I’ve always had a thing for June Chikuma’s music, though it took me a while to realize it. Even today, I often find myself humming the “mantra” track from Faxanadu, the difficult, side-scrolling action-RPG for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Faxanad…
On DSCH: Shostakovich and Stevenson/Igor Levit | Andrew Clements’s classical album of the week
Igor Levit(Sony Classical, three CDs)Pairing Stevenson’s Passacaglia on DSCH with Shostakovich’s equally epic 24 Preludes is a unique combination of rarity and virtuosityTwo years ago, Igor Levit devoted a recital at the Wigmore Hall to Ronald Stevenso…
Proms Festival Orchestra/ Wigglesworth review – jubilant one-off
Royal Albert Hall, LondonA jubilant and light-on-its-feet performance of Mahler’s monumental 5th symphony made this Prom an emotionally charged occasion‘There won’t be a dry eye anywhere, certainly not on stage,” said one of the musicians before this, …