Tag Archives: Stuart Millson

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, July 17, 2015

Posted on July 17, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, July 17, 2015 In this edition: BBC Symphony Orchestra at the 2015 Aldeburgh Festival * New Nielsen symphony cycle from Chandos Had the homesick Benjamin Britten, during his early wartime sojourn in North America, not discovered a volume of … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, July 2015

Posted on June 10, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, July 2015 In this edition: An orchestral world première and a recent chamber commission at this year’s English Music Festival * Transcriptions for strings from Meridian Records Dorchester-on-Thames in rural Oxfordshire is home to the English Music Festival, now … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES: From first to last night

Posted on May 14, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES: From first to last night Stuart Millson looks forward to the Proms ENDNOTES, June 2015 In this edition: BBC launches its Proms programme for 2015 * Sir Andrew Davis conducts the enigmatic Charles Ives * Tasmin Little soars in … 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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ENDNOTES, April Edition

Posted on March 31, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, April Edition The QR reviews Elgar’s masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius – and interviews conductor, Ronald Corp, who conducted the performance at St. John’s, Smith Square, with the London Chorus, on 26th March “This is the best of me…” … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES, March 2015

Posted on February 27, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES March 2015 In this edition: Treasured Classics from violinist, Devorina Gamalova * Wim Henderickx and his avant-garde collective * Tasmin Little plays French violin sonatas * Elgar from Norway A former principal violinist of the Neue Elbland Philharmonic Orchestra … Continue reading →

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ENDNOTES

Posted on February 1, 2015 by leslie

ENDNOTES, February 2015 In this edition: Clare Hammond records for BIS * Somm issues Sonatas by Prokofiev * Céleste series – Concerti Armonici by Count Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer. With many triumphant performances at Kings Place, the Wigmore Hall, and … 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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Our friends in the North

Posted on October 27, 2014 by leslie

 Our friends in the North Endnotes, November 2014. A vision of Norway – the music of Johann Halvorsen * Remembrance – and the spirit of King Arthur from Elgar * A Bach pilgrimage in Kent. The Estonian conductor Neeme Jarvi … Continue reading →

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