Reading this marvelous book, Thomas W Morris’ Always the Music.
Thank you to Opera Magazine for the recommendation and Barbara Hannigan for introducing me to a new word, “Friendtor”.
Recently enjoyed the Regents Opera Ring Cycle. Looking forward to their Tristan und Isolde this August.
Three marble statues all holding their hands up to their faces
The trouble is, once I started imagining they were taking selfies I couldn’t unsee it
An absolutely sublime recital disc of Mozart concert arias from Reinoud Van Mechelen and A Nocte Temporis. Having admired him in Baroque & early Classical performance, I hope to hear a great deal more of him in Mozart and other repertoire of the period.
The events of this week have been bugging me, and now I realise why …
#SilenceIsComplicity
#SpeakOut
#NeverForget
Empfindsamer Stil Sunday with the incredible Francesco Corti and Il Pomo d’Oro… magnificent.
44 is my favorite of all his symphonies; but also 7 and the Oxford.
Because it’s La Befana, the magnificent Anna Tomowa-Sintow in one of Strauss’ most beautiful Lieder.
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Slipping this wondrous work in before La Befana.
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Happy New Year, one and all.
The Saito Kinen Orchestra make a lovely sound in this Brahms and Strauss disc, but overwhelmingly it’s more pedestrian than either composers warrant. A bit more verve and swagger needed.
Nutcracker.
Officially. Christmas.
#Friday …
Hello! A.
Well that’s my #A-Haydn-a-Day gloriously sorted …
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#WorldAIDSDay #StopHIVTogether
Prima Donna. Secondo Uomo.
Just joined @barbican.bsky.social library ❤️
#A-Haydn-A-Day - His magnificent motet Insane Et vanae curae. Helping to gird me for the day ahead …
open.spotify.com/track/7Kka6r...
Well I got that wrong yesterday, #A-Haydn-A-Day today is my favourite Haydn symphony, No. 44 “Trauer”, here performed by the Hanover Band.
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What a brilliant idea … #A-Haydn-Day … kicking off his E-Flat sonata No.49 courtesy of Alfred Brendel. What a heavenly second movement.
open.spotify.com/track/2nP5iE...
Hasse-thon.
