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“An Aurora Borealis of light and transparency, all electric and surprising, and perfect in beauty … No one spoke more compellingly in every language of sound.” Carlos Kleiber was born 95 years ago today.

🎶 Celebrating conductor Carlos Kleiber, born #OTD in 1930. In this film, Georg Wübbolt pays homage to Kleiber's life and work. digitalconcerthall.com/film/109?utm_m…

Musical Notation is Beautiful Mahler's sketches for his symphony no. 9! (from the Morgan Library)

A caricature on #GustavMahler conducting his titanic first symphony (in: Illustriertes Wiener Extrablatt, 25-11-1900).

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Heartbroken to hear Roger Norrington, my great hero, mentor, friend, and supporter has died at the age of 91. I’ll miss him dreadfully. Pictured here, many years ago, enjoying reindeer for lunch after rehearsals in Helsinki.

In 2019, I asked Roger Norrington if he’d write an article for our Berlioz150 series. I received a brief response: “Yes I’ll try to do that for you, Mark. Sir R” A week later, an email: “Is this any good for you?” 950 perfect words followed. bachtrack.com/feature-berlio…

A new documentary about the life and works of the composer Shostakovich, which Semyon Bychkov features in, will be available online on ARTE in English from August 9, the date which marks the 50th anniversary of his death. Details here: unfilmalapatte.fr/films.asp?id=2…

On this day in 1703 Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed organist at the Bach Kirche in Arnstadt

The composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born 150 years ago today. Hands up anyone who’s seen his opera Thelma! ⁦ ⁦Surrey Opera⁩

The Serenade in F major ranks among Stenhammar's masterpieces, after his Second Symphony and his Piano Concerto No. 1. What fascinated me most on this .Naxos Records are the two pieces for voice and orchestra, Op. 3 and Op. 21. In particular, Ithaka, Op. 21, is a true (1/2)

Inmo Yang and the 1743 'Carrodus' Guarneri del Gesù violin will perform at the BBC Proms for the first time on 28 August 🎻 thestrad.com/news/violinist…

Think you know your instruments… are you sure? 😏 tinyurl.com/wpf4tzbf

on the floor laughing out loud. This commercial almost killed me. youtu.be/PCr_aMZ1uqU?si…

5 years ago a collaboration that was truly magical youtu.be/dJF_SqSvZ2k?si…

Documentary about the collaboration with Peter Fahey and Ian Doyle (TheManWhom). youtu.be/51iixc7qaks?si…

Let Rocket have coffee.