Rachmaninov preludes inspire a choreographer's Sarasota Ballet premiere
Gemma Bond returns to create her third world premiere with a dance company she has been getting to know since 2022.
Swansea Bach Choir
The Swansea Bach Choir popularises choral works with specific concentration on the baroque. The Swansea Bach Choir was formed ...
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Alexander Melnikov whips Rachmaninov into submission, plus the best of March’s classical concerts
According to fans of Rachmaninov’s gorgeously melancholic music, the answer is definitely ... i.e. with the eight soloists singing the choral parts as well as their own. The two sopranos Anna ...
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Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Donald Macleod turns his attention to Rachmaninov's great choral works and explores what inspired the composer while he was writing this music, both in Russia and abroad.
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A duel of Russian titans: Rachmaninov’s Romanticism meets Shostakovich’s fury
In a thrilling concert oscillating between lush sentiment and explosive tension, pianist Lise de la Salle and conductor Diego ...
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Aled Jones
“It’s pretty obvious I like the choral stuff, but I’ll be playing all kinds of music. Some British pieces – Vaughan Williams, Elgar – I’m a bit of a romantic so there’s bound to be a little ...