Archive for Paul Mann
Recording my Tone Poems in Liepāja
The first thing I noticed was the trees. Once we were out of Riga airport, they soon crowded up to the edge of the road;…
Recording David Hackbridge Johnson in Liverpool
I’m just back from a thrilling two days in Liverpool conducting the first-ever recording of the music of David Hackbridge Johnson. Indeed, these were not…
Discovering Henry Cotter Nixon
Given my long involvement with The Havergal Brian Society – I was its Secretary and Newsletter editor from 1976 to 1992 and Chairman from 1994…
Teenage Truths
Professional involvement in an activity has its dangers: you can become so pre-occupied with the detail of the building you’re examining that you fail to…
Paul Mann: Solberg Sessions — A Report from Liepāja
Tucked away on the west coast of Latvia is the town of Liepāja, home to fewer than 100,000 people, but boasting an especially fine orchestra,…