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Jimmy Leach
Jimmy Leach is editorial director for digital for The Independent.
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Lovers of posh music are very well served by us this week. Not only have you already had two instalments of our special week's podcasts of the BBC Music awards, (Vocal and Chamber) so far, but we've got two more for you.
The first is the next instalment from the Beeb it's Choral, this time:
Petroc Trelawny and his panel look at the Choral nominees. Tarik O’Regan’s Scattered Rhymes, sung by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir with the Orlando Consort, is described by the jury as a disc of astonishing energy and virtuosity, by a talented young composer who has already been nominated for two Grammys in his short career.
Bach Cantatas, Vol. 27 conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra plus soloists is part of John Eliot’s Pilgrimage series, revealing a deep personal affection for the repertoire and a refreshing, expressive spontaneity. The final nominee in this category - Szymanowski Choral Works Antoni Wit and Iwona Hossa with the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra – is an austerely beautiful sacred masterpiece, suffused with mystical fervour and authenticity.
The second is from the London Philharmonic:
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach talks to Edward Seckerson about his early career as a pianist, the heritage of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's sound, and his two concerts on 11 and 14 March 2009.
Marin Alsop shares the reasons she loves working with the Orchestra, her passion for new music, the importance Leonard Bernstein played as her mentor, and looks ahead to her concerts in 2010.
The new season of concerts from September 2009 has recently been announced, and Timothy Walker, the Orchestra's Chief Executive and Artistic Director, gives an overview and picks his highlights.
This month's CD release is Vladimir Jurowski conducting three early works by Benjamin Britten: Double Concerto (soloists Pieter Schoeman and Alexander Zemtsov), Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, and Les Illuminations (with soprano Sally Matthews).
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The first is the next instalment from the Beeb it's Choral, this time:
Petroc Trelawny and his panel look at the Choral nominees. Tarik O’Regan’s Scattered Rhymes, sung by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir with the Orlando Consort, is described by the jury as a disc of astonishing energy and virtuosity, by a talented young composer who has already been nominated for two Grammys in his short career.
Bach Cantatas, Vol. 27 conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra plus soloists is part of John Eliot’s Pilgrimage series, revealing a deep personal affection for the repertoire and a refreshing, expressive spontaneity. The final nominee in this category - Szymanowski Choral Works Antoni Wit and Iwona Hossa with the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra – is an austerely beautiful sacred masterpiece, suffused with mystical fervour and authenticity.
The second is from the London Philharmonic:
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach talks to Edward Seckerson about his early career as a pianist, the heritage of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's sound, and his two concerts on 11 and 14 March 2009.
Marin Alsop shares the reasons she loves working with the Orchestra, her passion for new music, the importance Leonard Bernstein played as her mentor, and looks ahead to her concerts in 2010.
The new season of concerts from September 2009 has recently been announced, and Timothy Walker, the Orchestra's Chief Executive and Artistic Director, gives an overview and picks his highlights.
This month's CD release is Vladimir Jurowski conducting three early works by Benjamin Britten: Double Concerto (soloists Pieter Schoeman and Alexander Zemtsov), Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, and Les Illuminations (with soprano Sally Matthews).
You really do need to subscribe to these.
