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| [#8822] 2008 / 03/10 - 3/13 NSO 與 Rudolf Barshai (2) 巴夏  |
george1977 正式會員222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-20 21:28 | |
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| [#8823] 2008 / 03/10 - 3/13 NSO 與 Rudolf Barshai (2) George, He looks smart! |
rcwy 正式會員 221.xxx.xxx.210 |
2008-07-20 21:32 |
| [#8824] 2008 / 03/10 - 3/13 NSO 與 Rudolf Barshai (2) Dear George Have you ever seen NSO cds in any HK shops? |
eurojazz 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.56 |
2008-07-20 22:30 |
| [#8825] 2008 / 03/10 - 3/13 NSO 與 Rudolf Barshai ( Eurojazz: Sorry! I have not seen it before! George1977 |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-22 07:31 |
| [#8826] 卡拉揚在莫扎特200週年誕辰紀念音樂會的現場錄音 Audite為百年冥誕的卡拉揚規劃了一系列的紀念專輯，這張編號第二輯的新 CD，收錄卡拉揚 (Herbert von Karajan)在1956年莫扎特200週年誕辰紀念音樂會的現場錄音，當年從1月21日起，一連三天演出同一套曲目：莫札特20號鋼琴協奏曲，以及第41號交響曲，獨奏者是鋼琴家 Wilhelm Kempff。 Kempff 雖與 Karajan 同樣在DG旗下，但兩人沒在錄音室合作過，這也讓此罕見的共演彌足珍貴，其實，Audite並非首度CD化這個演出的廠牌，多年前ARKADIA就曾有相關的出版。 Karajan 在這場音樂會後的數日（1月28日），又和 Clara Haskil 合作了第20號鋼琴協奏曲，Tahra發行過這個現場錄音，恰巧可以比較兩位鋼琴名家在 Karajan指揮下的詮釋異同。  |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-22 07:35 |
| [#8827] Link for Mahler Freak Link for Mahler Freak in R33 http://rachsu.lenhost.info/index.htm |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-22 07:37 |
| [#8828] Shenzhen symphony Orchestra I: How to July 18, 2008 Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra/Chen Xi/Christian Ehwald All Brahms Finally I made it to one of the SSO concerts, though not without many hiccups, some exasperating, others hilarious, during the process. First, I shall try to help you navigate through the quagmire that is SZ/SSO, for this is an orchestra that you should pay attention to! The SSO is I think run by the government, not itself, and there lies the big divide. The administrators, including the webpage person, just don’t know what they are doing. On the net you can find many blogs and posts by ex-musicians, expatriates who got exasperated by the bureaucracy. Looking at the musician list you will find only a handful of expatriates now. In particular, I miss the fabulous Russian cellist Artem Konstantinov, who was principal cellist. Visit the website as a rough guide but DON’T believe everything you read! http://sso.org.cn/home/# View in particular this concert schedule: http://sso.org.cn/ycnews/index3.asp The 2008-2010 seasons are fortunately sponsored by 交通銀行, which, together with the appointment of German conductor Christian Ehwald as Artistic Director, shall hopefully inject some stability into the organization. I first noticed this not from the website, but from a flyer issued by the bank which I picked up at 大劇院. Please note 深圳大劇院音樂廳 and深圳音樂廳 are DIFFERENT venues!!! (A) 深圳大劇院音樂廳 is obviously part of the older 深圳大劇院, which, like some of our venues, has an opera house as well as a concert hall. It is in Lo Wu district, easily reached by taking the MTR to 大劇院 stop. It is close to the Lo Wu (central) Book City. The concert I am about to report was played here. The official website: http://www.szdjy.com.cn/ (B) 深圳音樂廳 (Shenzhen Concert Hall) is a much newer and chic venue, located in Futian district, in a complex that also contains the Futian Book City and the SZ Central Library. It can be reached by taking the MTR to 少年宮 stop. The location is closer to Huanggang and Lok Ma Chau checkpoints than to Lo Wu. From the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint (can be reached by MTR as well as KMB B1) you can get into the SZ MTR directly right after customs and not get on to the street until you have reached destination! The venue also hosts many visiting orchestras. Coming up are the Asian Youth Orchestra (same programs as HK), the Helsinki (with the excellent Okko Kamu!), to mention only two. I have visited this beautiful venue but as yet have not entered the concert hall itself. This venue looks to be much better run. Visit the website: http://www.shenzhenconcerthall.com/ Now, to my odyssey. Back a few months ago, before I got organized on the web, I only occasionally physically visited (when I visited the Book City) the 大劇院 for concert information and to pick up the good Shenzhen ARTMAP (published by the HK organization). This is really not that efficient nor reliable. I noticed a concert flyer and the Russian female cellist soloist caught my attention. But when I inquired they said “sorry, cancelled” even though the flyers were still out there. You can also see from a previous link that cancellation is rather common here! Here I issue Advisory 1: For the SSO, don’t get tickets early to avoid cancellations. The 交通銀行 sponsorship is a more recent thing, and it was only recently that I picked up the flyer. The flyer is almost exactly like this webpage: http://sso.org.cn/ycnews/index3.asp At that time, I became interested in the 3 concerts of Ehwald, 11/7, 18/7 and 25/7. On the flyer, for ALL 3 concerts, the venue is listed as 深圳音樂廳. I inquired at the box office of 大劇院 on 2 separate occasions and was told either “No information” (first time, earlier on) or “No tickets for sale, possibly internal event!” (second time, only 2-3 weeks ago!). When I came back to HK, I was stunned to see on the website that the venue is listed as深圳大劇院音樂廳 instead!!! Finally I visited深圳音樂廳 2 weeks ago and got the ticket for 18/7, indeed held at 深圳大劇院音樂廳. There is a problem now. For the concert of 25/7, which I am interested in: The venue column on the SSO webpage is now perilously left blank. But the concert hall webpage is more confident: http://www.shenzhenconcerthall.com/Catalog_63.aspx?id=256 Since I trust the concert hall webpage more than ANYTHING from the administration of the SSO, I take it that the concert (if it indeed happens) shall be held at 深圳音樂廳. Here I issue Advisory 2: As with many things in SZ, things change quickly. So, for SSO concerts, it is a MUST to (i) check out all the web info you can get and (ii) crosscheck info on all sites, keeping in mind that (iii) SSO webpage is the least reliable. Finally I attended the concert of 18/7at 深圳大劇院. I couldn’t believe it, it was finally happening!!! However…not before some more hiccups. On that night, I noticed people trying to buy tickets and it was sold out! Or perhaps tickets were given out by the bank to their VIP customers (said so on the flyer; there’s a hotline for such customers). I got there early, and the ticket window was mobbed (“Sound of Music” was playing at the theater). I wanted to buy the ticket for 25/7. The young lady said “Sure, available” and then ran into problems at the computer. Many minutes passed before another lady said “Tickets not sold here”. I was getting mad but walked away to cool off. Then I returned and asked another lady who told me they stopped selling tickets for the event because the ticket itself could not be printed properly on their machine. Apparently, unlike HK, tickets themselves are not unified. Organizations/venues supply their own tickets to be printed on the machine. That’s my understanding, or do I actually understand??? Here I issue: Advisory 3: For certain popular SSO events (use your judgement), don’t buy tickets last minute either. Might be sold out! I know I know… Advisory 4: It’s OK to buy tickets at the深圳音樂廳, but try to avoid the box office of the 深圳大劇院, for obvious reasons. There are internet options as well as SZ local delivery hotline, but I haven’t tried them. In summary: ADVISORY for SSO events: 1: Don’t get tickets early to avoid cancellations. 2: As with many things in SZ, things change quickly. So it is a MUST to (i) check out all the web info you can get and (ii) crosscheck info on all sites, keeping in mind that (iii) SSO webpage is the least reliable. 3: For certain popular events (use your judgment), don’t buy tickets last minute either. Might be sold out! I know I know… 4: It’s OK to buy tickets at the深圳音樂廳, but try to avoid the box office of the 深圳大劇院, for obvious reasons.  |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.49 |
2008-07-22 10:23 |
