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February 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Marie Ross/Petra Somlai/Claire-Lise Demettre: Brahms – Clarinet Sonatas and Trio

Marie Ross/Petra Somlai/Claire-Lise Demettre Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas and Trio Centaur The trio of Marie Ross (clarinet) Petra Somlai (piano) and Claire-Lise Demettre (cello) are dedicated to working with historical instruments; to exploring the music via connection to period instruments – which is to say they use wood and gut-string, eschewing metal and modern valves, reeds, […]

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October 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 235

BRAHMS: Paul Kletzki/The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony No. 1 In C Minor (1959) The only genre of music I’ve separated out in my vinyl collection is classical – that’s so that I can learn; so I can find them straight away as it’s the genre I know least about and am increasingly interested in as […]

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August 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Jennifer Stumm & Te Koki Trio (August 8, Wgtn)

Jennifer Stumm & Te Koki Trio: Secrets & Hidden Messages MFC Thursday, August 8 This Chamber Music NZ concert featured touring American violist Jennifer Stumm with local musicians Inbal Megiddo (cello), Jian Liu (piano) and Martin Riseley (violin): Te Koki Trio. The opening piece was just for the trio, a Chamber Music-commission by local composer Michael Williams. Over a see-sawing frenzy of violin the piano provided […]

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April 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

We Need To Talk About Classical Music…Because We Never Have: Our Introduction To Classical Music

I’m going to tell you a bit about my background with classical music; some of my early touchstones, how I educated myself and explored options, and some of the favourite pieces I’ve collected and my go-to composers. That sort of thing. And then you can do the same. Seem reasonable? Otherwise we’ll be here all […]