There is mystery and intrigue, a whole “dark and stormy night” thing in the story of how Mozart came to compose his Requiem in D minor, his final work before ...
Rattle was a figure in the hall’s development, using his influence to campaign and raise the necessity for a new hall after the orchestra’s previous performance venue – Birmingham’s Town Hall – had ...
This was a Resurrection which achieved that rare feat of mastering the architecture of this sprawling symphony while wringing out all the highs and lows or the ... Horn and woodwind solos (especially ...
The longest and perhaps most ambitious of Mahler’s symphonies, the premiere of the composer's third symphony received a 15-minute ovation during which Mahler was called to return to the ...
He began playing trumpet at 8 ... posts atop the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris. He played an important role in shaping the renowned Mahler Chamber Orchestra, which ...
Borda said, "This is a symphony orchestra. We play Mahler. We play Bach. We play Mozart. We have a responsibility to the canon of music. And no, we're not a movie house; we're a symphony orchestra." ...