Mozart piano concertos nos 14, 26, 17, 21
Performers : Maria Joao Pires piano, Wiener Philharmoniker ( nos 14 and 26 ) The Chamber Orchestra of Europe ( nos 17 and 21 ) both conducted by Claudio Abbado.
Peerless performances finding a middle ground between old school and HIPP.
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Saturday, 18 February 2017
Hybrid Dramatic Symphony
Berlioz : Romeo et Juliette
Performers : London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. Olga Borodina mezzo, Kenneth Tarver tenor, Evgeny Nikitin bass baritone, Guildhall School Singers and London Symphony Chorus directed by Simon Halsey.
One of three praised versions of this work that were released almost simultaneously and this rated slightly the least of the three. But it was also the cheapest ! And certainly good enough for me.
Performers : London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. Olga Borodina mezzo, Kenneth Tarver tenor, Evgeny Nikitin bass baritone, Guildhall School Singers and London Symphony Chorus directed by Simon Halsey.
One of three praised versions of this work that were released almost simultaneously and this rated slightly the least of the three. But it was also the cheapest ! And certainly good enough for me.
Friday, 17 February 2017
Overlooked Major Figure
Busoni, Concerto for piano and orchestra with male chorus.
Performers : Garrick Ohlsson, piano. The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi, chorus master Robert Page.
Mammoth concerto, unique in the repertoire with use of chorus, which is probably the main reason it is so rarely performed.
Performers : Garrick Ohlsson, piano. The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi, chorus master Robert Page.
Mammoth concerto, unique in the repertoire with use of chorus, which is probably the main reason it is so rarely performed.
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Karbardinian Themes
Prokofiev string quartets nos 1 & 2, sonata for two violins.
Performers : Pavel Haas Quartet
Spiky first quartet, folk inflected second. Sonata rarity.
Performers : Pavel Haas Quartet
Spiky first quartet, folk inflected second. Sonata rarity.
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Closer To Bach Than Brahms
Mendelssohn : Paulus, oratorio
Performers : La Chapelle royale, Collegium Vocale, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees. Conductor Philippe Herreweghe.
Melanie Diener soprano, Annette Markert mezzo, James Taylor tenor, Matthias Goerne baritone.
A sprightly, light Bachian performance.
Performers : La Chapelle royale, Collegium Vocale, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees. Conductor Philippe Herreweghe.
Melanie Diener soprano, Annette Markert mezzo, James Taylor tenor, Matthias Goerne baritone.
A sprightly, light Bachian performance.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Ageing Americans
BBC Music free cover disc.
Philip Glass Symphony No 10
Performers : Aurora Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon
John Adams The Dharma at Big Sur
Performers : Chloe Hanslip electric violin, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Eric Stern
Psychedelic electric violin concerto by Adams. Usual tropes from Glass.
Philip Glass Symphony No 10
Performers : Aurora Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon
John Adams The Dharma at Big Sur
Performers : Chloe Hanslip electric violin, BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Eric Stern
Psychedelic electric violin concerto by Adams. Usual tropes from Glass.
Monday, 31 October 2016
Artistic
Exceptional free cover disc with this issue of BBC Music magazine. J S Bach the Art of Fugue arranged by Mahan Esfahani.
Performers : Academy of Ancient Music directed from the harpsichord by Mahan Esfahani.
An arrangement of the piece for two violins, viola, cello, viola da gamba, violone, two flutes, recorder, three oboes, bassoon, cornetto and two harpsichords.
Performers : Academy of Ancient Music directed from the harpsichord by Mahan Esfahani.
An arrangement of the piece for two violins, viola, cello, viola da gamba, violone, two flutes, recorder, three oboes, bassoon, cornetto and two harpsichords.
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