Orchestra of the Swan

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- Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr.Schoenberg); Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg/Riehn)
  
  £10.42
  
  SOMM’s second new Mahler release in his anniversary year features a trio of superb singers with the excellent Orchestra of the Swan in live recordings. Kenneth Woods was appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of this orchestra in 2010 and is widely known for his affinity with the music of Mahler.
- A Room with a View Ticket
  
  £25.00
- Adopt a Musician
  
  from £200.00
- Bax/Ireland Piano Concertos SOMMCD242
  
  £10.42
  
  “The Concertino’s piano part, rather sparer than that of a fully fledged concerto, suits Mark Bebbington’s flair for lucid sonority (always beautifully judged) and the quality contribution of this Stratford-based chamber orchestra.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2009
- Corporate Partnership Programme
  
  from £250.00
- Friends’ Coach Trip Ticket
  
  £16.67
  
  Coach Trip to Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Benjamin Grosvenor
  Open to non-Friends
  
  When: 2:30PM, Wednesday, June 6, 2012
  Where: Town Hall, Birmingham
- Friends’ Membership
  
  from £25.00
  
  Annual membership:
  £25 for individuals or £40 for Family/Joint membership
  
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  An investment of £200 for individual membership for £350 for joint membership means you will be A Friend for Life!
- Gal/Schumann Vol 1
  
  £10.42
  
  The first CD of a project to record Hans Gal’s symphonies, following the fantastic reception this CD has received there will be more to follow in the near future.
- Gal/Schumann Vol 2
  
  £10.42
- Mahler Symphony no. 4 SOMMCD245
  
  £10.42
  
  “Scaled back to a dozen instruments for one of Arnold Schoenberg’s private concerts, this skeletal version is played with great razzle-dazzle by musicians from the Orchestra of the Swan…A disc almost overstuffed with good things.” Norman Lebrecht, BBC Radio 3
  
  “with so many full-orchestral recordings of each work available, do we need to hear these reduced ones? Two good reasons are top-flight instrumental playing (you won’t hear much better anywhere), and the spelllbinding vividness of Heather Shipp’s darkly gorgeous mezzo-soprano voice” Classic FM Magazine, June 2011 ****
  
  “Just another Mahler Four? Far from it…Woodwind obbligatos and string glissandos bring out the symphony’s gypsy soul in this spirited performance under David Curtis, but the CD’s value lies just as much in the chance to hear the lovely Heather Shipp singing Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’Eté, in a chamber version by David Matthews.” Financial Times
- Mozart Piano Concertos SOMMCD066
  
  £10.42
  
  “Delectably performed by Bebbington. An excellent contribution from Curtis and the orchestra of the Swan.” Birmingham Post
- Sarah Williamson Copland/Finzi CD SOMMCD244
  
  £10.42
  
  Sarah Williamson was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician competition in 2002 and gave a highly individual performance of the Copland Clarinet Concerto. She recently made her Cadogan Hall debut performing the same work and received fantastic reviews. ‘A superb player’ Michael Church.
  
  “The young British clarinettist Sarah Williamson, making her debut on disc, finds appropriate colours for both [works], and makes light of their technical demands…David Curtis’s Midlands-based Orchestra of the Swan provides reliable support.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 ***
  
  “Williamson is infectious in the jazzy passages in the lively finale [of the Copland]…In the cadenza-like passages in both concertos Williamson is wonderfully persuasive, giving the impression of improvising the music, and the Allegro giocoso finale is a delight.” Gramophone Magazine.
- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons in performance from Warwick Castle DVD
  
  £10.42