Niccolo Paganini-Unpublished Prelude 1838 From the Collection of Andrew McGee Instruments-Vuillaume Rolled Steel Bow, Violin-Stradivari 1698 World Premiere recording. PSS 2005 Engineer/producer-Jonathan Haskell (astounding sounds) Paganini was constantly searchingfor new bow makers. A letter written on Lake Como in January 1824, reports that he had tried a number of bows, presumably all from one maker, [...]
February 28, 2012
Sean Calhoun-’Tale’ for solo violin Last September here in Nashville working on the Exchange Programme, I began work with this startlingly talented young composer. His is is a very particular, very refined voice, distinguished by great integrity of structure and expression. He has been writing me a large scale solo work ‘Tale’, which I look [...]
February 24, 2012
Jeremy Dale Roberts is, without question, one of our great composers. LINK TO FILM Over the past few years, he has spoken to us about the major work that he has been planning, a string quintet. It is now appearing, the fruit of the deep thought that characterises his working process and output. On the [...]
February 21, 2012
Recording Bach-Day 4 Today marked the first day in the studio with the Partitas. I had determined to record the Sonatas in the winter, and embark on the Partitas with Spring’s arrival. Up till today, with the UK apparently set on being wet and cold indefinitely, this seemed an idle plan. But the clouds cleared [...]
February 15, 2012
Elliott Schwartz – ‘Water Music’ 14th February Cambridge. I spent part of a wonderful afternoon at Robinson College, working with Elliott Schwartz on his new version of his ‘Water Music’, which I commissioned in 2002. Here are some of his working sketches and preparatory materials-complete with lemon cake! Elliott Schwartz sketch for ‘Water Music’
February 10, 2012
Grieg Quartet-live at Wilton’s Music Hall 10th June 2008 Kreutzer Quartet Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde I.Un poco andante – Allegro molto ed agitatoII.Romanze. AndantinoIII.Intermezzo. Allegro molto marcato – Più vivo e scherzandoIV.Finale. Lento – Presto al saltarello Recording courtesy of [...]
February 9, 2012
Beginning on the 26th February 2012 through March 9th, musicians from the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and the Royal Academy of Music met in workshops in Nashville and London, exploring collaboration. This is the page for that project as it continues to develop. LINKto the 2010 project. Final Workshop Performance 9th March-Concert Room [...]
February 7, 2012
LINK TO JEREMY THURLOW March 15th 2012 Second day of filming and development with Jeremy. Here are outtakes of the experimentaton -very lo-fi, just recorded on the lap-top mic. All the synthesised electronic material is provisional. It will be replaced in performance by pre-recorded material which I will be preparing. The Cambridge premiere is slated [...]
February 7, 2012
Peter & Michael Alec Rose discuss Mendelssohn’s D minor Violin Concerto IN PREPARATION Introducing two manuscripts
February 5, 2012
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