Shostakovich, Beethoven: Borodin Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 19.4.2015. (GD)
Month: April 2015
Masato Suzuki – Organ Music Bridging 8 Centuries and 2 Continents
Singapore Anon., Bach, Sweelinck, Hosokowa. Liszt: Masato Suzuki (organ), Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore 19.4.2015 (RP)
A Lush but Lesser-Known Vivaldi Opera
Spain Vivaldi: La Fida Ninfa, Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Andrea Marcon (conductor), Auditorio Nacional, Madrid, 19.4.2015 (JMI)
Humour in Music: Haydn, Shostakovich, Dvořák
Italy Haydn, Shostakovich, Dvořák. Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Conductor, Yuri Temirkanov Martha Argerich (piano) Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet). Sala Santa Cecilia Rome. 11.04.2015 (JB)
New Bowden Oratorio Fails to Match a Superb Performance of The Planets
Holst, Mark Bowden: Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor),. St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 18.4.2015 (PCG)
Sense of Drama and a Bohemian Lilt to Czech Philharmonic’s Dvořák
United Kingdom Smetana, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Dvořák: Josef Špaček (violin), Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.4.2015 (SRT)
Mystery Affliction Affects Violetta – Twice
Switzerland Verdi: La Traviata Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich, conductor: Marco Armiliato, Zurich Opera, Zurich. 18.4.15 (JR)
A Misguided Visual Pantomime Impairs Enjoyment of the NYPO’s Petrushka
United Kingdom Debussy, Bartók and Stravinsky: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 19.4.2015 (AS)