United States Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff: Nadezhda Serdyuk (mezzo-soprano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Bagwell (chorus conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 22.10.2015 (SSM)
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Another Think-Fest from Jeremy Denk
United States Bach, Hayden/Joplin, Byrd, Stravinsky, Hindemith, Bolcom, Nancarrow, Donald Lambert, Haydn, and Schumann: Jeremy Denk (piano), Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, 23.10.2015 (BJ)
Chelsea Opera Group Offers A Rare Chance to Hear Wagner’s Early Das Liebesverbot
United Kingdom Wagner, Das Liebesverbot: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Chelsea Opera Group/Anthony Negus (conductor) Cadogan Hall, London, 25.10.2015. (JPr)
High Voltage Virtuosity and Cultivated Musicianship from Bertrand Chamayou
United Kingdom Ravel: Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.10.2015 (RB)
An Elektra to Remember
United States Richard Strauss, Elektra: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Bagwell (chorus conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 21.10.2015 (SSM)
Singers Bring the Tension within The Lighthouse to Life
United Kingdom Maxwell Davies, The Lighthouse: Soloists, Southbank Sinfonia, Jonathan Santagada (conductor). Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 22.10.2015 (MB)
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Two Tragic Heroines Receive a Great Musical Send-Off
United Kingdom Carissimi, Purcell: Hannah Davey (soprano), Francesca Romana Saracino (mezzo-soprano), William Morgan, Julien Van Mallaerts (baritone), Cheltenham Bach Choir, The Corelli Orchestra / David Crown (conductor), Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, 24.10.2015. (RJ)
A Comforting German Requiem from Manze and the CBSO
United Kingdom Brahms, Mozart: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Eleanor Dennis (soprano), Mark Stone (baritone), CBSO Chorus, (Matthew Hamilton Chorus Master), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Manze (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 22.10.2015 (GR)