Spirit lifting experiencews, enriching undertakingsGERALD BARRY's La Jalousie Taciturne, written for the strings of the IrishFri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00
Spirit-lifting experiences, enriching undertakingTHERE have been quite a few changes at or near the top of major music or music-related organisations during the last yearFri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00
Polished chorus shows its class{TABLE} Messiah...................... Handel {/TABLE} THERE'S no shortage of Messiahs in Ireland around Christmas timeMon Dec 23 1996 - 00:00
Carols win the dayTHE Dublin Choral Foundation was established earlier this year "to promote the development of choirs of excellence and to provide…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
Tallaght Choral Society, Orchestra of St Cecilia/Grainne Gormley{Table} Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1-3 Bach {/Table} BACH'S Christmas Oratorio is what the Tallaght Choral Society were billed…Mon Dec 16 1996 - 00:00
A long time coming{TABLE} Ritual Dance............... Patrick Zuk Piano Concerto............. Moszkowski Symphony in D minor.......Sat Dec 14 1996 - 00:00
CLASSICALThe Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890-1974) came to international attention in the 1940s through his Petite Symphonic Concertante…Fri Dec 13 1996 - 00:00
Music cast in shades of greyTHE Goethe Institute Choir's Christmas Concert at the National Concert Hall was unusual in a number of waysThu Dec 12 1996 - 00:00
Huddersfield hears a Stockhausen in depressing declineTHERE aren't many living composers who have managed to stir up as much controversy as Karlheinz Stockhausen, now strange as it…Wed Dec 11 1996 - 00:00
Seasonal bells ring out{TABLE} The Bells........... Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances...Sat Dec 07 1996 - 00:00
CLASSICALReinbert de Leeuw has followed up his collection of the early, better known piano music of Erik Satie with a CD which concentrates…Fri Nov 22 1996 - 00:00
Hugh Tiney (piano)/Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey Spratt{TABLE} Divertimento in F K138............... Mozart Piano Concerto in B flat............. Mozart Piano Concerto in G K453..Fri Nov 22 1996 - 00:00
At home with charm of DussekTHE young harpist Maria Cleary is based in the Netherlands, where she studied with Edward Witsenburg at the Royal Conservatory…Tue Nov 19 1996 - 00:00
Athenaeum Chamber Orchestra/Qui van Woerdekom{TABLE} Variations and Fugue on a theme by Kuhnau........ Hendrik Andriessen Romance........................................Mon Nov 18 1996 - 00:00
Flattened rhythms disappoint{TABLE} Sinfonia India............................ Chavez Violin Concerto..........................Sat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Hugh Tinney (piano)/Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey Spratt{TABLE} Divertimento in D K136................. Mozart Piano Concerto in A K414..............Thu Nov 14 1996 - 00:00
New Swiss director for Opera IrelandOPERA Ireland, formerly known as DGOS Opera Ireland, has announced the appointment of Mr Dieter Kaegi (39), as artistic director…Wed Nov 13 1996 - 00:00
Hugh Tinney (piano)/Orchestra of St Cecilia/Geoffrey Spratt{TABLE} Symphony in D Op 15 No 4................. J.C. Bach Piano Concerto in A K488................Tue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
Low key recital{TABLE} Sonata in A Op 100......... Brahms Violin Sonata.............. Ravel Violin Sonata.............. Elgar Tzigane......Mon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
NSO/Kasper de Roo{TABLE} Fidelio Overture............. Beethoven Piano Concerto No 1.......... Beethoven Symphony No 3 (Eroica)......Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
An American who sang and conqueredOF THE leading American baritone Thomas Hampson, who appeared before an Irish audience for the first time last night, it might…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Technique triumphs over style at opening of Belfast Festival{TABLE} 5 Movements for strings Op 5............. Webern 3 Pieces in Old Style.................... Henryk Gorecki Fratres...Tue Nov 05 1996 - 00:00
Siona International Festival of MusicOVER the weekend, from Thursday to Saturday, the Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick presented, in association…Mon Nov 04 1996 - 00:00
Hungarian mastery{TABLE} Concerto No 1.................. Chopin Concerto No 1...................Tchaikovsky Concerto No 2..................Wed Oct 23 1996 - 01:00
Opera Scenes Wexford FestivalTHE Wexford Festival has a distinguished track record of advocacy of Massenet, and the fourth production of this year's Opera…Wed Oct 23 1996 - 01:00
Czech Chamber Choir/Lubomir Matl{TABLE} Otce Nas................. Janacek Beatitudes............... Liszt Mass in D...............Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
English as she is sun{TABLE} Village Tales.................. Bartok Diary of One Who Disappeared..Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
Energetic opening{TABLE} Symphony No 38 (Prague)......... Mozart Requiem........................Mon Oct 14 1996 - 01:00
Orchestra members criticise RTE over artistic decision makingMEMBERS of the National Symphony Orchestra have lost confidence in the artistic decision making of management in RTE's music …Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
Singing up a colour worldTHE idea for what has become BMW Song Circle has the Colette McGahon for a long timeWed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
A Russian in BelfastI hardly had a choice of not becoming a musician," explains Dmitry SitkovetskyFri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
NSO/Georg Tintner{TABLE} Piano Concerto in C minor K491............. Mozart Symphony No 2.............................Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
A rarity impresses{TABLE} Piano Concerto in C minor K491......... Mozart Symphony No 2.........................Sat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
A great American orchestra{TABLE} Five Pieces for Orchestra Op 16...................... Schoenberg Symphony No 8......................................Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Gerard Gillen (organ){TABLE} Dialogue in C.................. Marchand Concerto del Sig Taglietti..... Walther Sonata in E flat BWV525.......Mon Sept 09 1996 - 01:00
Eastern excursions{TABLE} Cello Sonata....................... Prokofiev Variations on a theme of........... Rossini Martinu Cello Sonata......Thu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
Collins Strikes note of tenderness to make a jury sit up{TABLE} Bagatelles Op 126..........................................Wed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
The book of musicTHERE are some books you just know are going to get dog-earedWed Sept 04 1996 - 01:00
David Lee (organ)DAVID LEE, professor of organ at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and organist of Dun Laoghaire Presbyterian Church, is a resourceful…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
CLASSICALGalina Ustvolskaya: Piano Concerto; Sofia Gubaidulina: Introitus; Henryk Gorecki: Piano Concerto; Georgs Pelecis: Concertino …Fri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Kilkenny closes on a stylish note{TABLE} Te Deum......................... Haydn Piano Concerto No 5 (Emperor)... Beethoven Heiligmesse....................Mon Aug 26 1996 - 01:00
