Join us for classical music news and anecdotes, a new angle on Handel’s Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, plus reviews of violinist Elicia Silverstein’s solo recital for the Baroque at the Edge festival, and the Fort Smith Symphony’s new recording of Florence Price’s first and fourth symphonies.
Music Credits:
Handel, ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, from soprano Antonia Dunjko, Edmund Andler-Borić on the organ and Igor Mrnjavčić on trumpet, and from countertenor Bradley Sharpe, trumpeter Theo Van Dyck and the Norfolk Festival Chamber Choir and Orchestra under Christopher Jackson.
Organist Sam Bardsley performs his fugue on a theme after David Cameron.
Bieber Passacaglia for Solo Violin from Elicia Silverstein, The Dreams and Fables I Fashion on Rubicon.
Jellantsje de Vries plays Salvatore Sciarrino’s 6 Caprices for Solo Violin.
Florence Price Symphony No. 1, Mov. 1 from John Jeter and the Fort Smith Symphony on Naxos.
Our version of the first movement from Sibelius’ 5th Symphony.
Watch episodes from China’s SuperVocal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT6xngAYIAA
Preview Sciarrino’s score for the 6 Caprices: https://www.scribd.com/doc/194141493/Sciarrino-6-Capricci-Per-Violino
Luciano Berio’s ‘Sequenza VIII’ performed by David Bowlin: https://open.spotify.com/track/4ihzFVXDqWIwkkp5Ng7qvF
Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 From the New World, Budapest Festival Orchestra with Iván Fischer: https://open.spotify.com/track/6sA9PjulJcbMB8QGn5bnJx
Read about Florence Price and the African-American Spiritual: https://timmyfisher.co.uk/words/the-african-american-spiritual
More info on SoundState coming up at the Southbank Centre, London: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/classical-season/soundstate
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