Monthly Archives: May 2006

a double dose of Elgar and Purcell

A busy weekend of concerts recently. On Saturday night I sang in a concert in Reading with the Erleigh Cantors. The main work was a repeat performance (from Exeter) of Kodály’s Missa Brevis but singing first soprano this time (which … Continue reading

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scrolling Mahler

I was startled on loading a new CD into the player tonight to see the words ‘Mahler – Symphony no. 9’ scroll across the display on the front. Not because the CD wasn’t Mahler 9 – it’s the newly released … Continue reading

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two against three

I have recently started to learn ‘L’invito’ by Rossini and got hold of Ricordi’s edition of it. I was rather surprised to discover an obvious misprint: a 3/4 bar with only two beats in the voice part. It was easy … Continue reading

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