French opera conductor Georges Pretre died on 4th January 2017, aged 92, after a career spanning six decades. He was particularly known for his recordings of Bizet and Poulenc, and worked regularly with Maria Callas. You may have seen him conduct the televised New Year's Day Concerts in Vienna in 2008 and 2010, when he displayed remarkable verve and agility for a gentleman in his mid-80s.
Here at the Whittaker Library, we have a few recordings of his output (including a recording of Maria Callas' output from 1957-1963), but our staff and students will find further recordings online via Alexander Street Press Classical Music Library - particularly the Hommage a Georges Pretre 3 CD set released in 1995.
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Showing posts with label New Year's Day. Show all posts
Friday, 6 January 2017
Thursday, 2 January 2014
BBC2 iPlayer - Glasgow Big Night Out, then Stanley Baxter
New Year's Day 2014 brought two great programmes for Glasgow theatre lovers. These are the BBC iPlayer links, so you'll have to be quick before you miss them!
- Glasgow Big Night Out (the era of variety theatre)
- The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter
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