Critics at the ENO Shostakovich and football Marsalis and Benedetti
b"In our November 2019 podcast, we discuss the news that the English National Opera has stopped offering established critics a second free ticket to opening nights, and instead gives those free tickets to 10 novice bloggers. It's a story which has received a huge amount of debate on Twitter, so we dive in and give our opinions. We also celebrate the appointment of the new BBC National Orchestra of Wales principal conductor, 29-year-old Californian Ryan Bancroft. Plus, we introduce our November issue, in which we talk to the formidable pianist Igor Levit about the challenges of recording all Beethoven's 32 sonatas. To mark St Andrew's Day, we look back on all the great works that have celebrated the rugged Scottish landscape. In light of the release of a new book on Shostakovich and football, we explore how his love of the beautiful game found its way into his music. As usual, we all bring along a recording we've been enjoying this month, including new works by Wynton Marsalis and Stephen Hough.\\nRecordings:\\nVeprik: Orchestral Works\\nBBC National Orchestra of Wales/Christoph-Mathias Mueller\\nMDG MDG9012133\\nBeethoven: The Piano Sonatas\\nIgor Levit (piano)\\nSony 90175843182\\nOlly's choice:\\nBizet: Te Deum\\nAngela Maria Blasi (soprano), Christian Elsner (tenor), M\\xfcnchner MottenChor, Munich Symphony Orchestra/Hans Rudolf Z\\xf6beley\\nH\\xe4nssler HC19046\\nJeremy's choice:\\nA Love Letter to Liverpool\\nJennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Alisdair Hogarth (piano)\\nRubicon RCD1044\\nFreya's choice:\\nWynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto\\nNicola Benedetti (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra/Critistan Macelaru\\nDecca 485013\\n\\nStories:\\nChorus of rage as ENO gives critics' coveted extra tickets to young bloggers: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/07/chorus-of-disapproval-eno-gives-critics-coveted-tickets-to-young-bloggers\\nBBC National Orchestra of Wales chooses Ryan Bancroft as next principal conductor: http://www.classical-music.com/news/bbc-national-orchestra-wales-chooses-ryan-bancroft-next-principal-conductor\\nOur November issue: http://www.classical-music.com/issue/november-2019-0\\nSubscribe to BBC Music Magazine: https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/bbc-music-magazine-subscription\\nSubscribe to our weekly newsletter: http://www.classical-music.com/user/register\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"