Les Musiciens du Louvre and Marc Minkowski perform Mozart’s great mass, with soloists Ana Maria Labin, Ambroisine Bré, Stanislas de Barbeyrac and Norman Patzke.
Review: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, Choral Fantasy – Bezuidenhout, Heras-Casado
Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the Freiburger Barockorchester in Beethoven “choral” Symphony. Kristian Bezuidenhout joins for the Choral Fantasy.
Review: Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 2, “Three Continents” – Jan Vogler
Cellist Jan Vogler performs Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 2 with a new Concerto by three contemporary composers, named “Three Continents”.
Review: Verdi – Otello – Kaufmann, Pappano (2020)
Few years after his live DVD in the same role, tenor Jonas Kaufmann and conductor Antonio Pappano return to Verdi’s Otello, in a new studio production.
Review: Mahler – Symphony No. 7 – Minnesota Orchestra, Vänskä
Osmo Vänskä And the Minnesota Orchestra continue their ongoing Mahler cycle, this time with Symphony No. 7 (“Song of the Night”).
Review: “The Beethoven Connection” – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs Piano Sonatas by Beethoven’s contemporaries, with works by Wölfl, Clementi, Hummel and Dussek.
Review: Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Leshnoff – Double concerto – Honeck
Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 and a new “Double Concerto” by Jonathan Leshnoff.
Mozart – Requiem – A Beginners Guide
Mozart’s Requiem was the last work he ever composed. This guide gives background, analysis and recommends the best recordings of various completions.
Review: Vincerò! – Piotr Beczala, Tenor
Tenor Piotr Beczala performs famous Verismo arias by Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo and others, with Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana under Marco Boemi
Review: “Nuits” – Véronique Gens, I Giardini
Soprano Véronique Gens is joined by “I Giardini” in French Melodies, with works by Fauré, Berlioz, Massenet, Saint-Saëns, Chausson and Liszt and others.