| [#8829] Shenzhen symphony Orchestra II: All Brahms Finally, on Friday 18/07 I got into the 深圳大劇院音樂廳 to listen to music! The structure of the venue is one low-rise ugly box, from the 80’s I think, with one big foyer. After the ushers got my ticket I noticed that they also serve as improvising guardians of whatever required check-in, like bottled water. These were just placed along the staircase, with a little sheet of numbered paper under each item. Strange that this place lacks check-in facility. The concert hall itself, renovated I am sure, is actually very very nice. Too bad the website has no pic. It is in the form of 2 trapezoids joined at the base, hence widest in the center. The size, design and materials used, even sound, resemble some of our various City Halls: the stage resembles a big horn and wood paneling everywhere. There are irregularly spaced and beautiful little triangular structures wedged into the nice white ceiling, no doubt for acoustic attenuation. Seats are terraced, rising all the way to the back and they are comfortable. I sat one row from last, hence high up. The stage is rather small even for these modestly scored pieces. The orchestra has full strings, 14, 14, 11, 12, 8. As soon as the introduction to the Brahms violin concerto started I knew things were going to be OK musically. One obstacle however remained. A newspaper reporter brought his photographer who set up his camera on a tripod very close to my seat. The shutter noise was irritating. Violinist Chen Xi, I is a rising star and the 2002 silver medal winner of the Tchaikovsky competition: http://www.china.org.cn/english/international/39614.htm He just graduated from Curtis and you can catch his recital here: http://www.curtis.edu/html/21194.shtml The violin entry was promising, bold and forceful, even vehement. Acoustics of the hall is dry from my seat, but one hears everything and the violin sound was perfect. The big tone worked well with the orchestra, driven cogently by conductor Christian Ehwald, who conducted with economical gestures and did not in particular pare down to accommodate the soloists (this one did not need it). Some bars later, rising to the top the string snapped and the music stopped. I took the opportunity to “bark” at the photographer, who was a nice young man and who went off, to my delight and the cheers of my neighbors! “罵得對!” Chen Xi returned with another violin and the music resumed from just before the violin entry. The tone of this violin was not like the strad before, but sometimes that’s a blessing to me. Aren’t you tired of hearing strads? Understandably, Chen struggled for a while before gaining composure. The playing was generally excellent in the faster passages but, as is often the case with young musicians, simple figurations and ruminations proved a little unsettling. The deliberate cadenza was indulgent. But it’s evident this violinist laudably tried to be spontaneous, which he some of the time, and I’d like to hear him again. The orchestral contribution was excellent. I was eagerly looking forward to the Brahms symphony #4 and I was not disappointed. Ehwald conducted without a score and knew every little turn of this symphony. He delivered a sophisticated performance that nonetheless never lost sight of Brahms’ earthy elements. Rhythms were tight and bass line exceptionally strong. Anchored thus, the contrasting lyrical passages were all the more effective and beautiful. The finale was well paced and built single-mindedly towards the climax. The playing was not without faults, but emotionally generous (unlike our HKPO). The strings were magnificent, the upper strings penetrating and the lower ones authoritative. The winds took a while to warm up and sounded reasonably blended. I was impressed by all of the principals and their grasp of style. The horns surprised me with their overall proficiency and full tone that was a little dark, though full of passion. The brass is excellent and full sounding. And it was a pleasure to hear for once good tympani playing. The fully committed performance and expert conducting moved me deeply and got a hugh and passionate applause from the audience. Overall I was impressed by the ushers’ efforts and audience etiquette. The audience behaved surprisingly well, even the children. A magnificent effort. It’s soul warming to hear such music-making after much blandness-as-mastery in Hong Kong. I am returning Friday to hear Bartok viola concerto and Schubert’s “Great”. |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-07-23 09:08 |
