Argentina Mi palpita il cor: Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Walther, Bononcini, Piccinini, Handel: Martín Oro (countertenor), Manfredo Kraemer (violin), Dolores Costoyas (theorbo), Nina Diehl (cello), Federico Ciancio (harpsichord), Pilar Golf, Buenos Aires. 14.7.2012. (JSJ)
Concert Reviews
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Longing to Italy …
Sweden A Musical Journey from Nordic Melancholy to Mediterranean Ardour: Tobias Ringborg (violin and piano), Michael Weinius (tenor and piano). Vattnäs Concert Barn, Vattnäs, Dalecarlia, Sweden. 14.7.2012 (GF)
Variety and Intriguing Juxtapositions at 2012 Gower Festival
United Kingdom Variety and Intriguing Juxtapositions at 2012 Gower Festival: Gower Festival, Gower Peninsula, South Wales, 16-19.7.2012.
Proms 9: Barenboim’s Beethoven Cycle Auspiciously Launched
United Kingdom Prom 9: Beethoven and Boulez: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2012. (MB)
A String Quartet, a Violinist and a Pianist Walk into a Barge…
United States Franck, Debussy, Chausson: Ursula Oppens (piano), Mark Peskanov (violin), Cassatt Quartet, Muneko Otani (violin), Jennifer Leshnower (violin), Sarah Adams (viola), Nicole Johnson (cello), Bargemusic, New York City, 8.7.2012 (BH)
Stockhausen in an Enormous Space, and Risk to Match
United States Philharmonic 360: Gabrieli, Boulez, Mozart, Stockhausen, Ives: Soloists, Oratorio Society of New York, Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir, Michael Counts (director), New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Magnus Lindberg (conductor), Matthias Pintscher (conductor), Kent Tritle (conductor), Joshua Weilerstein (conductor), The Park Avenue Armory, 29.6.2012 (BH)
Seriousness and Fun from Seattle Chamber Music Society
United States Brahms, Mozart, Dvořák, Bartók, Milhaud, Mendelssohn: Seattle Chamber Music Society, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 11.7.2012 (BJ)
Seattle Symphony Takes a Space Trip
United States Ligeti, Strauss, and Holst: Women of the Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 12.7.2012 (BJ)