Archive for July, 2010
Is there a better way to spend your…
Is there a better way to spend your lunch break than listening to Späthoven’s op. 127/II? is.gd/dQFMG
Listening online
This post addresses a topic that I’ve hoped to write about for a while: resources for listening to classical music online. I’m planning to stick to resources that are free (no iTunes) and accessible to anyone (no Naxos/Classical Music Library) as well as not potentially infringing on copyright (YouTube). For this post, I will discuss three of my favorites and welcome you to submit others. I’d like to investigate other possibilities for listening online, so please feel free to comment and leave more suggestions.
German New Music Ensemble “musikFabrik”…
German New Music Ensemble “musikFabrik” teaches kids how to compose electronic music just like Stockhausen did: is.gd/dJodA
Wie Jürgen Flimm Berlin als “größte…
Wie Jürgen Flimm Berlin als “größte Opernstadt der Welt” bezeichnen kann erschließt sich mir leider nicht. München hat auch drei Opernhäuser und überhaupt: seit wann ist die Deutsche Oper “fantastisch”? ping.fm/nTUkW
It would indeed be fabulous for Boston…
It would indeed be fabulous for Boston if Riccardo Chailly replaced Levine. He is charismatic and a great musician. is.gd/dGiFr
“Von Sternen, Nebeln und Galaxien”: Peter Oswald über das Arcana Festival für Neue Musik
Am 24. Juli öffnet im steirischen Gesäuse das neugegründete ARCANA Festival für Neue Musik. Zeitschichten.com sprach mit dem künstlerischen Leiter, Peter Oswald, über Konzeption, Programm und die Bedeutung von Musikvermittlung für den heutigen Konzertbetrieb.
Who doesn’t love a bit of musical enthusiasm? Sting and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (London, Ontario, July 21, 2010)
I like to think of myself as open-minded, musically speaking. But I am quite enough of a musical snob to have never attended an orchestral “pops” concert. So imagine my mixed feelings when the offer to see Sting, one of the century’s musical superstars, in concert with the pops wing of the Royal Philharmonic came my way. Would it be pure unbridled kitsch or an inspiring and creative fusion of styles? Would it profoundly upset my musical sensibilities to see a miked, funked up symphony orchestra performing in a hockey arena? Or would it open my mind to a whole new world of possibilities for this incessantly “dying” ensemble?
In expecto by Sofia Gubaidulina. A…
In expecto by Sofia Gubaidulina. A fantastic piece for accordion, played superbly by Maciej Frąckiewicz is.gd/dCDip
Exploring Karlheinz Essl’s vast sound…
Exploring Karlheinz Essl’s vast sound library at ping.fm/VRAxq
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