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An 'Amélie' Musical? Quelle horreur! 27 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
Jean-Pierre Jeunet hates musicals. Still he did not put a stop to the adaptation of his cult film Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain into a Broadway musical, as reported in an article ("Amélie Poulai...
In Brief: Last Gasp of August Edition 25 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
Here is your regular Sunday selection of links to online audio, online video, and other good things in Blogville and Beyond. (After clicking to an audio or video stream, press the "Play" button to sta...
Dip Your Ears, No. 152 (A Schwarz-Schilling Concerto) 25 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
R.Schwarz-Schilling, Violin Concerto, Partita, Polonaise, K.Troussov / J.Serebrier / Staatskapelle Weimar Naxos Determined Quality Reinhard Schwarz-Schilling is one of the many secondary victims of ...
Mezzo-Soprano Teresa Berganza's New Memoirs 24 Aug 2013 | 07:39 pm
T. Berganza and O. Bellamy, Un monde habité par le chant (Buchet-Chastel, 2013) The legendary mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza is celebrating her 80th birthday by publishing her memoirs, Un monde habité ...
Briefly Noted: More Faustian Bartók 23 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
Bartók, Violin Concertos 1/2, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, D. Harding (released on August 13, 2013) HMC 902146 | 57'59" You can throw another top-notch recording of Bartók's two violin concertos ...
For Your Consideration: 'Vous n'avez encore rien vu' 23 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
For Washington cinéphiles, the La Cinémathèque program, supported by La Maison Française at the Avalon Theater, offers many delights. The series features rare -- often singular -- screenings of recent...
Notes from the 2013 Salzburg Festival ( 16 ) Salzburg contemporary • Klangforum Wien 2, Heinz Holliger 21 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Salzburg contemporary • Klangforum Wien 2: Heinz Holliger Japanese Rain, Confused Owls, Nocturnal Guitar Lessons All pictures courtesy Salzburg Festival, © Silvia Lelli. Details - click image to see ...
Notes from the 2013 Salzburg Festival ( 15 ) Shakespeare/Mendelssohn • Ein Sommernachtstraum 20 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
Shakespeare/Mendelssohn • Ein Sommernachtstraum Inspiration for Wagner All pictures above and below courtesy Salzburg Festival, © Ruth Walz. Details - click image to see entire photo. A Midsummer Nigh...
Briefly Noted: Heras-Casado in HIP Schubert 20 Aug 2013 | 10:22 am
Schubert, Symphonies 3/4, Freiburger Barockorchester, P. Heras-Casado (released on September 10, 2013) HMC 902154 | 54'33" The historically informed performance (HIP) movement is officially mainstream...
Notes from the 2013 Salzburg Festival ( 14 ) El Sistema • Ntl. Children’s Symphony Orchestra & Simon Rattle 19 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
El Sistema • Ntl. Children’s Symphony Orchestra & Simon Rattle Pint-sized Mahler All pictures courtesy Salzburg Festival, © Silvia Lelli. Details - click image to see entire photo. Eighteen (!) double...