Something weird and
wonderful, Romantic and yet modern. The New York Philharmonic's
composer-in-residence in 2010 was Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg. Hear his amazing Clarinet Concerto. Alas,
the CD is out of print and the record company (Ondine) does not sell
MP3 downloads either. I think it's even harder to be a contemporary
composer than to be a contemporary poet.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Rachmaninoff Had Big Hands
Rachmaninoff and
Humor do not seem to be two words that could share the same sentence.
This video, titled "Rachmaninoff Had Big Hands" will thrill
all classical music fans, especially those who once thought they
could play the great C-Sharp Minor Prelude, until they saw the
chords.
Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Amazing baritone — Teddy Tahu Rhodes — made a breakthrough appearance on the 2010 Saturday live HD broadcast of "Carmen," filling in for an
ailing Toreador.
Here's also a YouTube clip of Teddy, also nicknamed
"the baritone with abs," singing the great solo from
Handel's Messiah, "The Trumpet Shall Sound."
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