Posted in Reviews, Classical Music, Concertos, Bach on May 13th, 2006
“Googley” is a word the firm’s employees like to use a lot. That adjective, says one spokeswoman, evokes a “humble, cosmopolitan, different, toned-down classiness”.
According to The Economist magazine: “A good demonstration of googley-ness came in the speeches at a conference in Las Vegas this year. Whereas the bosses of other technology companies welcomed the audience into the auditorium with flashing lights and blasting rock music, Google played Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto Number Three and had a thought puzzle waiting on every seat.”
Well, I don’t know about the thought puzzle, but here’s my favorite version of the Brandenburgs: Bach — The Complete Brandenburg Concertos / Pearlman, Boston Baroque. Average Customer Review: 5-stars.
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Posted in Piano, Reviews, Classical Music, Concertos, John Foulds on May 5th, 2006
John Foulds, the composer, is not much known in England, his home country, or indeed, anywhere else. He died of cholera at the age of 58 in India in 1939. His main interest was Indian music, for which he had developed an obsession.
On this new CD on Warner Classics, the main work is an extended three-movement piano concerto with the peculiar title: Dynamic Tryptich for Piano and Orchestra. Three supporting pieces are, a tone poem, April-England, Song of Ram Dass, and Keltic Lament.
David Mellor recommends the CD “with real enthusiasm” and says of the main work: “[It’s] of real substance, brilliantly despatched by Peter Donohoe … it’s a fine piece that would be great as a novelty at the Proms.”
Amazon.com has yet to list it, but you can buy it from Amazon.co.uk. Check out the price.