classical-music.com —  19+ hour, 56+ min ago

A guide to Leoš Janáček's Sinfonietta and its best recordings

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...Born in 1854 in Hukvaldy (near Ostrava in the modern-day Czech Republic) Janáček was a late developer as a composer.... ...Terry Williams enjoys a musical tour of the Czech city of Brno, as he explores the nooks and crannies (and best recordings) of Janáček's Sinfonietta... ...His earlier adult years were spent as an organist and teacher, founding the Brno Organ School in 1881, and in devoting himself to the study of Moravian... ...It was premièred to great acclaim in Janáček’s native city of Brno, but because of his long-standing dispute with Karel Kovarovic, director of Prague's...

classical-music.com —  22+ hour, 47+ min ago

Baroque Virtual Sessions: online sessions with Rachel Podger, Alina Ibragimova and more

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...online sessions with Rachel Podger, Alina Ibragimova and more Violinist Rachel Podger will deliver two online masterclasses as part of this year's... ...acclaimed Baroque violinist Rachel Podger will deliver two online masterclasses on Monday 16 October.... ...Rachel Podger, whose solo violin release Tutta Sola won Recording of the Year at the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Awards, commented, "I am delighted to... ...featuring an array of Baroque specialists including violinist Alina Ibragimova, cellist David Watkin, harpsichordist Steven Devine and others....

classical-music.com —  3+ day ago

Halloween songs: 10 of the best

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...Classical music does not get much scarier than this depiction of Judgement Day from Verdi’s ‘Requiem’.... ...most recognisable introductions in the musical canon, epitomising the wrath of God.... ...When Carl Orff wrote Carmina Burana, his epic 1934 work based on the medieval collection of satirical poems and dramatic texts of the same name,... ...Love or hate it, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 classic musical certainly scratches a very particular kind of itch, and this opening number, with that...

classical-music.com —  1+ day ago

Bristol Beacon announces its new season following five-year closure

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...the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO).... ...These are joined by the likes of The Hallé, the Royal Philharmonic and Royal Northern Sinfonia.... ...the voices of City of Bristol Choir, Bristol Youth Choir and community singers under the baton of conductor David Ogden.... ...Hannah Nepilova is a regular contributor to BBC Music Magazine....