Yuri Temirkanov has died at the age of 84
The Russian conductor Yuri Temirkanov was a former Music Director of the St Petersburg Philharmonic and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Source: gramophone.co.uk
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Hindemith: Wind Sonatas review – fabulously fluent performances
Last modified on Thu 13 May 2021 14.51 EDT As well as being one of the 20th centuryâs leading neoclassical composers, Paul Hindemith was also an outstanding instrumentalist, first as a violinist and later as a viola player of international renown. His versatility was such that reputedly he could play each of the standard orchestral instruments to professional standard, and he utilised that hands-on knowledge in the sonatas (26 altogether) that he composed for all of them. Hindemith: Wind Sonatas album cover. Photograph: Parlophone Records Ltd The wind sonatas are perhaps the best known, ...
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