Review: Strauss – Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel – Urbański
Krzysztof Urbanski and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra perform orchestral tone poems by Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, and Till Eulenspiegel.
Album Reviews
Review: “Desire” – Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak performs opera arias by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Leoncavallo and Dvorak, with the Morphing Chamber Orchestra Vienna under Tomasz Wabnic.
Review: “Inferno” – Motets By Lassus – Cappella Amsterdam, Reuss
Motets for six and eight voices by Ronaldo De Lassus (1530-1594), performed by the Cappella Amsterdam under Daniel Reuss (Harmonia Mundi, 2020).
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: Poulenc – Piano Concertos, Chamber Works – Mark Bebbington
Pianist Mark Bebbington performs Poulenc's Piano Concerto, "Concert Champêtre" and chamber works with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Jan Latham-Koenig.
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.
Review: Bach – Lute Suites – Sean Shibe, Guitar
Sean Shibe performs two of Bach's Lute Suites and the “Prelude, Fugue and Allegro” on classical guitar.
Review: Elgar – Violin Concerto – Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti perform Elgar's Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic under Vladimir Jurowski.
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: “Sturm und Drang” – The Mozartists, Ian Page
This is the first of a seven part series that examines the "Sturm und Drang" period, including Symphony No. 49 by Haydn.