Win a copy of the DVD: In Search of Haydn
Win a copy of the DVD: In Search of HaydnLimelight MagazineFrom Phil Grabsky, the award-winning maker of In Search Of Mozart and In Search Of Beethoven, comes In Search Of Haydn. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the world's greatest musical innovators. His close friend Mozart and his student Beethoven were ...and more »
Music: Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, West Road Concert Hall
Music: Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, West Road Concert HallVarsity Onlineby Aaron Watts This was an exuberant, polished concert; and a far-cry from the orchestra's scorched-earth renditions of Haydn and Mozart under arch-authenticist, Roger Norrington, last November. Two temporal worlds were firmly established in the genial ...
2012 Summer Events Guide: Classical music and opera top picks
2012 Summer Events Guide: Classical music and opera top picksOregonLive.com... pianist Andrew Brownell plays JS Bach's densely beautiful "Goldberg Variations," Oscar-winning video artist J-Walt creates live video art, plus symphonies by Beethoven and Brahms and a young-artist production of Mozart's sublime "The Magic Flute.and more »
Authenticity's real appeal
Authenticity's real appealFinancial TimesThis culminated in Norrington's vibrato-less performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony at the 2011 Proms, no more historically informed than the romantic excesses of Herbert von Karajan. Harnoncourt is prepared to admit that Mozart's Magic Flute is a ...
In Search of Haydn (2012)
In Search of Haydn (2012)Audiophile AuditionGrabsky is an excellent documentarian whose previous efforts have included In Search of Mozart, In Search of Beethoven, and The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Haydn's biography and music are presented in chronological fashion, ...