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How Musicians of a Previous Era Managed to Survive and Comments on the Present Day Situation. #2
It was WWII that put classical music on the map in England. During the war an organization was formed, The Council For Encouragement of Music and the Arts, (C.E.M.A.), which sponsored concerts for t… more »
Musical Reminiscences: Robert Meyer
How Musicians of a Previous Era Managed to Survive and Comments on the Present Day Situation. #2
Carol wrote 1 month ago: It was WWII that put classical music on the map in England. During the war an organization was for … more »
Donkey Shot in Vienna
Carol wrote 1 month ago: About fifty years ago I was playing with the Philharmonia Orchestra on a European tour with Herbert … more »
Professor Meyer's musings on Beethoven's Ninth Dr. Otto Klemperer #3
Carol wrote 2 months ago: I performed this several times including a recording with Dr. Klemperer and the Philharmonia in the … more »
Professor Meyer's musings on Beethoven's Ninth. #2 Wilhelm Furtwängler
Carol wrote 2 months ago: I played the Ninth with Furtwängler twice. One in the late 1940’s with the London Philharmoni … more »
Interview by Jason Heath
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Carol wrote 2 months ago: Thank you to Jason Heath for sending me this interview with me which I am very pleased to put on m … more »
Music Magazine's Article on Herbert von Karajan #3
Carol wrote 2 months ago: The row in Baltimore should never have happened. We were all tired and, personally, I didn’t … more »
Herbert von Karajan #1
Carol wrote 3 months ago: I was interested to read in the March 2008 copy of the BBC Music Magazine some accounts of Herbert v … more »
Musicians and their Hobbies
Carol wrote 3 months ago: When I was a kid there was a music hall song called “Where do all the Flies go in the Winter … more »
Fausto Cleva, conductor
Carol wrote 8 months ago: My previous blog posting was of Fritz Reiner, an unsavoury man, and in that vein I am going to write … more »
Fritz Reiner, conductor
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Carol wrote 9 months ago: Fritz Reiner Of all the conductors I have ever played for, and I must have played for hundreds, Rein … more »
The Philharmonia Orchestra's Autumn-Winter 2007/8 Concert Season, Part One
edcohen wrote 10 months ago: Having been abroad during the 2006/7 London concert season, I am extremely excited to be both back i … more »
Klemperer the Man
Carol wrote 1 year ago: As time went on, Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra developed a bond that withstood his irasci … more »
Otto Klemperer as a conductor
Carol wrote 1 year ago: When I first encountered Otto Klemperer he conducted with a baton. His hands were very shaky, and, … more »
Wilhem Furtwängler, conductor
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Carol wrote 1 year ago: Not long after WWll I was playing in the London Philharmonic Orchestra and we were told that Wilhelm … more »
Last Tour with von Karajan
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Carol wrote 1 year ago: In November 1955 I went on a five week tour of Canada and the USA with the Philharmonia Orchestra co … more »
Herbert von Karajan eludes his wife at Salzburg
Carol wrote 1 year ago: The Philharmonia went on several tours with von Karajan conducting. One of the most memorable was … more »
Abbey Road, the Beatles and the Symphony Orchestras
Carol wrote 1 year ago: Abbey Road studios are situated in the genteel St. John’s Wood area a few miles from the centr … more »
New Music on a Shoestring: June
Tim Rutherford-Johnson wrote 2 years ago: As well as all the goings-on at the Spitalfields Festival, there are plenty of other cheap new music … more »
Derek Bermel, Music of Today, QEH, 4th April 2006
Tim Rutherford-Johnson wrote 2 years ago: I knew nothing of Derek Bermel before this concert, even though he comes with a glittering CV; two o … more »
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