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#11

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: BBC Proms 2024 Season

Last post by Christopher - Yesterday at 11:29

And also the completely unknown unsung (can't-sing) classical composer Sam Smith (https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ej8mzc)   

#12

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: BBC Proms 2024 Season

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 11:17

Yes - thanks, Colin. I missed that. See here for details:
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-24/prom-19/   (on 3rd August)

#13

Composers & Music / Re: Sibelius The Wood Nymph

Last post by semloh - Yesterday at 11:01

Yes, Osmo Vänskä recorded it in the BIS Sibelius series with the LahtiSO.

#14

Composers & Music / Re: Eižens Buke / Evgeny Bukke...

Last post by Christopher - Yesterday at 10:58

Hello everyone,

As suggested by the OP Christopher, I'd like to share a score of a piece by Eizens (Evgeny) Bukke, the Romance in C-sharp minor for violin and piano (kindly scanned for me by a friend in Riga). I'm not aware of any recordings of this piece, but reading through it, it's clearly a very lovely composition, I'm sure any violinist would be happy to perform it as a short concert piece - on that note, the score also includes the violin part. Interesting to note the Romance's premiere by the composer and Prince Georgy Dulov, it seems he helped publish the piece as well, judging by the front and back pages of the score, under the legend "Полный курс скрипичной игры: заключающий в себе упражнения, этюды и песны, расположенныя по степеням трудности и составленный из произведений знаменитых скрипачей и композиторов - Преподавателем Московской Консерватории кн. Г. ДУЛОВЫМ" (adapted to modern Russian Cyrillic from the Imperial spelling).

Anyway, here's hoping the piece will get a recording!

That is "A complete course of violin playing: containing exercises, etudes and songs, arranged according to degrees of difficulty and compiled from the works of famous violinists and composers - Teacher of the Moscow Conservatory, Prince. G. DULOV"

Thanks Theodore!

(And here's about Prince Dulov, you'll need google translate:
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Дулов,_Георгий_Николаевич )

#15

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: BBC Proms 2024 Season

Last post by semloh - Yesterday at 10:56

.. and maybe worth mentioning Holst's The Cloud Messenger.

#16

Composers & Music / Re: Sir Andrew Davis dies 20th...

Last post by semloh - Yesterday at 10:45

Much loved in Australia, of course, as Chief Conductor and subsequently Conductor Laureate of the Melbourne SO, and as a champion of Grainger (whom we claim as our own!). Sadly missed.

#17

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Czerny Concerto for Piano ...

Last post by semloh - Yesterday at 09:30

I certainly share your enthusiasm, John. I have always found this work, like so much of Czerny's music, joyful and uplifting. I have the Koch-Swann version, with the Kölner Klavier Duo.

#18

Composers & Music / Re: Jakab Gyula Major Concert ...

Last post by semloh - Yesterday at 09:24

I too trust your judgement, Gareth. I am sure many people would simply hear that Youtube piece and dismiss him. Clearly, that would be a mistake.

#19

Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Vilma von Webenau Piano Qu...

Last post by semloh - Yesterday at 09:13

Try this, Colin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCYXr58oFOQ

Oh yes, beautiful. Thanks, Alan. To my ear, hints of Verklärte Nacht!

#20

Composers & Music / Re: Josef Klička (1855-1937)

Last post by Simon - Yesterday at 04:25

The bio written by Hoffmeister has been digitized by the National Library of the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, it's only in Czech. But for those who can understand it, I suppose it is one of the most comprehensive work on Klička and his music:

https://kramerius5.nkp.cz/view/uuid:0c2c7220-3287-11e3-a5bb-005056827e52?page=uuid:1e9a0f80-6bc1-11e3-af76-5ef3fc9ae867