France Bartók: Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), Camille Baslé and Eric Sammut (percussion), Orchestre de Paris, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Philharmonie, Paris, 21.10.2015 (MB)
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Commanding and Exhilarating Performance from Llyr Williams
United Kingdom Swansea International Festival – Weber, Beethoven, Brahms: Llyr Williams (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Jac van Steen (conductor), Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 14.10.2015.
Philippe Jordan’s Moses und Aronan Astonishing Musical Achievement
France Schoenberg, Moses und Aron: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra national de Paris, Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine Children’s Choir of the Opéra national de Paris (chorus masters: José Luis Basso and Alessandro di Stefano) / Philippe Jordan (conductor). Opéra Bastille, Paris, 20.10.2015 (MB)
An Unusual but Enjoyable Programme from Sakari Oramo
United Kingdom Mozart, Schoenberg, Strauss: BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 21.10.2015 (AS)
Music that Mirrors the Gentility of Bath
United Kingdom “The Loders of Bath” Lunchtime recital: Singers: Catherine Chapman, Matthew Bawden, Hannah Morley; Flautist: Eleanor Emery; Accompanists: Liz Kozlowski, Charles Wiffen; Director: Charles Wiffen, The Picture Gallery, Holburne Museum, Bathwick, Bath, England 15.10.15 (RJW)
Distinctive and Diverse Soundworld from Calefax Reed Quintet
United Kingdom Bendusi, Bowman, Ravel, Grieg, Rameau: Calefax Reed Quintet [Oliver Boekhorn – oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais; Ivor Berix – clarinet, E-flat clarimet; Alban Wesly – bassoon; Raaf Hekkema – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Jette Althuis – bass clarinet, basset horn], National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, 15.10.2015.(GPu).
Intensity and Poetry from Riccardo Chailly & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
United Kingdom Strauss & Mozart: Maria João Pires (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 19.10.2015 (GR).
A Remarkable Reading of Nabucco from Daniel Oren in Barcelona
Spain Verdi: Nabucco, Orchestra and Chorus of the Liceu, Daniel Oren (conductor), Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 19 & 21.10.2015 (JMI)