Oct 11, 20231 min readEqual firstRegarding Somervell's 'A Shropshire Lad', I unforgiveably forgot Sir Bryn Terfel's splendid version on his 'Silent Noon' CD - so let's say he and James Newby have equal first recommendation status...
Regarding Somervell's 'A Shropshire Lad', I unforgiveably forgot Sir Bryn Terfel's splendid version on his 'Silent Noon' CD - so let's say he and James Newby have equal first recommendation status...
At the heart of woman, man climbs towards his God - the problem with 'The Rape of Lucretia'.Considering my close ties to Britten's 1946 Chamber Opera (I sang the role of Tarquinius in two productions, and was taught by Otakar...
The Fairy QueenA brief comment on Prom 24: Purcell's 'The Fairy Queen'. My son, Hugo Herman-Wilson, was performing, along with other members of Le...
Notes on Holst's 'The Homecoming'.For these few brief thoughts I am returning to Oliver Soden's comment recorded at the start of my last Blog, 'The Past and I': 'As with...
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