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the Glagolitic Mass on YouTube

@bristolchoral I am greatly looking forward to performing the Glagolitic Mass for the first time. I can’t recall its being done in the Bath/Bristol area in recent years, and in fact until I started to learn it I was unfamiliar … Continue reading

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Mozartfest 2012 (3): what others in the family heard

Here’s a quick run-down of what other family members went to in the Bath Mozartfest 2012. My husband went to a lunchtime recital by Gautier Capuçon (cello) and Gabriela Montero. As well as works by Beethoven and Schumann, this included … Continue reading

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LPs: batch 19 – trying to finish Shostakovich

I realised I’d been neglecting chamber music, so I moved on to an LP of Mozart’s piano quartets with the Beaux Arts trio, followed by a couple of string quartets performed by the Quartetto Italiano. Representing solo piano in this … Continue reading

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LPs: batch 18 – a tasteless sleeve

This batch was largely orchestral music again. It started with an old LP of mine: James Galway ‘The Man with the Golden Flute’ playing assorted pieces which showcase the instrument. One track is a bit notorious: a Moto Perpetuo by … Continue reading

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LPs: batch 13 – Dvořák is too loud

There was a problem disc in this batch: Kertesz and the LSO playing Dvořák’s 8th symphony, which was recorded at a high level and registered as too loud when I played it in. Will need to re-do at a lower … Continue reading

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LPs: batch 8 – remember Rediffusion?

I started these at the weekend. I couldn’t find any music specifically for Easter; the best I could do was Haydn’s Te Deum (paired with the Nelson Mass) recorded by the English Concert. Recorded in August 1986, this must be … Continue reading

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Mozartfest 2005 (1)

How much alcohol is there in a Mozartkugel? I had to ponder this question when about to buy one for my daughter as an interval treat. (Although there is some rum or similar flavouring, I suspect that flavouring is all … Continue reading

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