If the title and indeed often unearthly content of Messiaen’s best-known chamber work can lead us to listen to it in refined but also abstracted terms, this ‘reframing’ places the Quartet for the End of Time in the context of its disputed origins, in wartime France and Poland. You can read all about them […]
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Originally published 2015 The Dave Clark Five were as big as the Beatles. So why did the sixties idol give it all up? Neil McCormick has a rare audience with a forgotten star Continues HERE Our entire LOST IMMORTALS archive The LOST IMMORTALS exclusive members group
This is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Buy yourself a turntable outer rim-weight………brand doesn’t matter. These are the metal ring-type weights intended to keep the vinyl flat at the edges just as a centre clamp or weight is intended to keep the record flat at the centre. Now use it religiously on […]
They report: NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series hosts one of the brightest piano talents of his generation NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series on YouTube is an outstanding way to explore new music from all genres, and has hosted the likes of Iestyn Davies, Hilary Hahn and the Danish String Quartet in the past. The […]
The band’s first two albums, from 1984 and 1985, for new label Warner Bros. Both albums spent nearly a year each on the Country charts ‘Long Hard Road’ and ‘Modern Day Romance’ were Country No.1 hits The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have had many changes in personnel since their inception, but John McEuen, Jeff […]
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Even if you have eclectic tastes, if you’re under 30, chances are good you listen to little or no classical music. This isn’t an admonition; it’s a fact, and one you’ve probably heard before in an admonishing tone. For decades, classical music has been in lugubrious decline. This trend has become a grave concern for […]
Andrew Clements writes: No one would dispute that the first operatic masterpiece was Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, which was first performed in Mantua in 1607. But establishing what should be regarded as the very first opera of all, who composed it, and what that work consisted of, is much less straightforward. It is hard to pinpoint precisely […]
The reclusive, enigmatic JJ Cale did not enjoy touring, but was on fine form when playing this superb set in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma on New Year’s Eve, 1975. Taped for FM broadcast, it features his signature classics Call Me The Breeze, Cocaine and After Midnight, as well as a selection of other laid-back […]
If you’ve never seen this movie and loved the band, I highly recommend this. The footage and interviews are amazing. If you have Netflix streaming its on there. There’s more than one Cream movie so make sure you pick this one. To be able to see Jack Bruce play Sunshine of your Love on stand […]
Curtain-raiser: The first night of the Proms, at the Royal Albert Hall By Ivan Hewett 17 Jul 2015 How to begin the world’s greatest music festival? With a brand-new curtain-raiser, is one obvious answer. We have one this year, in the shape of Gary Carpenter’s Dadaville, and there have been quite a few new […]
Graeme Thomson on Tim Hardin, the influential but forgotten purveyor of folk pop. MORE Our entire LOST IMMORTALS archive The LOST IMMORTALS exclusive members group
Paul McGowan: “Great distortions annoy; lesser distortions fatigue.” Great quote from one of our readers and it’s quite appropriate as we start looking at Listener Fatigue. I didn’t want to just examine the nature of fatigue, however, I wanted to steer the discussion into something I actually know about: design. How does design influence listener […]
We are told ….. Listen to a family’s musical odyssey unfold with this new five-disc set from Universal Music Catalogue, the first-ever comprehensive overview of the career of The Staple Singers… Featuring the extraordinary voice of Mavis Staples, the family band delivered Seventies’ R&B/Soul classics such as Respect Yourself, I’ll Take You There and […]
Aaron Green / ThoughtCo writes: Great classical music for violin is always within arms reach, you just need to know where to look. These classical violin pieces were selected based on melody, popularity, and overall likability. Here’s a list for those of you looking to expand your classical music horizons or for anyone needing […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMG6XCp8QOU A few comments from viewers … Oh my God! This beautifully! Divine sérénissime Tenía quince años la primera vez que escuche el concierto me sigue emocionando y asombrando la belleza de esta melodía tan sencilla y tan bien puesta Our entire LOST IMMORTALS archive The LOST IMMORTALS exclusive members group
Renaud Capuçon’s playing of the Brahms: Violin Concerto, Berg: Violin Concerto makes this a remarkable disc, writes Geoffrey Norris. Please click HERE to continue Our entire LOST IMMORTALS archive The LOST IMMORTALS exclusive members group
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The “Rock And Roll Band With Horns” has sold over 120 million albums worldwide and is approaching 50 Gold and Platinum albums. Chicago continues to tour for their 48th consecutive year! They will play several dates this summer with Earth, Wind and Fire. Following on the success of the Studio Albums 1969 – 1978 collection […]
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This week on the Gramophone website we are celebrating the career and recordings of the great Italian conductor Claudio Abbado. Among the highlights of Abbado Week are two different guides his finest recordings, a comprehensive overview of Abbado’s career and heartfelt tribute from Gramophone’s Editor-in-Chief James Jolly, and a classic interview with Abbado drawn from […]
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It’s 30 years since the death of Glenn Gould, but the pianist still provokes strong reactions. So how do today’s top players assess his legacy? It still sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard, however many times you listen to it: Glenn Gould’s first recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, made in 1955, has an energy, an intensity […]