There can be no underestimating the extraordinary legacy surrounding Rachmaninov and Philadelphia. That he composed the Third Symphony and Symphonic Dances with the city’s great orchestra in mind is testament to how their sound intoxicated him. The…
When it was first proposed that we might expand the Music Theatre content in Gramophone to include musicals and other less easily definable forms of music drama the question arose as to where they should be placed…
West End leading man Oliver Savile discusses his starring roles in Wicked and Falsettos, dyslexia, gardening and working with Sting on The Last Ship in Canada and the US with Edward Seckerson.… [Read More]
A MUSICAL SPRING IS COMING! Chichester Festival Theatre is delighted to announce that this Spring will be one of music, memories and fascinating stories as we launch a new digital series of our popular Facing The Music interviews.…
I smell a collector’s item. This cracking recording of Stephen’s Sondheim’s second Broadway show as composer/lyricist, Anyone Can Whistle – complete down to every last dance break and entrance and exit cues – was recorded at Abbey…
Sleeping Beauty – A Dramatic Symphony? Alarm bells start to ring. One of the greatest classical ballets in the repertoire – some might say the greatest – surely needs no reinvention. And however well you think you…
During the best part of the last year we’ve come to appreciate, indeed rely upon, the technology, endeavour, and resource that has kept the music coming through lockdown after lockdown and seen a comparatively new phrase become…
Like many I was thoroughly absorbed by John Bridcut’s touching film about Bernard Haitink – The Enigmatic Maestro. Not entirely sure about the title because what you see is surely what you get with Haitink: a decent,…
Musical theatre star Laura Pitt-Pulford discusses Parade, Mack & Mabel, Falsettos and Flowers for Mrs Harris, her love of Sondheim, the thrill of new writing and the joy of new motherhood with Edward Seckerson. Enjoy!… [Read More]
Capitalising on Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO’s ‘Record of the Year’ triumph at this year’s Gramophone Awards this purely digital release – a growing trend – gives notice of a two-CD release (scheduled for March next year)…
