Playing it like it is

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Roger Norrington gets modern musicians to play old instruments to create an experience of continuity. His period instrumentalists are known as the London Classical Players. He progressed through Schutz, Handel, Bach, Haydn to Brahms, his latest subject. The later the repertoire, the more visible is his involvement as conductor. Tempo change is needed in music after 1800. Brahms did not supply metronome markings as he felt there was no set way to interpret his music.

Performances, Musical instruments, Norrington, Roger

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Pedalling to Berlin and back

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Yvar Mikhashoff, teacher at Buffalo university, New York State, is Concerts Director of the Almeida Opera 1992. He was an influential co-director of the Almeida Festival, which ceased in 1990. As a pianist he prefers modern music. In 1984 he began his trademark - the piano marathon - plying for seven hours nonstop. Every summer he coaches opera in Austria. He transcribes opera for the piano. The festival will include piano foretastes of opera yet to be completed.

Interview, Personalities, Fairs and festivals, Operas, Pianists, Mikhashoff, Yvar

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Middle-age cred

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Opera singer Brigitte Fassbaender turned to directing after reaching middle age when parts are scarce for mezzo sopranos. After 1982 she concentrated more on concert work but, finding this unfulfilling, she moved into directing. Her directing debut was in Munich in 1989. Her British debut will be in January 1992 with Leeds' Opera North performing 'Der ferne Klang.' The three-act opera is about an obsessed composer who abandons his girlfriend to prostitution.

Biography, Opera producers and directors, Opera directors, Opera producers, Fassbaender, Brigitte

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