• Previews

    Updated: 2010-07-25 10:37:53
    Previews of the opera festival are out, though no mention of When a Man knows yet!

  • Recent CD Review

    Updated: 2010-07-24 10:55:06
    : 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 , July 24, 2010 Recent CD Review My review of another of Christ Church Cathedral Choir's recordings from the Nimbus catalogue , this time the Frank Martin and Francis Poulenc masses . The review is here on MusicWeb . International An attractive combination of works , strongly characterised and intelligently sung Posted by Robert H at 10:53 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To

  • Recent CD Review

    Updated: 2010-07-16 08:15:49
    : 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 , July 16, 2010 Recent CD Review My review of a disc of Magnificats by Cavalli is here on MusicWeb . International You won't quite get the crisp , vibrant music-making which this music deserves Posted by Robert H at 8:14 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1

  • Review of Manon

    Updated: 2010-07-14 07:28:14
    : 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 , July 14, 2010 Review of Manon My review of Massenet's Manon from Covent Garden , with Anna Netrebko in the title role , is here at Music and Vision subscription site Posted by Robert H at 7:27 AM Labels : opera 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1 concert review 90 diary 183

  • Recent CD Review

    Updated: 2010-07-10 08:55:50
    : 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 , July 10, 2010 Recent CD Review My review of Rossini's Otello from the Rossini in Wildbad Festival , recorded live on Naxos , is here If you are curious about Rossini's version of Otello then you will not go far wrong with this Naxos recording Posted by Robert H at 8:54 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book

  • Review of Salome

    Updated: 2010-07-10 08:29:16
    : 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 , July 10, 2010 Review of Salome My review of Salome from Covent Garden , with Angela Denoke in the title role , is here on Music and Vision subscription site Posted by Robert H at 8:28 AM Labels : opera review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1 concert review 90 diary 183 feature

  • Review of Salome

    Updated: 2010-07-04 09:19:02
    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 Sunday , July 04, 2010 On Thursday we went to a private recital given by The English Concert celebrating the end of their season and the launch of their new season . They played Handel's Concerto Grosso Op . 6 no . 6 in G minor , Marcello's Oboe Concerto in D minor and Vivaldi's Concerto in D , RV208, Il Grosso Mogul The beautifully expressive soloist in the Marcello was Katharina Spreckelsen . In the Vivaldi , the solo part with its amazing cascades of notes was played with aplomb by Nadja Zwiener . Hearing such a group

  • Concert of Music for Life

    Updated: 2010-07-03 07:00:03
    : 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 , July 03, 2010 Concert of Music for Life Tonight Japanese pianist Reiko Fujisawa will be giving a piano recital at St . Michael's church , Highgate . The recital is in support of Music for Life , a project which has pioneered and developed interactive , creative music workshop programmes for people living with dementia . Music for Life was founded in 1993 and is now managed by Wigmore Hall in partnership with Dementia UK . More details can be found on here Reiko Fujisawa's . web-site The programme includes Bach

  • Top Popular Rock Band Memorabilia

    Updated: 2010-07-01 21:01:52
    Most of us, at least at one point in our lives, we have been fanatics of certain bands. Particularly the rock bands whose legacies have stood the test of time. Names like Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Korn, Metallica, AC/DC and many others have left their marks, not only in the music scene but also in popular [...]

  • Try Calm Music From These Six Categories

    Updated: 2010-07-01 10:47:07
    Everyone needs some calm music like solo piano music from time to time. Combined with relaxing activities such as sleep, a warm bath or sunset viewing, musical sounds can definitely take away the knots on your nerves. If you’re on the lookout for great sounds to use on your chill out time, there are six [...]

  • Recent CD Review

    Updated: 2010-07-01 08:19:20
    : 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 , July 01, 2010 Recent CD Review My review of the Brabant Ensemble's disc of sacred music by Pierre Moulu is here on MusicWeb . International Fascinating and rather enchanting Posted by Robert H at 8:18 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1 concert review 90

  • Family Portrait Photo: How To Improve Them

    Updated: 2010-06-30 22:43:03
    Among the most popular type of photo we have is the family portrait photo. However this is also one of the photos that is taken most of the time in the wrong way. With many people, no shooting is ever the same. It is therefore a challenge to get a perfect family portrait, be it [...]

  • Lynn Harrell and Yuja Wang Play the Rachmaninoff Cello and Piano Sonata

    Updated: 2010-06-26 11:09:00
    : The Collaborative Piano Blog The piano in ensemble . The piano in real . life Pages Home Subscribe About This Blog About Chris Foley Contact Saturday , June 26, 2010 Lynn Harrell and Yuja Wang Play the Rachmaninoff Cello and Piano Sonata The inherent balance problems of the Rachmaninoff Cello and Piano Sonata are nowhere to be found in this elegant performance from the 2008 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival with Lynn Harrell and Yuja Wang 1st : movement 1st movement conclusion and 2nd : movement 3rd : movement 4th : movement Via Jason Heath Posted by Chris Foley at 7:09 AM Labels : Videos 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Who is your favorite French composer online survey Recent Posts Loading . More Articles Monster List of 100+

