• ClassicalRock - Interview with John Axelrod

    Updated: 2012-02-02 22:04:52
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Thursday , 2 February 2012 ClassicalRock Interview with John Axelrod Classical Rock is a project which aims to combine the best hits from classical music with the best of classic rock the intention is to avoid the elevator music' tag of much orchestral rock arrangements . The project has been conceived of by John Axelrod aka MaestroX with arranger Christophe Patrix aka CPRX Axelrod is strikingly positioned to combine the two genres , not only is he the Music Director of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire but

  • This Week’s Classical Music Round Up by The Arts Desk

    Updated: 2012-02-02 10:42:57
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Thursday , 2 February 2012 This Week’s Classical Music Round Up by The Arts Desk The Arts Desk’s classical music writers this week take a look at some sterling CD releases and a Prokofiev concert at the Royal Festival . Hall Graham Rickson’s first recommendation in his weekly classical CD round-up was a barnstorming recording of Handel’s early opera Agrippina under the baton of René Jacobs . It’s an attempt to reconstruct the composer’s original intentions and the result is a roaring success . Despite the opera’s

  • Concert Peace and Prosperity

    Updated: 2012-02-02 08:46:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Thursday , 2 February 2012 Concert Peace and Prosperity The Peace and Prosperity Trust aims to raise funds to promote aspiring young Arab and Western artists and help them work with internationally renowned artists resulting in a greater understanding and fusion of Western and Middle Eastern music and culture . Their concerts also raise funds for other charitable . organisations On 20th February they are presenting a concert , Eastern Voices Western Echoes at the Cadogan Hall . Young artists from the trust , some of

  • Rigoletto conundrum

    Updated: 2012-02-01 10:32:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Wednesday , 1 February 2012 Rigoletto conundrum Another interesting conundrum from Verdi , this time from Rigoletto What is the significance of Sparafucile appearing just at that moment Was he just touting for trade and generally in the habit of appearing on street corners asking people if they wanted the services of a friendly neighbourhood assassin . Or had he done some research and knew that Rigoletto might be needing his services . Are we to assume that the Duke , who seems to have been in the habit of frequenting

  • Octavian on the go

    Updated: 2012-01-31 13:22:57
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Tuesday , 31 January 2012 Octavian on the go I understand that Sarah Connolly was held up on a train for 2 hours on Saturday and arrived at the London Coliseum only 30 minutes before curtain up , though her performance showed no signs of this . She was also spotted on the train doing her stage makeup Posted by Robert H at 1:22 PM Labels : diary 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Mailing List Sign up to my mailing list : Name Email Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts

  • Salomon Orchestra on Valentines Day

    Updated: 2012-01-28 08:05:01
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Saturday , 28 January 2012 Salomon Orchestra on Valentines Day The Salomon Orchestra are doing an attractively romantic programme for their concert on Valentines day , at St . Johns Smith . Square Philip Ellis conducts them in Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Sibelius's 2nd Symphony . I must confess that I do rather find the Wagner a little too over done but the other two are both certainly worth making an effort to hear . The advantage of St . Johns is that you can have a rather nice meal

  • Lalo Schifrin interview

    Updated: 2012-01-27 15:54:29
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Friday , 27 January 2012 Lalo Schifrin interview Last night I had the pleasure of interviewing film composer Lalo Schifrin for an article as he's in Los Angeles it was a phone interview . Things didn't start well as I got the time zone wrong so that I expected the interview to take place 2 hours later than it did . Still , things went pretty well after that and the interview is now on the . web You can find it here at WeirdMusic.net Posted by Robert H at 3:54 PM Labels : feature article 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer

  • Kronos Quartet on In Tune

    Updated: 2012-01-27 07:51:57
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Friday , 27 January 2012 Kronos Quartet on In Tune A YouTube video of the Kronos Quartet's appearance on In Tune , rather fun seeing a radio programme . Also , of the two pieces they play the Swedish one Triakel Tusen Tankar A Thousand Thoughts , from Sweden sounds fascinatingly Scottish , reminiscent of Gaelic Psalmody . Posted by Robert H at 7:51 AM Labels : preview 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Mailing List Sign up to my mailing list : Name Email Subscribe To

