Saint-Saëns, Scarlatti, Liszt, Khachaturian, Bach, Offenbach, Mozart, Chopin, Schubert: Béla & Julia Hartmann (piano), MV Balmoral Cruise, 29.9.2013, 2.10.2013.
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Modest, Heartfelt Ruminations from Janowski
Fauré, Britten, Franck: Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Richard King (horn), Cleveland Orchestra / Marek Janowski (conductor) Severance Hall, Cleveland, 13.10.2013 (MSJ)
Vaughan Williams, As If Played By Angels
United States Purcell, Mozart, and Vaughan Williams: Andrew Manze (conductor), Simone Dinnerstein (piano), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 10.10.2013 (BJ)
Stratospheric Soprano in Excerpts from Adès’s Tempest
United States Mendelssohn, Adès: Audrey Luna (soprano), Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano), Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo-soprano), Alek Shrader (tenor), Rod Gilfry (baritone), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 11.10.2013 (HS)
Wagner’s Jews: A Fascinating Perspective on Wagner’s Attitude to the Jews
United Kingdom Wagner’s Jews – a documentary, produced, directed and written by Hilan Warshaw in co-production with WDR/ARTE: Barbican Cinema, London 13.10.2013. (JPr)
Unity of Purpose in Goethe Settings at Oxford
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival (1) Schubert, Schumann, Wolf: Louise Alder (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Neal Davies (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano): Holywell Music Room, Oxford 12.10.2013. (CR)
Vienna Staatsoper Aida Disappoints
AustriaVerdi: Aida, Wiener Staatsoper Orchestra and Chorus, Dan Ettinger (conductor), Vienna Staatsoper, 12.10.2013 (JMI).
Courtesy Wiener Staatsoper
Gilbert & Sullivan: Rend With Songs the Air Above
United Kingdom Gilbert & Sullivan, Rend With Songs the Air Above: A Celebrity recital by John Savournin, accompanied by David Eaton on the piano, Manchester Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Cross Street Chapel, Manchester, 13.10.2013. (RW)