work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. with Three Top Label Execs In “The Musical America Recording Surveys,” we confirmed that our readers are both consumers and makers of recordings. -
Press Information Eno 2013/14 Season
PRESS INFORMATION ENO 2013/14 SEASON 1 #ENGLISHENO1314 NATIONAL OPERA Press Information 2013/4 CONTENTS Autumn 2013 4 FIDELIO Beethoven 6 DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss 8 MADAM BUtteRFLY Puccini 10 THE MAGIC FLUte Mozart 12 SATYAGRAHA Glass Spring 2014 14 PeteR GRIMES Britten 18 RIGOLetto Verdi 20 RoDELINDA Handel 22 POWDER HeR FAce Adès Summer 2014 24 THEBANS Anderson 26 COSI FAN TUtte Mozart 28 BenvenUTO CELLINI Berlioz 30 THE PEARL FISHERS Bizet 32 RIveR OF FUNDAMent Barney & Bepler ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA Press Information 2013/4 3 FIDELIO NEW PRODUCTION BEETHoven (1770–1827) Opens: 25 September 2013 (7 performances) One of the most sought-after opera and theatre directors of his generation, Calixto Bieito returns to ENO to direct a new production of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio. Bieito’s continued association with the company shows ENO’s commitment to highly theatrical and new interpretations of core repertoire. Following the success of his Carmen at ENO in 2012, described by The Guardian as ‘a cogent, gripping piece of work’, Bieito’s production of Fidelio comes to the London Coliseum after its 2010 premiere in Munich. Working with designer Rebecca Ringst, Bieito presents a vast Escher-like labyrinth set, symbolising the powerfully claustrophobic nature of the opera. Edward Gardner, ENO’s highly acclaimed Music Director, 2013 Olivier Award-nominee and recipient of an OBE for services to music, conducts an outstanding cast led by Stuart Skelton singing Florestan and Emma Bell as Leonore. Since his definitive performance of Peter Grimes at ENO, Skelton is now recognised as one of the finest heldentenors of his generation, appearing at the world’s major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and Opéra National de Paris. -
Is She Dead Yet? Rehearsing La Bohéme at Opera Australia
Is she dead yet? Rehearsing La Bohéme at Opera Australia Avi Michael Casebook submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours). Department of Performance Studies University of Sydney 2009 Many thanks to my supervisors, Dr. Ian Maxwell and Dr. Amanda Card. 2 | Is she dead yet? Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Causality: My Method of Operating ...................................................................................................... 7 Context .............................................................................................................................................. 12 The Project ................................................................................................................................................. 12 My Musical Inertia ................................................................................................................................... 14 A Rehearsal Space in Surry Hills ......................................................................................................... 15 Personnel ................................................................................................................................................... -
Contents Price Code an Introduction to Chandos
CONTENTS AN INTRODUCTION TO CHANDOS RECORDS An Introduction to Chandos Records ... ...2 Harpsichord ... ......................................................... .269 A-Z CD listing by composer ... .5 Guitar ... ..........................................................................271 Chandos Records was founded in 1979 and quickly established itself as one of the world’s leading independent classical labels. The company records all over Collections: Woodwind ... ............................................................ .273 the world and markets its recordings from offices and studios in Colchester, Military ... ...208 Violin ... ...........................................................................277 England. It is distributed worldwide to over forty countries as well as online from Brass ... ..212 Christmas... ........................................................ ..279 its own website and other online suppliers. Concert Band... ..229 Light Music... ..................................................... ...281 Opera in English ... ...231 Various Popular Light... ......................................... ..283 The company has championed rare and neglected repertoire, filling in many Orchestral ... .239 Compilations ... ...................................................... ...287 gaps in the record catalogues. Initially focussing on British composers (Alwyn, Bax, Bliss, Dyson, Moeran, Rubbra et al.), it subsequently embraced a much Chamber ... ...245 Conductor Index ... ............................................... .296 -
Proms 2016 Page 1 of 7
