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Silence Audible
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
ENDNOTES, October 2021
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
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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Tagged John Foulds, Juanjo Mena, Olivier Messiaen, Osmo Vanska, Sibelius, Stuart Millson, The Proms
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ENDNOTES, July 24th 2015
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
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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Tagged Debussy, Handel, Mahler, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Stuart Millson
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Endnotes STUART MILLSON
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
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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Tagged Aldeburgh Festival, Britten, Endnotes, Holst, Owain Arwel Hughes, Owen Wingrave, Panufnik, Robin Milford, Sibelius, St. David’s Hall, Stuart Millson, Welsh Proms
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