Monthly Archives: June 2006

il metodo pratico

I’ve been rediscovering the ‘Metodo Pratico’ by Vaccai, which I first encountered some years ago with another teacher. It’s a set of short Italian songs, each designed to test at least aspect of technique, mostly articulation (which is what we … Continue reading

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High Mass in the Duomo

During my trip to Milan a couple of weeks ago I was able to attend the main Sunday Mass in the Cathedral, for the Sunday after Ascension Day. It was presided over by the Cardinal Archbishop (one of last year’s … Continue reading

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an upbeat string quartet

We missed a lot of this year’s new-look Bath Festival, unfortunately, but we did manage each to get to a concert by the Vanbrugh Quartet in the Assembly Rooms. My husband and daughter heard Haydn, Beethoven (Op. 131) and Bartók’s … Continue reading

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