Proms 2016 Page 1 of 7 Prom 1: First Night of the Proms Valery Gergiev conductor Prom 10: Ten Pieces II 19:30 Friday 15 Jul 2016 ON TV 11:00 Saturday 23 Jul 2016 Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall Prom 5: Beethoven ± Missa solemnis Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 18:30 Tuesday 19 Jul 2016 Johann Sebastian Bach Fantasy Overture ©Romeo and Juliet© (20 mins) Royal Albert Hall Toccata and Fugue in D minor Edward Elgar Leonard Bernstein Cello Concerto in E minor (29 mins) Ludwig van Beethoven Mambo (from West Side Story) Sergei Prokofiev Missa solemnis (90 mins) Georges Bizet Cantata ©Alexander Nevsky© (41 mins) Carmen Suite No 2 (Habanera) Camilla Nylund soprano Carmen Suite No 2 (Chanson du toréador) Sol Gabetta cello Birgit Remmert mezzo-soprano Anna Clyne Olga Borodina mezzo-soprano Stuart Skelton tenor Night Ferry BBC National Chorus of Wales Hanno Müller-Brachmann bass Joseph Haydn BBC Symphony Chorus Hallé Choir Trumpet Concerto (3rd mvt) BBC Symphony Orchestra Manchester Chamber Choir Gabriel Prokofiev Sakari Oramo conductor BBC Philharmonic Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra (5th mvt) Gianandrea Noseda conductor Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 10 in E minor (2nd mvt) Prom 2: Mussorgsky ± Boris Godunov Ralph Vaughan Williams 19:30 Saturday 16 Jul 2016 Prom 6: Gospel Prom The Lark Ascending Royal Albert Hall 22:15 Tuesday 19 Jul 2016 ON TV Giuseppe Verdi Royal Albert Hall Requiem (Dies irae) Modest Mussorgsky Requiem (Tuba mirum) Boris Godunov Israel J. Allen singer Richard Wagner concert performance; sung in Russian (121 mins) Tehila -
Robert Louis Stevenson Poisoned Kiss Is to Be Recorded for the First Time
Across RVW Crossword No.11 by Michael Gainsford 1. Tempo marking of scherzo of Symphony No 4 (7,5) No.25 October 2002 4. German folk song arranged by RVW in 1903 (5) Journal of the 1 2 3 6. Plenty of this in Scott ofthe Antarctic! (3) 7. England, Arise! (9) 10. Appendage at the side of the head (3) EDITOR 4 12. RVW wrote an overture to this (juvenile) opera (3) 13. Palestinian city that figures in Winter, of Folk Songs of 5 10 6 Stephen Connock the Four Seasons of 1949 (9) RVW 7 8 9 15. First note of sol-fa scale (3) Society 16. If I were one in 1903 (5) 13 10 11 17. RVW's school (12) 12 Down The Poisoned Kiss to be In this issue... 1. RVW wrote music for its pageant (7) 16 13 14 2. Greek prefix indicating ‘few’(5) The Songs of Travel. 15 recorded at last 3. RVW wrote a concerto for this in 1944 (4) Guest editor: Dr William Adams 16 5. Again in 1944, RVW wrote an article on this type of music (4) After years of planning, it is excellent news that The G Robert Louis Stevenson Poisoned Kiss is to be recorded for the first time. 8. Over hill and this in Shakespearean song of 1951 (4) 20 Richard Hickox will conduct the BBC National A brief examination of 9. An Irish one appears in The Running Set (4) Orchestra of Wales with a star-studded cast, largely the poet. 17 10. Has a lament in unpublished madrigal of 1897 (4) derived from the successful Vision of Albion Page 5 performance at the Barbican, in London, on 26 11. -
Building a Library
BUILDING A LIBRARY All selections were made from recordings available in the UK at the time of the broadcast and are full price unless otherwise stated. CD Review cannot guarantee that they have not subsequently been deleted. KEY: CD = compact disc c/w = coupled with SIS = a recording which is only available through EMI’s Special Import Service IMS = a recording which is only available through Universal Classics' Import Music Service CONTENTS September 1999 – July 2000 .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 September 2000 – July 2001 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 September 2001 – July 2002 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 46 September 2002 – July 2003 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 74 September 2003 – July 2004 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 98 September 2004 – July 2005 ............................................................................................................................................................................. -
Greek Myths – the Proms Theme
GREEK MYTHS – THE PROMS THEME • Berlioz’s The Trojans, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Tippett’s King Priam and Strauss’s Elektra • Stravinsky’s Oedipus rex and Perséphone, Mendelssohn’s Antigone • Music by Henze, Birtwistle, Musgrave and the world premiere of John Woolrich’s Double Mercury Music inspired by Greek myths is the vast single theme of this year’s BBC Proms. No other source – with the possible exception of the Bible – has stimulated so much great art from writers, painters, film-makers and composers. To celebrate the fact, the Proms, in one of its most ambitious seasons ever, presents more than 30 Greek-myth inspired works spanning the centuries. At its heart is Berlioz’s The Trojans (Proms 47 & 48, Monday 25 August). Sir Colin Davis, arguably the two-part epic’s greatest interpreter of our time, conducts a superb cast with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in what promises to be one of the season’s top highlights. Based on Homer’s account of the Trojan War, Michael Tippett’s opera King Priam (Prom 3, Sunday 20 July) receives a concert performance from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by David Atherton and starring David Wilson-Johnson in the title role. Concluding the season’s sequence of operas based on the Trojan War and its aftermath, leading British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly joins the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a Late Night Prom performance of Purcell’s much-loved Dido and Aeneas (Prom 58, Tuesday 2 September). Moving to Sophocles’ tragedy Elektra, Richard Strauss’s thrillingly intense operatic version comes to the Proms courtesy of Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. -
