Book Review: Charry’s Szell Biography Authoritative But Incomplete
by Paul E. RobinsonGeorge Szell: A Life in Music by Michael CharryUrbana: University of Illinois Press, 2011412 pagesOne of the conducting icons of my youth…
Paul E. Robinson
Paul E. Robinson
Former conductor and broadcaster, Paul E. Robinson, is the author of four books on conductors, Digital Editor for Classical Voice America, and a regular contributor to La Scena Musicale.
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Bay and Austin Symphony Celebrate Virtuosity!
By Paul E. RobinsonGinastera: Variaciones concertantes Op. 23Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra M. 46Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major S.125Hindemith: Symphonic…
ALO Flute Lacks Magic!
by Paul E. RobinsonMozart: The Magic Flute Austin Lyric Opera (ALO)Director: James MarvelConductor: Richard BuckleyThe Long Center Austin, TexasSaturday November 5, 2011Congratulations are in order…
Nagano/OSM: Brilliant Beethoven Beats Out Bland Bruckner
by Paul E. RobinsonBoulez: MémorialeBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat majorTimothy Hutchins, fluteTill Fellner,…
Gallic Charm Triumphs in Montréal!
by Paul E. RobinsonGounod: Symphony No. 1 in D majorSaint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor Op. 33Ravel: Valses Nobles et SentimentalesRoussel: Bacchus et…
Nagano & OSM Show off New Hall with Towering Turangalîla
by Paul E. RobinsonTchaikovsky (orch.Glazunov): Méditation in D minor Op.42 No.1Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 82Messiaen: Turangalîla-SymphonieJoshua Bell: violinAngela Hewitt: pianoJean Laurendeau: ondes…
Nagano-OSM Week at Orford an Impressive Affair
by Paul E. RobinsonWhen the Knowlton Festival folded two years ago, the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (OSM) and its chief conductor, Kent Nagano, needed to…
A Tale of Two Festivals: Castleton and BlackCreek
by Paul E. RobinsonEvery summer Marita and I drive from Austin, Texas back to our native Canada, varying our route each year according to events…
Sierra’s “Missa Latina” Wins New Friends in Texas
by Paul E. RobinsonRoberto Sierra (photo: above) was born in Puerto Rico and studied with György Ligeti in Germany. Since 1992 he has been a…
Big, Bold & Beautiful: Dallas Symphony and Chorus in Beethoven 9th!
by Paul E. RobinsonThe Beethoven Ninth Symphony is one of the most overplayed pieces in orchestral literature, but it sells tickets by the bushel and…
