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Tremendous trombone
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 30/01/2018
» 'Never look directly at a trombone player," said the great composer Richard Strauss. "It only encourages them." Then again, the German composer was hardly being honest about an instrument which Felix Mendelssohn called "the most sacred and noble instrument in the orchestra".
Russian extremes and caviar dreams
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 18/05/2017
» 'I have every reason to go insane," said Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky in a typical mood, "except for music."
A rare piece of Tchaikovsky
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 27/04/2017
» So you thought you knew everything about Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky? His morbid Pathetique? His romantic Romeo And Juliet? His warmongering 1812 Overture? Well, think again. Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra is offering on Friday a major work by Tchaikovsky which is rarely played these days -- but counts, in its original form, as one of the most celebrated works in the history of music.
Prepare to be enchanted
Life, Harry Rolnick, Published on 03/09/2013
» Aah, the unlikely miracle of history. Forty years ago, the United States reigned supreme in the pop music business. The Sound Of Music was the highlight on Broadway, Hair was playing off-Broadway, the Beach Boys were re-inventing California and Elvis had conquered everything in sight. Right?