Defining the Contralto Voice Through the Repertoire of Ralph Vaughan
DEFINING THE CONTRALTO VOICE THROUGH THE REPERTOIRE OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sarah M. Daniels, B.M., M.M. Dissertation Prepared for the Degree of DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS May 2014 APPROVED: Jeffrey Snider, Major Professor Stephen F. Austin, Committee Member Paula Homer, Committee Member Stephen F. Austin, Chair of the Division of Vocal Studies Benjamin Brand, Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Music James C. Scott, Dean of the College of Music Mark Wardell, Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School Daniels, Sarah M. Defining the Contralto Voice through the Repertoire of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Doctor of Musical Arts (Performance), May 2014, 41 pp., 32 musical examples, bibliography, 62 titles. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the recognition of the contralto voice type had reached its apex in England. Throughout the remainder of the century, the number and popularity of recorded contraltos has decreased alongside the rise of the mezzo-soprano voice type. Due to the contralto’s decline and the lack of repertoire composed specifically for the voice, the definition of “contralto” remains somewhat ambiguous. The large contralto repertoire of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams displays a unique sensitivity to the contralto, particularly with regards to vocal range, flexibility, tessitura, and sustainability. These works thus suggest a new perspective for the voice type. The scope of Vaughan Williams’s oeuvre examined includes each of his operatic roles for contralto and choral works featuring the contralto. Also examined will be the compositional techniques implemented within these pieces which demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of the contralto voice. -
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A Celebration of the Artistry of richardWithin a DreamHickox in association with CHAN 10568(2) The Richard Hickox Foundation A Celebration of the Artistry of richardWithin a DreamHickox (1948–2008) Greg Barrett Greg They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love and desire and hate: I think they have no portion in us after We pass the gate. They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our path emerges for a while, then closes Within a dream. Ernest Dowson (1867–1900) Concluding words of Songs of Sunset by Frederick Delius (1862 –1934) 5 COMPACT DISC ONE Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941) Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) 1 I Seascape. Allegro ben moderato 7:14 5 IV Finale. Presto 4:51 from The Sea (CHAN 10012) from Symphony No. 102 in B flat major (CHAN 0662) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Collegium Musicum 90 Benjamin Britten (1913 –1976) Sir Edward Elgar (1857 –1934) 2 ‘Come along, darling, come follow me quick!’ 2:28 6 IV Lento – Allegro – Grandioso (poco largamente) 12:10 Sid and Nancy’s Duet from Act II, Scene 2 of Albert Herring, Op. 39 from Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 (CHSA 5049) (CHAN 10036(2)) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Roderick Williams baritone Pamela Helen Stephen mezzo-soprano (1841 –1904) James Gilchrist tenor Antonín Dvořák City of London Sinfonia 7 ‘O moon in the velvet heavens’ 8:12 Rusalka’s Invocation to the Moon from Rusalka, Op. 114, B 203 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) (CHAN 10449(3)) Cheryl Barker soprano 3 I Lento – Allegro risoluto 15:01 Bruce Martin bass from A London Symphony (Symphony No. -
Szymanowski, C
MUZYKA POLSKA SZYMANOWSKI VOLUME S VOLUME STABAT MATER HARNASIE EVE N LUCY CROWE SOPRANO PAMELA HELEN STEPHEN MEZZO-SOPRANO ROBERT MURRAY TENOR GÁBOR BRETZ BARITONE BBC SYMPHONY CHORUS BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EDWARD GARDNER Karol Szymanowski, c. 1921 Woodcut by E. Ricardo © Lebrecht Music & Arts Photo Library Karol Szymanowski (1882 – 1937) Stabat Mater, Op. 53 (1925 – 26)* 23:25 for Solo Voices, Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra Pamięci Izabeli Krystallowej 1 1 ‘Stała Matka bolejąca’ (Mother, bowed with grief appalling). Andante, mesto – Più lento – Tempo I – Poco meno – Tempo I – Più lento 6:26 2 2 ‘I któż, widząc tak cierpiącą’ (Is there any, tears withholding). Moderato – Poco più mosso – Tempo I 2:20 3 3 ‘Matko, źródło wszechmiłości’ (Love’s sweet fountain, Mother tender). Lento, dolcissimo – Poco meno 3:57 4 4 ‘Spraw, niech płaczę z Tobą razem’ (In Thy keeping, watching, weeping). Moderato 2:49 5 5 ‘Panno słodka, racz, mozołem’ (Maid immaculate, excelling). Allegro moderato – Poco meno – Tempo come sopra – Poco meno 2:44 6 6 ‘Chrystus niech mi będzie grodem’ (May His sacred cross defend me). Andante tranquillissimo – Meno mosso 4:51 3 Harnasie, Op. 55 (1923 – 31)† 34:59 Góral Ballet in One Act, in Two Scenes À Irène Warden Obraz I (Tableau I). Na hali (In the Mountain Pasture) 7 1 Redyk (Wiosenne wyjście stąd na halę) (Spring departure for the mountain pastures). Andante tranquillo – Poco animato, ma non troppo vivo – Meno mosso – Meno mosso – 4:57 8 2 Zaloty (Courtship). Vivace. Allegramente – Poco meno – Meno mosso, andantino – Più mosso – Ancora più mosso – 2:11 9 3 Marsz zbójnicki (Robbers’ March).