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2 months ago

Havergal Brian: The Gothic album review Ole Schmidt tames a vast, eccentric score

Ole Schmidt's 1980 BBC performance of Havergal Brian's The Gothic delivers a bold, conductor-driven interpretation with vast forces, occasional congestion, and a standout soprano.
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2 months ago

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale: "Baroque Garlands" Live (Stanford)

Handel's Dixit Dominus and Rameau's La Guirlande performed on period instruments recreate theatrical 18th-century sacred and dance music in Baroque Garlands concerts Feb 6–8, 2026.
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2 months ago

Death of Gesualdo St Martin in the Fields

Carlo Gesualdo wrote some of the most darkly sublime music of the late Renaissance. He also savagely murdered his wife and her lover in their bed. Now be honest: which would you like to discuss first? It is a provocation that sets the atmosphere for an evening that resists easy resolution. Presented at St Martin-in-the-Fields as the launch of the church's 300th anniversary celebrations,
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