New video by Gramophone on YouTube

Beethoven’s Fifth: interpreting genius (with James Jolly and Rob Cowan)
In the first episode of a brand new series for Gramophone, Editor-in-Chief James Jolly and critic and broadcaster Rob Cowan discuss Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and compare the various approaches that conductors have to taken to this most famous of masterpieces.

They talk about how a professional critic should approach a new recording, how performance practices have changed over the decades, and how no matter how many times you’ve heard this symphony, Beethoven’s genius always shines through.

0:00 – Introduction
26:35 – Hermann Scherchen
28:40 – Carlos Kleiber
33:22 – Mariss Jansons
34:49 – Iván Fischer
38:10 – Antal Dorati
45:44 – John Eliot Gardiner
47:15 – Charles Munch
50:05 – Herbert von Karajan
53:25 – Manfred Honeck

Read the reviews of these albums on the Gramophone website:
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Listen to the playlist on Apple Music:
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New video by Help Musicians on YouTube

Help Musicians supports ili to release music during pandemic
We provide support to musicians like ili, to ensure that musicians achieve their creative potential, including financial help to develop their skills, grow their portfolio and build a career.

To find out more about our creative support, please visit: https://ift.tt/39PwQPa

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New video by Help Musicians on YouTube

Help Musicians supports Frank Farell to rebuild a career as an artist
Frank Farrell has become a reputable figure within the electronic music industry, having honed his skills as both an artist and engineer. In this time, Frank has played of some of the country’s leading nightclubs, as well as international tour appearances in New Zealand, Ibiza and Ireland.

“Help Musicians have helped give me the opportunity to refocus my career, from primarily a teaching role, into rebuilding my career as an artist and also to relaunch my studio business, which largely attracts customers within the genres in which I write as an artist.”

To find out more about what support you could receive, please visit: https://ift.tt/39PwQPa

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New video by Help Musicians UK on YouTube

An end of year message from Team Help Musicians
An end of year message from Team Help Musicians to you, the musicians.

Help Musicians, providing a lifetime of support to musicians when it’s needed most.

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New video by Gramophone on YouTube

The Truth sent from above (arr Ralph Vaughan Williams and Owain Park)
To mark Epiphany, our video of the day is a performance of The Truth sent from above, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Owain Park.

Filmed at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, in association with the Ryedale Festival and Tidze, the singers were the combined forces of Echo Vocal Ensemble (directed by Sarah Latto), The Swan Consort (directed by Anita Datta) and Gesualdo Six (directed by Owain Park). The soloists are Sam Mitchell, Luthien Brackett and Michael Craddock. Filmed and recorded by Patrick Allen.

The full series features performances by each group and is available till the end of January:
https://ift.tt/3pYv2c5

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New video by Gramophone on YouTube

The Truth sent from above (arr Ralph Vaughan Williams and Owain Park)
To mark Epiphany, our video of the day is a performance of The Truth sent from above, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Owain Park.

Filmed at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, in association with the Ryedale Festival and Tidze, the singers were the combined forces of Echo Vocal Ensemble (directed by Sarah Latto), The Swan Consort (directed by Anita Datta) and Gesualdo Six (directed by Owain Park). The soloists are Sam Mitchell, Luthien Brackett and Michael Craddock. Filmed and recorded by Patrick Allen.

The full series features performances by each group and is available till the end of January:
https://ift.tt/3pYv2c5

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New video by Help Musicians UK on YouTube

A Christmas Cracker with Susan Bullock, Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside & special guests!
Susan Bullock, Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside and special guests are pulling a Christmas cracker, live from Blackheath Halls, raising vital funds to support musicians across the whole of the UK.
 
To donate £5, text* MUSIC1 to 70970
To donate £10, text MUSIC1 to 70191
Donate online at https://ift.tt/3gFUCio
 
All social distancing regulations were adhered to by production and performers.
 
* UK networks only. Texts cost the donation amount plus one standard rate message

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New video by Help Musicians UK on YouTube

A Christmas Cracker with Susan Bullock, Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside & special guests!
Susan Bullock, Nicky Spence, Iain Burnside and special guests are pulling a Christmas cracker, live from Blackheath Halls, raising vital funds to support musicians across the whole of the UK.
 
To donate £5, text* MUSIC1 to 70970
To donate £10, text MUSIC1 to 70191
Donate online at https://ift.tt/3gFUCio
 
All social distancing regulations were adhered to by production and performers.
 
* UK networks only. Texts cost the donation amount plus one standard rate message

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New video by Help Musicians UK on YouTube

Dame Evelyn Glennie discusses her early career support from Help Musicians
Dame Evelyn Glennie, the first person to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist, discusses the power of music and her early career support from Help Musicians.

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