United Kingdom Schubert, Winterreise, D911: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Emanuel Ax (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 24.10.2014 (MB)
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A Disappointing Recital by Elīna Garanča
United Kingdom Schumann, Berg and Strauss: Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) and Malcolm Martineau (piano). Barbican Hall, London, 21.10.2014. (JPr)
The Gould Trio Delve into the World of Robert Schumann with Intelligent Perspicuity
Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Gyorgy Kurtag, Louis Spohr, Johann N. Hummel: The Gould Piano Trio [Lucy Gould (violin), Benjamin Frith (piano), Alice Neary (cello)], Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 17.10.2014-19.10.2014 (LJ). The RWCMD hosted a marvellous weekend of chamber music performed by the prodigiously talented Gould … Read more
Missed Opportunities in LSO Concert
United Kingdom Ravel, Bartok, Tchaikovsky: Janine Jansen (violin), London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 16.10.2014. (GD)
Good Sense of Narrative in Prégardien’s Schöne Müllerin
United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival – The Schubert Project. Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano): St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford 19.10.2014
A Recital of Technical Expertise but Insufficient Relaxation
United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Prokofiev, David Braid, Franck: Yuri Zhislin (violin), Sergei Podobedov (piano), King’s Place, London 19.10.2014 (CS)
The Kuss Quartet Particularly Impress in Haydn and Mendelssohn
United Kingdom Haydn, Janáček, Mendelssohn: Kuss Quartet [Jana Kuss & Olivier Wille (violins), William Coleman (viola), Mikayel Hakhnazaryan (cello)], King’s Place, London, 17.10.2014 (CS)
Première of Paul Spicer’s Exciting New Choral Symphony Makes a Strong Impact in Birmingham
United Kingdom Vaughan Williams, Paul Spicer. Johane Ansell (soprano), William Dazeley (baritone),Birmingham Bach Choir, The Birmingham Consort, Midlands Military Community Choir, Orchestra of the Swan, Paul Spicer (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 13. 9. 2014 (RD)