Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator MUSIC WITHOUT SAUERKRAUT The eccentric genius of Erik Satie Erik Satie was one of the most iconoclastic classical composers of the 20th century, an eccentric oddball who described himself as a “phonometrographer” rather than a musician. On the centenary of his death, Albert Ehrnrooth explores the life and music […]
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Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Igor Levit talks about performing Erik Satie’s Vexations VEXATIONS (Annoyances) SATIE WILL TEST YOUR METTLE South Bank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 24 April 2025 Start: 10am The Russian-German pianist Igor Levit, well known for his brilliant and lucid interpretations of works by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, will once more
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Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Bryn Terfel Podcast Listen to my interview mp3 – 19:49 Does the bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel need any introduction? Probably not. He’s one of Britain’s most famous living and working opera singers. The whole world watched Sir Bryn perform a Welsh composition at the Coronation of King Charles III
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Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Listen to my interview mp3 – 14:05 The lyric soprano Ermonela Jaho was born in Albania and experienced the repressive regime of the Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha and the final seven years of communism after his death. Ermonela’s escape was the opera. She saw a production of La Traviata
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Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator LISZT, EN IDOL FÖRE SIN TID Staty över Ferenc Liszt i centrala Budapest, alldeles invid konservatoriet som även bär hans namn. Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) var redan som ung en megastjärna och en av världens mest fotograferade personligheter. Endast Napoleon var en populärare modell för skulptörer. Liszt var
Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Bruckner 200 Markus Poschner Detta inslag beställdes av Musikrevyn, Sveriges Radio P2 mp3 – 15:07 I programmet medverkar Markus Poschner, chefsdirigent för Bruckner Orchester Linz. Jag besöker även det magnifika Augustinerklostret Sankt Florian där Bruckner gick i klosterskolan och senare var anställd som organist och lärare. Åsikterna går isär
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Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Ukranian Freedom Orchestra Keri-Lynn Wilson Vi har träffat dirigenten Keri-Lynn Wilson, grundaren av Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra som på tvåårsdagen av Rysslands invasion gav ut en inspelning av Beethovens nionde symfoni med sång på ukrainska. Reportage: Ukrainas frihetsorkester nu på skiva Vi har träffat dirigenten Keri-Lynn Wilson, grundaren av Ukrainian
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Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Erasmus Artworks Feature ABC Radio National 2009 Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) 1517 Quinten Massys (1465/6-1530) Oil on oak panel | 50.5 x 45.2 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466-1536) was an unlikely celebrity in his own lifetime. Unlikely because he was a humanist and earnest scholar, but in
Albert ehrnrooth Journalist & Cultural Commentator Den karismatiske maestrons dubbelliv Bradley Coopers film Maestro porträtterar dirigenten Leonard Bernsteins promiskuösa dubbelliv som engagerad familjefar med många unga älskare. Matt Bomer som David Oppenheim och Bradley Cooper som Leonard Bernstein i filmen Maestro. FOTO: COURTESY OF NETFLIX Den Oscartippade filmen Maestro om Leonard Bernsteins privat- och familjeliv
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