Tag Archives: Stuart Millson

Special Review

Posted on April 11, 2023 by leslie

Special Review by Stuart Millson of Handel’s Messiah, at the Church of St. James the Great, East Malling, Kent The Bach B minor Mass, Haydn’s The Creation and Handel’s Messiah are probably the best-known choral works of the 18th century: towering … Continue reading →

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Lamming It

Posted on August 7, 2022 by leslie

Lamming It Edge of England, Landfall in Lincolnshire, Derek Turner, Hurst & Company, London, 2022, 446 pages, hardback, £20, ISBN 978-1-78738-698-3, reviewed by Stuart Millson The mainly low-lying coast and country of Lincolnshire – the unregarded Fenland world to the … Continue reading →

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Endnotes Extra

Posted on July 13, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes Extra by Stuart Millson 50 Years of the East Malling Singers One of Southern England’s most ambitious amateur choral societies celebrated its half-century, with a concert on Saturday 9th July of mainly British choral-orchestral music – a programme which … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, July 2022

Posted on July 6, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, July 2022 In this edition: a glimpse into the lost musical world of English composer Walter Leigh, by Stuart Millson From the astringent elegance of Peter Warlock’s songs and orchestral dances, based upon tunes from antiquity, to the early-morning … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, June 2021

Posted on May 29, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES, June 2021 In this edition: French song, from Chandos Records; RPO plays English music on BBC Radio 3, reviewed by STUART MILLSON A sensuous musical delight from the balmy rural byways of France this time, courtesy of Chandos Records: … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, March 2021

Posted on March 4, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES,  March 2021 In this edition: Elgar’s Italian maestro. Stuart Millson recalls conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli. When Worcestershire’s Edward Elgar emerged from what has been described as provincial obscurity into the realms of the European romantic mainstream, it became clear that … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, January 2021

Posted on January 4, 2021 by leslie

ENDNOTES, January 2021 In this edition: Stuart Millson’s Wagner The twilight of the gods, the violence and feuds of the great characters of The Ring Cycle, the exploits of knights and Die Meistersinger of mediaeval Nuremberg – these are some of … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, December 2020

Posted on December 4, 2020 by leslie

ENDNOTES, December 2020 In this edition: opera arias sung by Ermonela Jaho, Art of the Mandolin, choral music from Keble College, Oxford and Clifton Cathedral. Reviewed by STUART MILLSON We bid farewell to 2020, the year of Coronavirus in which our … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, November 2020

Posted on November 9, 2020 by leslie

ENDNOTES, November 2020 In this edition: Saint-Saëns and Henrique Oswald, Piano Concertos; Piano music by contemporary Iranian composers, Farhat and Tafreshipour, reviewed by STUART MILLSON A stream of elegant, late-romantic melody this month, courtesy of the SOMM label – which brings … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES September 2018: Commemorating Debussy

Posted on September 16, 2018 by leslie

ENDNOTES, September 2018 Commemorating Debussy  by Stuart Millson Claude Debussy – often referred to as the founder of Impressionism in music – is being commemorated extensively, in the concert hall and on record, in this, the centenary of his death. … Continue reading →

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