Tag Archives: Beethoven

ENDNOTES, January 2020

Posted on January 11, 2020 by leslie

Endnotes, January 2020 In this edition; Biss plays Beethoven and the BBC Philharmonic performs British tone poems, reviewed by Stuart Millson This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Already, orchestras and ensembles across the … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, August 2018

Posted on August 14, 2018 by leslie

ENDNOTES, August 2018 In this edition: a flourish, from Sir Granville Bantock on the Somm label; piano sonatas by Beethoven, and Elgar’s Second Symphony, from Chandos Records, reviewed by STUART MILLSON Sir Granville Bantock (1868-1946) was a noted composer, conductor … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 9th July 2017

Posted on July 10, 2017 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 8th July 2017 In this edition: Beethoven and Liszt in Kent; Busoni from Chandos;  Sterndale Bennett and Schumann on the Artalinna label, reviewed by Stuart Millson The Pilsdon Barn next to St. Mary’s Abbey in the mid-Kent community of The … Continue reading →

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Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music

Posted on March 18, 2017 by leslie

Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Cédric Tiberghien / CBSO Soloists, John Innes Centre, Colney, Norwich, March 2017, reviewed by Tony Cooper Peppered throughout Norfolk & Norwich Chamber Music seasons over the past few years has been a highly-successful series of … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES May 2015

Posted on April 18, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES May 2015 In this issue: An Archduke from Beethoven * Intimate letters from Janacek * A sonata for strings by Malcolm Arnold * Pageant of British music from Chandos. Recorded live in the fine acoustic of St. George’s Bristol, … Continue reading →

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Twenty Years After

Posted on November 26, 2014 by leslie

Twenty Years After Leslie Jones joins a birthday party The Henschel Quartet with Martino Tirimo, a recital given at St John’s Smith Square on Tuesday 11th November 2014 and broadcast live on Radio 3. Programme; Beethoven String Quartet no 5 … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES – Do the Math

Posted on December 17, 2013 by leslie

Do the Math Leslie Jones attends ‘Zemlinsky & his Quartets’, a talk given by Antony Beaumont, 20th November, Austrian Cultural Forum, as part of the Hampstead Arts Festival, 2013, and reviews Zemlinsky, String Quartet no 4, Op 25 (1936) and … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Discs – Stephen M. Borthwick

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Derek Turner

STEPHEN M. BORTHWICK Catholic writer In regards to my musical tastes, I have to agree that it is almost impossible to narrow a list to ten. For myself, though, there are constants in my musical tastes – I have a … Continue reading →

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