Good'ol Gustav's Birthday.
150 years after his birth (7 July 1860), and 100 years after his death (1911), it’s become a bit boring to quote the man himself when he said that his time would come, or,...
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Concert Review: SSO plays Mahler’s Tenth Symphony (Clinton Carpenter version) Mendelssohn violin concerto
Mahler’s Tenth Symphony (Clinton Carpenter version) Mendelssohn violin concerto Renaud Capucon, violin Singapore Symphony Orchestra Lan Shui 3rd April 2009 Esplanade Concert Hall Guilty Mahler-fan secret: I have never really “got” the completed tenth...
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INKPOT#60 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10 – An Ink-troduction
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1901-1973) An Ink-troduction to the Tenth Symphony by Evan Stephens In one of his critical periods of development and creative power, the middle 1950’s, Shostakovich wrote two of his most acclaimed works:...
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Sibelius: The Fifth Symphony Recordings Survey Part 1
The Fifth Symphony Recordings Survey Part 1 Last update: 16 May 2000 by the Inkpot Sibelius Nutcasetm Click here for Inktroduction | Part 2 | Historic PART 1 Iceland SO/Sakari | Bournemouth SO/Berglund (Royal...
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INKPOT#84 CLASSICAL MUSIC: Celibidache Conducts Russian Music – Stravinsky, Prokofiev, RimskyKorsakov, Mussorgsky, SWR Stuttgart, RSO (DG)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Pictures at an ExhibitionIgor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Le Baiser de la fée · The FirebirdNicholai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) ScheherazadeSergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Scythian Suite · Symphony No 5 in B-flat major Romeo & Juliet...
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