| [#8830] Asian Youth Orchestra 06-07/08/2008 You owe it to yourself to hear and support this magnificent orcehstra, talking about nurturing young musicians!!! http://www.asianyouthorchestra.com/public_html/ayo%20new%20site%202/intro.html Note in particular the soloist for the Elgar cello concerto, the stunning ALISA WEILERSTEIN. She's the hottest thing in the cello world. I heard her do the Elgar with the NYPO and was stunned by her big and bold performance. She has everything Du Pre has and MORE (certainly more technique). A must event.  |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-07-23 09:53 |
| [#8831] Asian Youth Orchestra 06-07/08/2008 Alisa Weilerstein has performed with America's top orchestras, given recitals in music capitals throughout the U.S. and Europe, and regularly participates in prestigious international festivals. She is also dedicated to performing chamber music, having grown up in a family of musicians with whom she collaborated from an early age. Regularly lauded for her interpretive instincts coupled with technical prowess, the New York Times wrote of a performance that Ms. Weilerstein "radiated such concentration and pleasure...that watching her became a lesson in the art of listening." Following her recent New York Philharmonic debut, performing the Elgar Cello Concerto, Newsday wrote that "to hear Weilerstein play is to experience the serenity of being in a master's hands." During the 2006-07 season Ms. Weilerstein made her New York Philharmonic subscription debut performing the Elgar Cello Concerto with Zubin Mehta conducting, and performed with the Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel in Tokyo during the Philharmonic's 2006 Japan-Korea visit. She also made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra with Christoph Eschenbach conducting, and gave recitals with violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Lilya Zilberstein at Carnegie Hall, La Salle Pleyel in Paris and the Barbican in London. Other highlights of Ms. Weilerstein's 2006-07 season included performances with the Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and the Moscow State Symphony as part of their U.S. tour. This past summer Ms. Weilerstein gave the New York premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's cello concerto, Azul, during the opening concerts of the Mostly Mozart Festival. During the 2007-08 season Ms. Weilerstein will perform with the Detroit Symphony under Sir Andrew Davis, the Pittsburgh Symphony under Marek Janowski, the San Diego Symphony under Jahja Ling, the San Francisco Symphony under David Roberston, and the Toronto Symphony under Peter Oundjian, among many other engagements. She will also give several recitals throughout the U.S., including the Celebrity Series in Boston. Abroad she will perform with the NDR Hamburg under Manfred Honeck, the New York Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel at the Hong Kong Festival, and will give recitals in Bergamo, Bologna, and Milan, Italy. Ms. Weilerstein has given recitals in music centers across the U.S., including Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco. She performed at The Louvre in her Paris recital debut in September 1999. Other notable engagements have included an eight-city tour of Japan, featuring a Suntory Hall performance in March 1999, a concert tour of Australia, and Florida tours with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in 2000 and 2002. Alisa Weilerstein was the recipient in 2000 of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and was selected for two prestigious young artists programs in 2000-01, the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organization) "Rising Stars" recital series and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Chamber Music Society Two. As part of the ECHO series in 2000-01, Ms. Weilerstein gave recitals at seven celebrated concert halls in Europe (Symphony Hall in Birmingham, Wigmore Hall in London, Athens Concert Hall, the Cologne Philharmonie, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) as well as at Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), which nominated her to be part of the series. Ms. Weilerstein also released an acclaimed recording on EMI Classics' "Debut" series in 2000 including works by Paganini, Dvorak, Ginastera, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Janacek, Saint-Saens, Faure