Category Archives: Music

New on Naxos: December 2013

New music for December 2013 on Naxos

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New on Naxos: November 2013

New music for November 2013 on Naxos

New on Naxos 2013-11

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Music Lime

Here are some pictures from the Music Lime hosted by Serious Music on Saturday evening,  2013-10-05.

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The Music Lime is an informal gathering of music lovers and audiophiles where we get together to listen to each other’s music.  We also chat about audio, music and our experiences and just enjoy the lime. … Read the full post

New on Naxos: October 2013

New music for October 2013 on Naxos

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Smithsonian Folkways Radio

Smithsonian Folkways Radio is an Internet radio station curated by Smithsonian Folkways.

Smithsonian Folkways is the non-profit record label of the Smithsonian Institution.  It’s mission is ” … to document “people’s music,” spoken word, instruction, and sounds from around the world.”  It’s catalogue reflects this mission, with recordings from around the world, dating from the 1940s. … Read the full post

Sad Music

The BBC radio programme The Why Factor recently had an interesting episode on Sad Music.  It deals with what makes music ‘sad’ and why sad music is popular.

Check it out here or get a download a podcast for here.

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2013 Gramophone Classical Music Awards

The winners of the 2013 Gramophone Classical Music Awards have been announced.  The Special Award winners are as follows:

Recording of the Year: Bartók / Eötvös / Ligeti. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eötvös

Artist of the Year: Alison Balsom

Lifetime Achievement: Julian Bream

Young Artist of the Year: Jan Lisiecki

Special Achievement Award: Alain Lanceron

Label of the Year: Decca Classics

Check the 2013 Gramophone Classical Music Awards Web page for links to the award winners.… Read the full post

HMS Trinidad March

The Last Night of the Proms 2013 will feature the UK premiere of the HMS Trinidad March, composed in 1941 by George Lloyd.

The HMS Trinidad was Royal Navy cruiser, named for the island of Trinidad, then a British Crown Colony.  HMS Trinidad saw action in the Second World War as a convoy escort.… Read the full post

Marin Alsop Conducts the Last Night of the Proms

Naxos recording artist Marin Alsop will become the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 2013-09-07.

You can see an interview with Marin Alsop as she discusses the upcoming concert.

Visit the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms page or BBC Radio 3 to listen to the concert streamed live from 7:30 pm BST (6:30 GMT) on Saturday 2013-09-07.… Read the full post

Update: High Resolution Download Sites

The High Resolution Download Sites post has been updated to add the following sites:

  • Cybele Records
  • hd-klassik.com
  • Naim Label

© Wayne Butcher

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