Sir Neville Marriner, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this April, was a central pillar of post-war British music-making, maintaining consistency and distinction despite the shifting sands of a rapidly changing musical landscape. Richard Osborne remembers a life of collaboration and accomplishment
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Here are 10 essential works that gave an idea of breadth, and more important, depth of Mozart's musical genius. Perfect for those discovering his music for the first time.
Vere da Silva was a brilliant man who taught me a lot about music. 17 hours ago
This month marks the birth centenary of a truly great man who has left an indelible impression upon me: Vere da Silva. If you Google his name, you will find very little, which is unfortunate since he accomplished so much in so many spheres, not least of them music. I hope that this tribute begins to rectify this omission, in however small a measure.
Reconstructing a life that has been obscured by the mists of time can be difficult at the best of times. Still, I have gleaned a potted timeline from his family and other sources.
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This enterprising album of English music for strings from the 1930s embraces some of the finest string playing ever put on disc by a British orchestra.
Listening to the final fugue from Benjamin Britten’s Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge, played at the speed the composer noted in the score, is an exhilarating experience and perhaps explains why, 30 years later, Britten’s own recording is much slower; more likely to be a technical decision based on what his orchestra could manage than an artistic one.
In this work, commissioned by the English conductor Boyd Neel for a 1937 Salzburg Festival concert, the 23-year-old Britten revealed the genius that was to take him to the very pinnacle of his profession.