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Sep 23, 2024 · • Finally, for those who’ve had sufficient Easter uplift, there’s a celebration of Harrison Birtwistle at Wigmore Hall, March 26, delivered by the Nash Ensemble and BBC Singers. Birtwistle was never easy listening, and to many he was just cacophony.
Sep 17, 2024 · • Finally, for those who’ve had sufficient Easter uplift, there’s a celebration of Harrison Birtwistle at Wigmore Hall, March 26, delivered by the Nash Ensemble and BBC Singers. Birtwistle was never easy listening, and to many he was just cacophony.
Sep 17, 2024 · The Stage is set, the keys are polished and the cameras are poised – the Leeds International Piano Competition is back with a resounding flourish in 2024! Join us for a celebration of unparalleled talent and a glimpse into the future of classical brilliance.
Sep 16, 2024 · 1995 - Harrison Birtwistle: Panic for alto saxophone, drummer, and orchestra, at the last night of the Centenary Proms at Royal Albert Hall in London, with the BBC Symphony conducted by Andrew Davis, with John Harle (saxophone) and Oauk Clarvis (dummer)
6 days ago · The repertoire includes Wagner's Das Rheingold and Die Walküre (with Robert Hale, Gabriele Schnaut, Alessandra Marc and Anja Silja), symphonies by Bruckner, Schumann, Dvořák and Mahler, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra and Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, and works by Harrison Birtwistle, Carl Ruggles ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022): XI. Todesfuge - Frieze 4 from 9 Movements for String Quartet (1991-96) Misato Mochizuki (b. 1969): Boids (2018) Franz Schubert: Nacht und Träume (Arr. Jannina Norpoth) Paul Wiancko (b.1983): Purple Antelope Sound Squeeze (2021) —Intermission— Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, Death and the ...
Sep 10, 2024 · Harrison Birtwistle (1934 - ): Topic Page Born in Accrington, Lancashire, he began his career as a clarinettist. While in Manchester he formed, with other young musicians including Peter Maxwell Davies and John Ogdon, the New Manchester Group for the performance of modern music.