  • Recent CD Reviews

    Updated: 2010-06-26 07:25:00
    : 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 Saturday , June 26, 2010 Recent CD Reviews My review of Peter Grimes conducted by Haitink , with Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Felicity Lott is here Haitink brings special insight And my review of Ian Hominick's disc of piano rarities , Off the Beaten Track is here Both reviews are on Music Web . International Charmingly unfamiliar bon-bons and a few grittier pieces Posted by Robert H at 7:25 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a

  • Review of The Love of Three Oranges

    Updated: 2010-06-23 07:12:07
    : 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 , June 23, 2010 Review of The Love of Three Oranges My review of The Love of Three Oranges at Grange Park Opera is here on Music and Vision subscription site Posted by Robert H at 7:09 AM Labels : opera review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1 concert review 90 diary 183 feature

  • Let's make an opera

    Updated: 2010-06-21 16:13:18
    : 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 Monday , June 21, 2010 Let's make an opera Just over a week ago I was fully focussed on the premiere of my new opera When a Man Knows which took place on June 13th For some post-premiere relaxation we took ourselves off to Grange Park Opera this weekend to see two of their productions , Love of Three Oranges and Capriccio Quite unintentionally we found the both operas continued the themes from the previous weekend what constitutes an opera , what is more important words or music , how do you make a new opera which is

  • Recent CD Review

    Updated: 2010-06-17 07:23:17
    : 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 , June 17, 2010 Recent CD Review My review of Handel's Israel in Egypt a liver recording from Peter Dijkstra and Concerto Köln , is here Its heart is in the right place but it doesn’t quite come off And my review of Sing Alleluia from the Choir of Rochester Cathedral is here Both reviews are on MusicWeb . International Plenty of interest here and the choir are certainly in good health Posted by Robert H at 7:18 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post

  • When a Man Knows

    Updated: 2010-06-16 17:25:30
    : 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 , June 16, 2010 When a Man Knows So , we did it On Sunday evening we premiered my new opera When a Man Knows Cast Deborah Stoddart , Dario Dugandzic , Sarah Barham and John Beaumont instrumental ensemble Marianne Haynes , James Meldrum , Jonathan Cottle and Richard Black and conductor David Roblou did a magnificent job . I was much heartened by the enthusiastic reactions of both performers and audience . The piece works very well and the pacing seems just about right , it even lasted just about the length of

  • Recent CD Reviews

    Updated: 2010-06-14 08:31:16
    : 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 , June 11, 2010 Recent CD Reviews My review of Handel's Judas Maccabeus from French forces , with international soloists , is here Allowing for limitations of the sung English this is a vivid and involving performance And my review of Meyerbeer's Il Crociato in Egitto live from La Fenice , is here Both reviews on MusicWeb . International Gives a strong flavour of the piece Posted by Robert H at 7:26 AM Labels : cd review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When

  • More About Dark Star Requiem

    Updated: 2010-06-13 12:34:00
    : The Collaborative Piano Blog The piano in ensemble . The piano in real . life Pages Home Subscribe About This Blog About Chris Foley Contact Sunday , June 13, 2010 More About Dark Star Requiem Photo of Marcus Nance by Brian Mosoff Congratulations to everyone involved with the recent Tapestry Luminato production of Dark Star Requiem , a monumental dramatic oratorio written by poet librettist Jill Battson and composer Andrew Staniland about the AIDS epidemic . Here are some follow-up links for those of you who missed the production and those who saw the production but want to explore a bit : deeper Serafin LaRiviere's article in Xtra Jon Terauds' article about baritone Marcus Nance Jon Terauds' reviews in the Star and on his blog February 2010 workshop photos Jill Battson writes a blog ,

  • The audience roars their approval

    Updated: 2010-06-12 20:33:15

  • A Chamber Full of Beethoven

    Updated: 2010-06-11 03:52:12
    This morning, as I sat nursing a cup of coffee and procrastinating starting work,  a sudden Beethoven-related thought appeared: are there arrangements of his symphonies for string quartet? The answer is: sort of. Theses ones aren’t for quartet, but quintet. I discovered these via this thread, which contains a wealth of information about chamber arrangements of [...]

  • Classical Music article

    Updated: 2010-06-07 07:45:16
    : 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 Monday , June 07, 2010 Classical Music article The latest Classical Music magazine has a half page article in the Premiere of the Fortnight column , dedicated to When a Man Knows and its premiere on Sunday . Posted by Robert H at 7:40 AM Labels : opera 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1

  • Review of Tosca

    Updated: 2010-06-07 07:40:53
    : 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 Monday , June 07, 2010 Review of Tosca My review of ENO's new production of Tosca is here on Music and Vision subscription site Posted by Robert H at 7:40 AM Labels : opera review 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom When a Man knows When a man knows August 21st 2010 Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Labels ballet review 7 book review 17 cd news 14 cd review 243 Competition 1 concert review 90 diary 183 feature article 34 music news 18 opera 69 opera

  • Free classical music! (if you’re in school…)

    Updated: 2010-06-02 04:29:44
    If you are in one of those fine institutes of learning known as “a university” then you might already have access to bazillions of online classical music recordings. Naturally I only worked this out in the last half-year (please please please oh god) of my PhD. You can check it out by going to your [...]

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