'This is rather a new look at some very familiar Gershwin. Bebbington — well known for his probing readings — claims that he and Botstein "discovered unexpected shades among the famous melodies …”'
Pianist Mark Bebbington brings a nice balance of swagger and thoughtfulness to this all-Gershwin programme.
Mark Bebbington, best-known for his much-acclaimed recordings of British music on SOMM, takes a leap across the Atlantic this month to bring his refined yet expressive style to a spectacular all-Gershwin CD, alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Grammy Award-nominated American conductor Leon Botstein.
"Was this British philosopher the first Nazi?" asks the UK's high-selling quality newspaper the Daily Telegraph, in a lengthy preview by RUpert Christiansen of Avner Dorman's forthcoming new opera "Wahnfried". Which is shaping up to be one of the opera events of this January...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/houston-stewart-chamberlain-british-philosopher-first-nazi/
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