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Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer, Robert Hugill; News, Views and opera reviews, CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new music. | |
The Irish/British composer Robin Haigh is having a busy year with performances of all four of his major orchestral works. Jessica Cottis conducts Luck, his trumpet concerto for Matilda Lloyd and Britten Sinfonia on the opening night of this year's Al...
on May 4, 2024
Stéphane Fuguet & Les Épopées (Photo: Pascal Le Mée)In June 2024, harpsichordist, conductor and director, Stéphane Fuguet and his ensemble, Les Épopées are releasing their recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo on the Château de Versailles Spe...
on May 3, 2024
Samantha Clarke (Photo: Benjamin Ealovega)Mozart in 1774 - Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28 & 30, Bassoon Concerto, music from La finta giardiniera, music from Paisiello's Andromeda; Samantha Clarke, Jane Gower, The Mozartists, Ian Page; Wigmore H...
on May 3, 2024 in: Scotland
Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanychev in Aberdeen (Photo: Christopher Bowen)The 2024/25 season sees Maxim Emelyanychev returning for his sixth season as principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) with nine concerts,...
on May 2, 2024
European Union Chamber OrchestraKing's Lynn Festival's annual celebration of all things Early Music, its Early Music Day will be returning to St Nicholas' Chapel on Saturday 20 July featuring a lunchtime organ recital with Harvey Stansfield, a concer...
Willem Wissing (1656-87) - Mary II (1662-94) when Princess of Orange c.1686-87 (Photo: Royal Collection Trust RCIN 405643)A Choral Celebration of Queen Mary II: Clarke, Blow, Purcell, Handel; chapel choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the...
Melodrama as a dramatic musical genre has a somewhat patchy history. Whilst Mozart would say of Georg Benda's melodramas 'I love these two works so much that I carry them with me', and indeed works like Benda's Medea [recorded in 2021 by&nb...
