As the end of the year approaches, here are some of the best things that I have read, seen and heard in the past twelve months. Two major, large-scale performances this autumn made an impact on me. The London Sinfonietta’s concert of Lachenmann at the Southbank Centre in October was one. I already knew the […]
By Chris
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Posted in Odds & Ends
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Also tagged A Town Called Panic, Amir Nizar Zuabi, Aurélio Edler-Copês, Centre Acanthes, Helmut Lachenmann, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Joanna Newsom, London Sinfonietta, musikFabrik, My Son My Son What Have Ye Done, Olafur Eliasson, Quatuor Diotima, Rebecca Saunders, ShiberHur, Southbank Centre, Tony Judt, Washington Phillips, Werner Herzog
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The Quatuor Danel were back in Manchester last week with two composers, Henry Fourès and Catherine Seba, in tow. Their two concerts included Bruno Mantovani’s piano quintet, Blue girl with red wagon (with Richard Whalley on piano), Seba’s string quartet with tape, Quivering, Fourès playing Luc Ferrari’s À la recherche du rhythme perdu, for solo […]
By Chris
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Posted in Musings
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Also tagged Bruno Mantovani, Catherine Seba, film, Henry Fourès, Luc Ferrari, Mikrokonzert, music, Quatuor Danel, Raise Your Voice Collective, The Golden Lion Hotel, York Spring Festival of New Music
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