Rodney Trudgeon's Concert Notes: A Selection of Favourite Orchestral Masterpieces

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Rodney Trudgeon

Rodney Trudgeon's Concert Notes

A Selection of Favourite Orchestral Masterpieces

Rodney Trudgeon

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Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
20 January 2020

Rodney Trudgeons Concert Notes is a collection of essays on famous classical, orchestral compositions. The pieces in this collection

short reflections on well-known classical compositions

have appeared in concert programmes that have accompanied performances by the Cape Town and Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestras. The author is a well-known radio host and presenter on Fine Music Radio. He is an expert on the range of musical genres that broadly fall under the category classical music. The text that comprises Rodney Trudgeons Concert Notes is structured alphabetically according to composer and gives a broad overview of the development of classical music, starting with the Baroque period and ending with modern, atonal music. Each piece is dedicated to a particular musical composition, describing its highlights, its history, and what makes it unique. Broadly, the pieces are grouped together according to the following three broad categories: ouvertures, concertos, and symphonies, mimicking the structure of concert programmes. Each entry also includes a short biography of its composer. Trudgeons style is easy to read and accessible to all readers: from those who listen to classical music regularly to those who are unfamiliar with it. Overall, this collection is a useful and informative musical guide, making a case for listening to orchestral music.

By: Rodney Trudgeon
Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781868429868
ISBN 10: 1868429865
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 20 January 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rodney Trudgeon is a name synomymous with classica music broadcasting in South Africa. After a short spell as a freelance flautist in the Durban Symphony Orchestra, he joined the SABC and quickly became in demand as a classical music presenter, producer and interviewer. During his almost 40 year career, he has interviewed artists such as Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy, Yehudi Menuhin, Bernard Haitink, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Sir Neville Marriner and John Rutter, as well as most of the major artists in South Africa. For the past 14 years, Rodney has been the Breakfast Show host and Programme Manager of Fine Music Radio in Cape Town.