Tag Archives: Sibelius

Bath Festival 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by vhk10

I didn’t get to anything in this year’s Bath Festival – there are fewer classical concerts these days and it came at a busy time for me. However I have eye(?ear)witness reports on a couple of the concerts held in … Continue reading →

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dodging the demo

Posted on November 26, 2021 by vhk10

Straight back from holiday, and hot-footing it from a church awayday deep in the Mendips, I dashed over to Bristol to sing in the first concert I’ve done with Bristol Choral Society since summer 2019. This event defied many potential … Continue reading →

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Three Choirs: the summing up

Posted on August 28, 2016 by vhk10

So now looking back at the whole enterprise – was it worth while?  Definitely.  From what I’ve heard it sounded like I picked a particularly vintage year in which to be involved.   The BBC really missed something by not … Continue reading →

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The Kinshasa band

Posted on September 29, 2014 by vhk10

The Kinshasa Symphony Orchestra, founded 20 years ago, visited the UK for a four-concert tour. We were invited to join them for the final concert in Bristol, in the finale of Beethoven 9. They brought their own strong choir with … Continue reading →

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in which the rest of the family listens to Piazzolla

Posted on August 7, 2013 by vhk10

Actually I think it was just my husband who did so – he went to a recital at the Wigmore Hall by Bernanda Fink and her brother Marcos (accompanied by Anthony Spiri), singing a polyglot selection of songs. The novelty … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 21: Sibelius and Haydn

Posted on July 5, 2010 by vhk10

By this stage I felt like doing some blocks rather than odd single discs. I finished off the Sibelius symphonies, which are mostly conducted by Karajan or Ashkenazy but we have Kamu doing no. 2. Then it was onto a … Continue reading →

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LPs batch 20: displaying umlauts

Posted on June 29, 2010 by vhk10

Our Sibelius LPs are a nice tidy batch comprising six discs containing the symphonies and a few other well-known pieces. This batch included the ones conducted by Karajan. I’m now beginning to finish certain categories and the last of Mozart’s … Continue reading →

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Alex Ross, The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

Posted on December 22, 2009 by vhk10

Cross-posted from my other public blog, Egg and Dart. I’m not going to attempt a systematic review, as those can be found elsewhere and in any case I’m unfamiliar with some of the territory Ross covers in his survey of … Continue reading →

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Jingling Johnny at Prom 62

Posted on September 5, 2009 by vhk10

I took my daughter to the Proms to hear Mariss Jansons conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in two symphonies: Haydn’s no. 100, the ‘Military’ and Shostakovich’s 10th. Both of these works have an in-your-face quality, with an occasional need for … Continue reading →

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Bristol Temple Meads to the Royal Albert Hall in under 2 hours

Posted on October 1, 2008 by vhk10

We proved that this could be done (just!) on our way to Prom 62; the train we should have been on was cancelled and the next one left very little margin as we sprinted across Hyde Park. However we arrived … Continue reading →

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