Scotland 2-3rd March 2013
On the tube-26th February 2013
February 26, 2013
William Bolcom-Sonata No. 4 (Live Recording)
February 23, 2013
William Bolcom-Sonata No. 4 (Live Recording – London January 1998) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1734 ‘Habeneck’) Junko Kobayashi-Piano I. Allegro brillante II. White Nights III. Arabesque/Jota I met William Bolcom in Stuttgart in 1994, where we performed together. This performance, with the brilliant pianist Junko Kobayashi, was recorded in London four years later. In my [...]
Hans Werner Henze-Für Manfred (1989)FILM
February 11, 2013
Reicha Op 48 …and a sneak into a rehearsal of Op 49
February 7, 2013
The Kreutzer Quartet have been associated with the music of Reicha, presenting his revelatory quartets, in modern and historical contexts, at their concert series at Wilton’s Music Hall London. Peter Sheppard Skaerved has also recorded Reicha’s cyclic chamber music extensively-the monumental 12 Duos for Violin and Cello, and his last major chamber work, the Duo Concertant (http://www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com/2011/06/anton-reicha-duo-concertant/). This [...]
Grims Ditch and Pitstone Hill in the Snow, from Church End
January 24, 2013
Grims Ditch and Pitstone Hill in the Snow, from Church End Walking Ivinghoe Aston to Tring 23 1 13, after editing Beethoven
TSI
January 13, 2013
Tate St Ives David Gorton, Priaulx Rainier more, Jim Aitchison, Richard Deacon, Neil, Bach, Jim/David,Morgan, Hepworth, Rose Tate Shibboleth, Tamayo Styles, Paik, Hersch South London Gallery Trandafilovski, Pellay , Library of Congress Paganini Astronomy Gallery Pellay, Rose National Portrait Gallery Only Connect, Shadows of light, National Portrait Gallery
Three Days in Bamberg 9-11th January 2013
January 11, 2013
I have just returned from a wonderful few days at the Villa Concordia in Bamberg. My dear friend and colleague, Ansgar Beste, is one of the year-long residents at this idealistic centre for the artst. At the heart of this concert was his fabulous [...]
Beethoven and Rochberg. A saturday morning conversation
January 5, 2013
Beethoven and Rochberg -A Saturday morning conversation. Wapping 5th January 2013 Beethoven Sonata Op 12 No 1 D Major (2nd Movement-Variation 4) + George Rochberg-Caprice Variations ( Variation 41 after Webern Op 1) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, and Aaron Shorr-Piano I probably talk a little too much about how the composers that I have been privileged to [...]
March 3, 2013