Tag Archives: Sibelius

Endnotes, September 2024

Posted on August 31, 2024 by leslie

Endnotes, September 2024 In this edition: The Man from the Sky; orchestral music by Gerard Schurmann; wood nymphs, country songs and planets at the Proms; two ‘lost’ works by Vaughan Williams, reviewed by Stuart Millson British composer Gerard Schurmann (1924-2020) … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, December 2023

Posted on December 4, 2023 by leslie

Endnotes, December 2023 In this edition: Collectors’ corner, vintage Elgar and Sibelius; Parry, Symphonic Variations, reviewed by Stuart Millson Occasionally, it pays to walk away from the current CD catalogue and download ‘playlists’ and delve into the still-living and listened-to … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, September 2023

Posted on September 4, 2023 by leslie

Endnotes, September 2023 In this edition: Walton in Mediterranean mood; Sibelius in Nordic splendour. Plus, Bach sonatas and a Russian romantic masterpiece. Reviewed by Stuart Millson On August 3rd, The Quarterly Review was at the Royal Albert Hall for a … Continue reading →

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Silence Audible

Posted on December 14, 2022 by leslie

Silence Audible The Northern Silence, Journeys in Nordic Music & Culture, Andrew Mellor, Yale University Press, 300pp, hardback, ISBN 978-0300-25440-2, reviewed by Stuart Millson The music critic, Andrew Mellor, now a resident of Denmark, has produced in the pages of his ‘Journeys’ a … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, October 2021

Posted on October 4, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES, October 2021 In this edition – Legends from the Bohemian Forest; Symphony No. 3, by Sibelius, reviewed by Stuart Millson; Alchymia by Thomas Adès, reviewed by Leslie Jones Dvorak was one of the 19th-century’s greatest masters of melody: his Cello Concerto, … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, 21st August 2015

Posted on August 22, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, 21st August 2015 Five important 20th-century works at the Proms The 121st season of Henry Wood Promenade concerts continues its onward stride, with large audiences attracted almost every night by that potent combination of innovation, presentation of the great … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, July 24th 2015

Posted on July 24, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, July 24th 2015 First Night of the Proms Stuart Millson attends a much loved event As a young 19-year-old Promenader, I can remember the sense of expectation that I and others felt in the Arena queue for the First … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES – these he has loved

Posted on November 30, 2014 by leslie

ENDNOTES – these he has loved Stuart Millson presents a seasonal selection A few favourite recordings… a very personal view, and an end-of-year indulgence I have always found that the month of December, and in particular, the Christmas holiday, is … Continue reading →

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Endnotes STUART MILLSON

Posted on August 24, 2014 by leslie

ENDNOTES, September 2014 In this edition: a report from the Proms: William Mathias and Elgar, and composers of the Great War  * Coronation music from Somm Records  * Classic Sibelius from Iceland. For conductor Mark Wigglesworth, Sir Edward Elgar’s First … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES Proms, patriotism and pacifism STUART MILLSON

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Derek Turner

ENDNOTES News from conductor Owain Arwel Hughes * Major new Sibelius cycle from Chandos * ‘Owen Wingrave’ at Aldeburgh * Piano music by Panufnik Orchestral conductor Owain Arwel Hughes, CBE, is approaching one of his busiest times of the year, … Continue reading →

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