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.
Review: Dvořák – Requiem, Te Deum, Biblical Songs – Hrůša, Bělohlávek
Jakub Hrůša conducts the Czech Philharmonic and Prague Philharmonic Choir in Dvořák’s Requiem and Te Deum. The late Jiří Bělohlávek conducts “Biblical Songs”.
Review: Bach – Complete Keyboard Edition Vol.3 – Benjamin Alard
Benjamin Alard continues his odyssey through Bach’s complete keyboard works, playing both the organ and the harpsichord.
Review: Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2, Handel Variations – Lars Vogt
In his second volume of his Brahms Piano Concertos cycle, Lars Vogt once again conducts the Northern Sinfonia from the keyboard, in the Second Piano Concerto and the Handel Variations.
Review: Shostakovich – Symphony No. 11 – BBC Philharmonic – Storgårds
John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony, “The Year 1905”.