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Viola, Viola (and the Wigmore): new music for troubled times

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 by Geoff Andrew

Last week was a pretty good week for me, musically – quite possibly the best I’ve had since the one that ran from Friday 28 February to Thursday 5 March, which was my last week of live concerts. (For the record, and partly to remind myself because it now feels so long ago, I squeezed … Continue reading Viola, Viola (and the Wigmore): new music for troubled times

Posted in Best concerts, Best music, CDs, classical music, contemporary music, live music, musicTagged Anthony Marwood, Arvo Pärt, BBC Philharmonic, BIS, Giya Kancheli, Hyperion, James MacMillan, Lawrence Power, Martyn Brabbins, Maxim Rysanov, Peteris Vasks, Sibelius, Sinfonietta Riga, Symphony, Viola, Viola Concerto, Wigmore HallLeave a comment

2020: A Musical Odyssey (That Challenge Thing…)

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Geoff Andrew

Like many confined to their homes during the coronavirus lockdown, I have been spending more time than usual on social media, and one Facebook post – by my friend and former Time Out colleague Derek Adams – that ended up taking a lot of my time and attention was his challenge that I post the … Continue reading 2020: A Musical Odyssey (That Challenge Thing…)

Posted in Best music, CDs, classical music, contemporary music, Jazz, music, rockTagged albums, Brahms, Carla Bley, Elgar, Jefferson Airplane, John Adams, King Crimson, musical challenge, Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Procol Harum, Sibelius, Thomas LarcherLeave a comment

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Thoughts and ideas on a variety of subjects and experiences by Geoff Andrew, film critic, programmer and lecturer with an interest in other art forms - and life...