MusicTeachers.co.uk Online Journal

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“Life might never be easy, but at least with the Arts we can escape a little”
MusicTeachers.co.uk editor John Woodford looks at reasons why concert attendance in this country is so poor.

Awards, examinations, publishers, promoters, recording companies, etc.


		“I’m certain that, had I grown up in a blacksmith’s family, I’d be shoeing horses by now.” An exclusive interview with one of America’s most enigmatic performer-composers, Chris Brubeck.

		“My role is not to replace the composer – I might work in his place, but I’m still only his assistant.” MusicTeachers.co.uk talk to internationally-acclaimed pianist and conductor Jos van Immerseel.

		Which Bach? John Woodford looks at three currently available intégrale recordings of Bach organ music by Simon Preston, Helmut Walcha and Lionel Rogg.

		Into Practice Countertenor Robert Ogden looks at Vergine Bella, an English continuo song by Richard Dering in this latest in our series of interactive, performance-based articles.

		Julian Rhodes 1964 – 2001 Recorderist Piers Adams pays tribute to harpsichordist, organist and pianist Juilan Rhodes, who died last month at the age of 36.

New Recordings
–	Hans Ruckers: The Musical Legacy Jos van Immerseel – harpsichord and virginals (Recording of the month)
–	Salve Regina: Sacred music by Monteverdi and his Venetian followers Blaze/Parley of Instruments/Holman
–	Purcell: Songs and Dialogues Kirkby/Thomas/Rooley
–	JS Bach: Easter Oratorio Gabrieli Consort/McCreesh
–	Traetta: Antigona Bayo/Vincenzo/ Allemano/Panzarella/Polverelli/Les Talens Lyriques/Rousset
–	Schubert: Abschied von Einem Freunde – Sonata in B-flat, Drei Klavierstücke Jos van Immerseel
–	Schumann: Piano Music Hamelin
–	Verdi: Messa da Requiem Fleming/Borodina/Bocelli/D’Arcangelo/Gergiev/Kirov Orchestra and Chorus
–	Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Urmana/Schade/Boulez/VPO
–	Scriabin: Complete Preludes Lane
–	Poulenc, Honegger et al: L’Album des Six Benyon/West
–	Lansky: Ride Paul Lansky
–	Chris Brubeck: Bach to Brubeck Brubeck/Crofut/Brown/Revzen/LSO
–	von Otter/Costello: For the Stars Anne Sofie von Otter/Elvis Costello and Ensemble
Books
–	Aural Skills Acquisition: The development of listening, reading and performing skills in college-level musicians Gary S. Karpinski
–	Four Musical Minimalists Keith Potter
–	Morton Gould: American Salute Peter W. Goodman
–	Classical and Romantic Performing Practice 1750-1900 Clive Brown

–	Edexcel Advanced Level notes: Giovanni Gabrieli: In ecclesiis from Symphoniae Sacrae II, 1615
–	Edexcel Advanced Level notes Joseph Haydn:Quoniam tu solus Sanctus from Nelson Mass, 1798
–	AQA Advanced Level notes Felix Mendelssohn: Overture The Hebrides