Review: “Across the Stars” – Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays John Williams
Anne-Sophie Mutter and film composer John Williams join forces in arrangements for violin and orchestra of Williams' scores.
Anne-Sophie Mutter and film composer John Williams join forces in arrangements for violin and orchestra of Williams' scores.
Clarinetist Jean-Luc Votano plays 3 contemporary Clarinet Concertos by Lindberg, Hartmann and Farjot, accompanied by Liège Philharmonic under Christian Arming.
Violinist Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto, with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Cristian Măcelaru.
The Crossing presents Kile Smith’s hour-long contemporary piece, “Arc in the Sky”, based on poems by Robert Lax.
In “Dance”, Guitarist Jason Vieaux and the Escher Quartet give a carefully programmed album, which includes old and contemporary pieces.
Maxim Vengerov plays Qigang Chen’s new Violin Concerto, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra under Long Yu perform Chen’s “The Five Elements suite” and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
Clarinetist Reto Bieri and the Meta4 Quartet perform Brahms' Clarinet Quintet and contemporary clarinet works.
This American-centric program contains two world premiere recordings; Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto, written and dedicated to soloist Yolanda Kondonassis, and Patrick Harlin’s “Rapture” for a symphonic orchestra. In…
Violinist Janet Sung presents an original program for her debut album, with familiar and new, unfamiliar works.
Yo-Yo Ma performs the newly composed Cello Concerto by Esa-Pekka Salonen, accompanied by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conducted by the composer.