Tag: Andrew Manze
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Review – RLPO and Timothy Ridout premiere Mark Simpson’s ‘Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth’
From whispered strings to bone-shaking organ, RLPO’s season opener turned sound into spectacle. This was a night of courage, surprise and orchestral force.
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Vaughan Williams 5, culture wars, and the language we use to talk about music
The slow movement from Vaughan Williams 5 and the thoughts it provokes.
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Beethoven 5 and 7 from Andrew Manze and the NDR Philharmonie
Beethoven isn’t my go-to composer. Never has been. There’s nothing wrong per se about the man’s music. There is melody. There’s drama. In his symphonic works especially the textures in his orchestral writing are highly satisfying. The problem is (or maybe it’s not a problem) I admire the creative achievement in the same way I…