and De Falla. Born in 1982, Alisa Weilerstein began playing the cello at age 4 and performed her first public concert six months later. She often plays with her parents, Donald and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, as the Weilerstein Trio, which is the Trio-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Her Cleveland Orchestra debut was in October 1995, at age 13, playing the Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations. She made her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Youth Symphony in March 1997. Ms. Weilerstein is a graduate of the Young Artist Program at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Richard Weiss. In May 2004, she graduated from Columbia University in New York with a degree in Russian History.  |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-07-23 09:56 |
| [#8832] Helsinki PO/Kamu visits Shenzhen The excellent HELSINKI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA shall make a China tour in August. No Hong Kong of course: 2008 CHINA: Beijing (18.8. & 19.8.) & Shanghai (21.8.) & Shenzhen (23.8.) 23/08/2008 Shenzhen Concert Hall Sallinen piece Sibelius violin concerto (soloist Wang Zhijiong) Sibelius symphony #5 Condcutor is the excellent Okko Kamu. Remember his magnificent Sibelius symphony #3 on DG? http://www.shenzhenconcerthall.com/Catalog_142.aspx?id=255 I already got my ticket. Official website: http://www.hel.fi/wps/portal/Kaupunginorkesteri_en/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/HKO/en/Etusivu  |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-07-23 10:09 |
| [#8833] Macau International Music Festival http://www.icm.gov.mo/fimm/22/PrgE.asp I am interested in the VSO/Hahn/Tchaikovsky, and perhaps the RPO/Slatkin/Mahler |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-07-23 10:21 |
| [#8834] Furtwangler from Tahra Hello George1977, be warned. Very deadly indeed. 40 CDs + 1 bonus CD-ROM of Furt from Tahra. (photo taken half an hour ago at Tower Records, Osaka)  |
Trollope 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.34 |
2008-07-23 21:04 |
| [#8835] Furtwangler from Tahra Trollope Arigatou! Now you provide us another good snapshot of latest release about conductor Furtwangler! Would it be a limited edition exclusively available in Japan? just wonder! george1977 |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-23 22:12 |
| [#8836] Furtwangler from Tahra No idea. I didn't even touch it, for it's too big a lethal dose for me to take. Not sure whether it's a Japanese Tahra release. Will check it out tomorrow if I happen to go to Tower Records again. |
Trollope 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.34 |
2008-07-23 22:23 |
| [#8837] Third Reich Another interesting item for your information George -- a DVD entitled: "Great Conductors of the Third Reich" |
Trollope 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.34 |
2008-07-23 22:28 |
| [#8838] Third Reich Trollope It seems to me that I better make some provision as a reserve to purchase the full cycle of Furtwangler released by TAHRA, but I better check out www.jpc.de first. Great conductors of third reich is an indispensable documentary film for a history and music freak like me. Thanks! george1977 George1977 |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-23 22:57 |
| [#8839] ALTUS發行指揮家穆拉汶斯基的「綵排、演奏會系列」 ALTUS發行的前蘇聯指揮家穆拉汶斯基（Evgeny Mravinsky，1903-1988）的「綵排、演奏會系列」（Rehearsals & Concerts）（含第一輯德國音樂篇及第二輯俄羅斯音樂篇，共17張CD，即將在8月1日上市。  |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-23 23:08 |
| [#8840] ALTUS發行指揮家穆拉汶斯基的「綵排、演奏會系列」 指揮家穆拉汶斯基的「綵排、演奏會系列」 第二輯俄羅斯音樂篇  |
george1977 正式會員 222.xxx.xxx.52 |
2008-07-23 23:09 |
| [#8841] ALTUS發行指揮家穆拉汶斯基的「綵排、演奏會系列」 george: Funny you mentioned this. I had already picked up this box (Brahms/Bruckner) during HMV sale. 8 CDs for $200, I reckon a bargain. So the other Russian music box must have 9 CDs. In this volume, 4 CDs are rehearsal sequences, only 3 feature music: CD6: Brahms 4 (studio 27/4/73) CD7: Brahms 4/Beethoven 4 (concert 28/4/73) CD8: Bruckner 9 (concert 29-30/1/80) There is heavy annotation, which unfortunately we cannot read. |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.168 |
2008-07-24 07:54 |
