Germany Bach, Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Lang Lang (piano): March 2020 performance at St Thomas Church, Leipzig. 19.11.2020 stream on DG Stage. (CC)
Bach through the prism of Lang Lang leaves much to be desired in Leipzig
Colin Clarke
Bychkov and Czech Philharmonic’s phenomenal Má vlast performance of great dignity and strength
Czech Republic Velvet Revolution Concert: Smetana, Má vlast: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Semyon Bychkov (conductor). Livestreamed from Rudolfinum, Prague, 17.11.2020. (CC)
This Wigmore Hall lunchtime performance confirms Nicky Spence as a prime Janáček interpreter
United Kingdom Janáček: Nicky Spence (tenor), Jess Dandy (mezzo), Julius Drake (piano), with Ellie Neate, Leila Alexander (sopranos) and Catherine Backhouse (mezzo). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.11.2020, livestreamed from Wigmore Hall website (and available until 17.12.2020). (CC)
Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo in Piacenza moved from fierce energy to the most tender emotions
Italy Handel, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72 (1708, ed. Longo/Pe/Guglielmi): Soloists, Ensemble barocco La Lira di Orfeo / Luca Guglielmi (harpsichord / conductor). Livestream from Teatro Municipale, Piacenza, via OperaStreaming (click here) and also streamed via Facebook, 15.11.2020. (CC)
Modena’s refreshing Dido and Aeneas is a real rethinking of the music and the drama from
Italy Purcell, Dido and Aeneas: Soloists, Coro Lirico di Modena I Madrigalisti Estensi, Ensemble Alraune / Mario Sollazzo (conductor). Live streaming from Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti, Modena, on YouTube (and Opera on Video), 8.11.2020. (CC)
Not one misjudgement from Grigory Sokolov in Haydn and Schubert
Austria Haydn, Schubert: Grigory Sokolov (piano). 10.8.2018 concert from Haydnsaal, Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt, Austria, Streamed by DG Stage (click here) on 30.10.2020. (CC)
Fascinatingly varied concert from the Gould Piano Trio at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Mozart, R. Clarke, Ravel: Gould Piano Trio (Lucy Gould [violin], Richard Lester [cello], Benjamin Frith [piano]). Live-streamed from Wigmore Hall, London, 29.10.2020. (CC)
Textural awareness in Schubert and Liszt from Francesco Piemontesi at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Lachenmann, Schubert, Liszt: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Wigmore Hall, London. Live stream from Wigmore Hall, London, 28.10.2020. (CC)
