United States Copland, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann: Emanuel Ax, Carnegie Hall, New York, 17.5.2012 (SSM)
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New Zealand String Quartet Stands and Delivers
New Zealand Beethoven: New Zealand String Quartet – Helene Pohl, Douglas Beilman (violins), Gillian Ansell (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), The Old Library Arts Centre, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 10.5.2012. [PSe]
A Don Giovanni with a Difference in Dresden
Germany Mozart, Don Giovanni (1787): Soloists, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Staatskapelle Dresden/Mihkel Kütson (conductor). Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany 19.5.2012. (MC)
WNO’s Tristan and Isolde was Sound but Lacking in Impulse
United Kingdom Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists. Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Lothar Koenigs (conductor), Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 19.5.2012. (LRK)
Gerard Schwarz Rethinks Mozart’s Requiem
United States Mendelssohn and Mozart: Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (violin), Jennifer Zetlan (soprano), Nancy Maultsby (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Clayton Brainerd (baritone), Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 19.5.2012 (BJ)
Bernard Haitink’s Great Authority in Bruckner
United Kingdom Bruckner:Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.5.2012 (MB)
Barenboim Works His Wizardry on Mozart
Germany Mozart: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Dresden Music Festival 2012, Semper Opera House, Dresden, Germany, 16.5.2012. (MC)
Cello and Fortepiano show Beethoven’s (Relatively) Quieter Side
United States Beethoven: Steven Isserlis (cello), Robert Levin (fortepiano), presented by San Francisco Performances, Herbst Hall, San Francisco. 19.5.2012 (HS)