Channon

Edimburgo, 1894. Brodie Moncur ha ventiquattro anni e da sei lavora per la Channon & Co., il quarto maggior produttore di pianoforti in Gran Bretagna. Valente accordatore, viene invitato un giorno da Ainsley Channon a trasferirsi nella sede di Parigi, dove i pianoforti Channon stentano a conquistare le simpatie francesi. Nell'imponente negozio parigino, due grandi vetrine che si affacciano in avenue de l'Alma, Brodie abbraccia con entusiasmo la sua nuova vita, lontana dalla Scozia, soprattutto, lontana dal suo tirannico padre. Si rimbocca le maniche e concepisce un'idea brillante: ingaggiare un grande pianista, un virtuoso dello strumento, che suoni un Channon nei suoi concerti e dia, così, lustro all'azienda. L'occasione per realizzarla gliela offre il Theatre de la Republique, in una serata in cui John Kilbarron, ex bambino prodigio e musicista di indiscusso talento chiamato Le Liszt irlandais, esegue la Sinfonia n. 3 di Cajkovskij e un poema sinfonico di Panin per la voce solista di Lydia Blum, soprano russa..

The absolute essence of Britten, distilled into four generously-filled CDs. The objective is to give an insight into all the genres Britten’s music covered, to enable a serious newcomer to the composer to discover the great works.
Most of these versions are regarded as ‘reference’ recordings against which subsequent interpreters are judged:
His orchestral masterpieces The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge are presented in Britten’s own revered interpretations.
The vocal masterpiece ‘Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings’ is offered in the unsurpassed Peter Pears recording with Barry Tuckwell.The Choir of King’s College Cambridge offers the essential choral masterpieces Ceremony of Carols and A Boy was Born, the early masterpiece from the 19-year-old prodigy.
Newer recordings include Janine Jansen’s lauded and best-selling interpretation of the Violin Concerto.

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