Few today would agree with Rachmaninoff’s glowing assessment of his old friend Nikolai Medtner as “the greatest living composer.” While nearly as skilled as Rachmaninoff in manipulating the basic musical materials—a meticulous craftsmanship that earned him the admiration of many…
Medtner’s 14 piano sonatas have been fairly well served on disc, with sets (in various degrees of completion) available by Hamelin(Hyperion), Fellegi (Marco Polo, download only), Tozer (Chandos), Paul Stewart (Grand Piano), Milne (CRD), and many more. They were composed…
venerdì 1 maggio 2015, 17.49 Grande musica, ma anche momenti di commozione ed echi di Caorle (Venezia) a Washington DC per un concerto di solidarieta’ promosso dalla Colon Cancer Allianz americana a The University Club, il piu’ prestigioso e anziano…
Dal 20 al 26 agosto 2015, Alessandro Taverna terrà un corso di perfezionamento nell’ambito del Festival Internazionale di Musica di Portogruaro. Per informazioni: http://www.festivalportogruaro.it/masterclass-2015/
Il musicologo Oreste Bossini intervista Alessandro Taverna nel popolare programma Radio3 Suite: si parlerà di Nikolay Medtner e del recente disco a lui dedicato, edito da SOMM Recordings. Ascolta su: http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/portaleRadio/popup/player_radio.html?v=3
There was controversy in 2009 when Alessandro Taverna won bronze at the Leeds International Piano Competition – many people thought he should have been awarded the gold. Since then, he’s gone from strength to strength, as amply proved by this Medtner disc,…
The BSO’s playing flowed like liquid gold under the skilful direction of the outstanding conducting talent of Joshua Weilerstein – a truly relaxed, podium presence. Weilerstein said of his three concerts with the BSO: ‘I’m so excited to be performing…
Regarded as one of the most promising young conductors today, Joshua Weilerstein drew very well merited enthusiastic applause. It is to be hoped that we shall see him at the Lighthouse again before long. Sibelius’s Spring Song, composed in 1894…
TWO talented young artists are joining the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for a special performance at the Great Hall, Exeter. American conductor Joshua Weilerstein and prize-winning Venetian pianist Alessandro Taverna present a concert of Nordic dance alongside the Orchestra on Friday….
Officially released on January 5, the 135th birth anniversary of Nikolay Medtner, my CD with three of his piano sonatas is now available for online sale. You will find in it “the popular Sonata reminiscenza, op.38/1, the more rare (exquisite…
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