  • Adventurous WNO season

    Updated: 2012-01-24 12:25:57
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Tuesday , 24 January 2012 Adventurous WNO season WNO have announced their new season , their first under David Pountney their newly appointed musical director , with plans announced for the 2012-2014 period In 2011 12, Katie Mitchell's production of Handel's Jephtha will be returning with Robert Murray in the title role , Diana Montague as Storge and Fflur Wyn as Iphis . There will be the UK stage premiere of Jonathan Harvey's Wagner Dream , which is being performed in concert this Sunday at the Barbican . And Peter Wedd

  • Sounds in the Cloud

    Updated: 2012-01-24 08:53:53
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Tuesday , 24 January 2012 Sounds in the Cloud I have been uploading all sorts of archive recordings onto http : soundcloud.com roberthugill my profile page lists them all . The apps available mean that we can now have recordings playing on each of the Spherical Editions pages , also the full list here here Posted by Robert H at 8:53 AM Labels : music news 1 comments : mickeyhouse said . If you need more of a repertoire for your archives , there is a great Ipad app called iClassics . I downloaded it the other day and is

  • Midsummer Opera Wagner

    Updated: 2012-01-24 07:30:54
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Tuesday , 24 January 2012 Midsummer Opera Wagner Midsummer Opera are continuing their exploration of Wagner's Ring , having given us Act 1 of The Valkyrie , they are now performing acts 2 and 3. Zoe South will be Brunnhilde , with John Upperton and Deborah Stoddart reprising their roles as Siegmund and Sieglinde Karen Foster and Stephen Holloway are Mr and Mrs Wotan . David Roblou conducts . The eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted the Zoe South , who plays Brunnhilde , sang the role of the Woman in the performances

  • 17 Days

    Updated: 2012-01-21 11:00:03
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Planet Hugill Classical Music blog from Robert Hugill Classical Music Blog from London based singer and classical music composer , Robert Hugill News , Views and opera reviews , CD reviews musings on contemporary music and writing new . music Saturday , 21 January 2012 17 Days On Feb 5th the Crouch End Festival Chorus are premiering a new work by James McCarthy at the Barbican . Entitled 17 Days it tackles the tricky subject of the Chilean miners trapped following the mining accident . McCarthy has written a substantial piece his blog refers to it being some 39 minutes long for chorus , childrens choir , brass group and percussion . A tricky , but inherently dramatic , subject it will be fascinating to see how McCarthy has transmuted it into a choral piece .

  • The Piano Guys' Lightsaber Duel

    Updated: 2011-12-14 03:09:00
    : The Collaborative Piano Blog The piano in ensemble . The piano in real . life Pages Home Subscribe About This Blog About Chris Foley Contact Tuesday , December 13, 2011 The Piano Guys' Lightsaber Duel The Piano Guys' Steven Sharp Nelson previously seen in a brilliant David Guetta cello piano cover is back , this time in a cello duet duel with two . . lightsabers Posted by Chris Foley at 10:09 PM Labels : Videos 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Follow 31 Days to Better Practicing by Dr . Chris Foley . This free ebook looks at creative ways to make your practice session both more efficient and enjoyable . Available both online and as a PDF download . Study with Chris Foley I am currently accepting piano students for the 2011-12

  • Meme of the Day: Piano Squirrel

    Updated: 2011-12-12 13:00:00
    : : The Collaborative Piano Blog The piano in ensemble . The piano in real . life Pages Home Subscribe About This Blog About Chris Foley Contact Monday , December 12, 2011 Meme of the Day : Piano Squirrel Posted by Chris Foley at 8:00 AM 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Follow 31 Days to Better Practicing by Dr . Chris Foley . This free ebook looks at creative ways to make your practice session both more efficient and enjoyable . Available both online and as a PDF download . Study with Chris Foley I am currently accepting piano students for the 2011-12 academic year . If you're interested in studying with me , register online here for my Oakville home studio and I would be glad to meet you for an initial consultation . Recent Posts

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