David Gorton-Austerity Measures
David Gorton-Austerity Measures Workshop performance-Nashville 28-2 2012 Chris Redgate and Lindsey Reymore-oboes
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Chris Redgate in action, right now.
February 28, 2012
Chris Redgate, speaking about his innovatory work redesigning the oboe. Question 1: ‘Why change the instrument?’ Go to: LINK
Paganini-1838 Prelude
February 28, 2012
Niccolo Paganini-Unpublished Prelude 1838 From the Collection of Andrew McGee Instruments-Vuillaume Rolled Steel Bow, Violin-Stradivari 1698 World Premiere recording. PSS 2005 Engineer/producer-Jonathan Haskell (astounding sounds) Paganini was constantly searchingfor new bow makers. A letter written on Lake Como in January 1824, reports that he had tried a number of bows, presumably all from one maker, […]
Sean Calhoun-a new voice
February 28, 2012
Sean Calhoun-‘Tale’ for solo violin Last September here in Nashville working on the Exchange Programme, I began work with this startlingly talented young composer. His is is a very particular, very refined voice, distinguished by great integrity of structure and expression. He has been writing me a large scale solo work ‘Tale’, which I look […]
Jeremy Dale Roberts-A quintet emerges
February 24, 2012
Jeremy Dale Roberts is, without question, one of our great composers. LINK TO FILM Workshop sessions, London November 2012 Jeremy Dale Roberts-String Quintet(Workshop , Royal Academy of Music, Concert Room. Audio Rip from Video LOFI!)Kreutzer Quartet with Bridget McRae Part 1 Part 2 The composer writes: ‘This Quintet was originally intended as a tribute to […]
Dickens, Joachim, London
February 23, 2012
Thursday 14th June Dickens & Company: Our Mutual Academy Friends 1.00 – 2.00pm Museum Strings Gallery Free, no tickets required but seating is limited Peter Sheppard Skærved untangles the Victorian web to explore connections between Charles Dickens, the Academy and beyond. In this illustrated talk he reveals how Joseph Joachim, John Orlando Parry and […]
Joachim in London
February 23, 2012
Joachim in London [in preparation] Joachim responds to an invitation to perform at the new Joachim to Clara Schumann, [HANOVER , January 15, 1857.]- I have been offered an engagement in London ton commence on July 22 for 3 or 4 weeks, by Surrey Gardens Company. A new hall has been built there which […]
Bach – Solo Sonatas-Outtakes
February 21, 2012
Recording Bach-Day 4 Today marked the first day in the studio with the Partitas. I had determined to record the Sonatas in the winter, and embark on the Partitas with Spring’s arrival. Up till today, with the UK apparently set on being wet and cold indefinitely, this seemed an idle plan. But the clouds cleared […]
Elliott Schwartz – ‘Water Music’
February 15, 2012
Elliott Schwartz – ‘Water Music’ 14th February Cambridge. I spent part of a wonderful afternoon at Robinson College, working with Elliott Schwartz on his new version of his ‘Water Music’, which I commissioned in 2002. Here are some of his working sketches and preparatory materials-complete with lemon cake! Elliott Schwartz sketch for ‘Water Music’
‘The Gallery’ – Written and Directed by Malene Skaerved
February 12, 2012
February 29, 2012