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#70 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: WAGNER Tristan and Isolde – An Inktroduction
Posted on August 19, 1999 | No Commentsmusic drama in 3 acts by Richard WAGNER (1813-1883) An inktroduction by Ng Yeuk Fan TRISTAN UND ISOLDE is a very personal artistic expression. Wagner had written the libretto to the opera himself. In the Wesendoncks villa in Zurich, he had spent the mornings of […] -
INKPOT#8x CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: JANACEK From the House of the Dead
Posted on July 30, 1999 | No CommentsThe Flying Inkpot Classical Music Reviews “In every human being, there is a spark of divinity.” From the House of the Dead LEOS JANACEK (1854-1928) Z Mrtvého Domu Libretto by the composer based on Memoirs of the House of the Dead by Fyodor M. Dostoyevsky […] -
INKPOT#83 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: Requiem Cycle – BLISS Morning Heroes. An Inktroduction
Posted on June 30, 1999 | No CommentsSir Arthur BLISS (1891-1975) Morning Heroes A Symphony for Orator, Chorus and Orchestra An Inktroduction Below: “Reliefs at Dawn” by C.R.W. Nevinson. (Trustees of the Imperial War Museum). There is no doubt that the War affected Bliss in a profound and personal way. His brother […] -
Inktroductions: Carmina Burana
Posted on June 13, 1999 | No Commentsby Adrian Tan with Ng Yeuk Fan with additional contributions from Isaak Koh & Chia Han-Leon plus the moral support and gratitude of the Editor. If I could begin this article the way Carl Orff began his Carmina Burana, I would certainly get your attention. […] -
INKPOT CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: HANDEL Messiah – An Inktroduction
Posted on May 30, 1999 | No CommentsM E S S I A H An oratorio to libretto from scriptures selected by Charles Jennens by GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759) An Inktroduction by Chia Han-Leon Jump to Recommendations GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (or Georg Friedrich Hndel) was born in Halle in the year 1685, […]