Last night I had the pleasure to go to the Royal Albert Hall to see a production of Bizet’s opera …Read the Rest
Music
Drottningholmsmusiken – Mvmt 1 – Johan Helmich Roman
I am always on the hunt for new music and new composers, I do like to find the little known …Read the Rest
Magnificat – Vesperae Solennes De Confessore – Mozart
This is one of my favourite pieces of Mozart choral work, it is a setting of one of the Psalms …Read the Rest
Piano Trio in C Major – Mvmt 1 – Mozart
I am a huge fan of music and the big brash symphonies are always a joy to listen to, but …Read the Rest
Proms Beethoven Cycle: Part 5
Last night I went to the fifth and final part of the Beethoven symphony cycle conducted by Daniel Barenboim. It …Read the Rest
Proms Beethoven Cycle: Part 4
So tonight was the fourth part of the Beethoven symphony cycle at the Proms. Tonight was symphonies 8 and 7 …Read the Rest
Proms Beethoven Cycle: Part 3
A pattern is beginning to emerge isn’t it? Yet again I wandered over to the Royal Albert Hall to enjoy …Read the Rest
Proms Beethoven Cycle: Part 2
So another night another Prom and more Beethoven. This time it was the third and fourth symphonies played in reverse …Read the Rest
Proms Beethoven Cycle: Part 1
Well one of the reasons that I splashed out on a Proms season ticket was that when I perused the …Read the Rest
Eurovision Song Contest – A Suggestion
I watched the Eurovision Song contest last night for the first time in ages, it wasn’t as bad as I …Read the Rest