RadioNZ: Tchaikovsky

RadioNZ: Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky and Brahms http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/tsf/tsf-20140406-1400-tchaikovsky_and_brahms-064.mp3 The rivalry between Tchaikovsky and Brahms was legendary, and it went beyond mere distaste for one another’s musical direction. Thomas Goss explores the uneasy friendship and resulting musical ferment in the lives of the two giants. (RNZ) Pathetique http://on-demand.radionz.co.nz/appt/appt-20131127-1900-pathetique-064.mp3 Thomas Goss looks at Tchaikovsky’s sixth & last symphony as a snapshot…
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Composers on Camera: The Music Lovers

Composers on Camera: The Music Lovers

By early 1970, director Ken Russell had everything going for him. His third commercial feature film, “Women In Love,” was nominated for 6 Oscars, including a nod to him as Best Director, and scored Glenda Jackson her first Oscar for Best Actress. Meanwhile, “Song of Summer,” his biopic of the last years of composer Frederick…
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