United Kingdom Prom 34: R. Strauss, Mozart, Nielsen, Francesco Pietmontesi (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Thomas Søndergård (conductor), Royal Albert Hal, London, 11.8.2014. (RB)
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Mostly Mozart (5): Noseda Conducts a Fiercely Individual Beethoven’s 9th
United States Mostly Mozart (5) Beethoven: Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Erika Grimaldi (soprano), Anna Maria Chiuri (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass),Concert Chorale of New York, James Bagwell (director), 12.8.2014 (SSM)
Photo credit: Noseda© Chris.Christodoulou
The Immortal Hour Celebrates its Centenary above a Pub
United Kingdom Rutland Boughton, The Immortal Hour: Soloists and Instrumental Ensemble / Inga Davis-Rutter (conductor), Finborough Theatre, London, 11.08.2014 (RB)
Credit Finborough Theatre
The Sixteen Juxtapose Two Different Musical Worlds
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2014 (5) – Josquin, Sheppard, Taverner and Poulenc: The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.8.2014 (SRT)
Motets and mass movements by Josquin, Sheppard, Taverner and Poulenc
A Triumph for Il Trionfo del Tempo
Canada Handel, Il Trinfo del Tempo e del Disinganno: Amanda Forsythe (soprano), Krisztina Szabó (soprano), Reginald L. Mobley (alto), Colin Balzer (tenor), Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Alexander Weimann (conductor), Chan Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, 7.8.2014 (GN)
Norma Superb Cast Needing More Rehearsal Time
Sweden Bellini Norma. Soloists, Chorus, Anders-Per Jonsson (chorus master), Jacob Piamorex Moscovicz (piano). Dala-FlodaChurch, Dalecarlia. 10.8.2014 (GF)
Intimate Musicmaking from Benedetti and Friends
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2014 (4) – Brahms, Shostakovich: Nicola Benedetti and Friends, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.8.2014 (SRT)
“Midsummer” Triumph for Kahane as Conductor
United States Stravinsky, Haydn, Mendelssohn: Peter Otto (violin), Cleveland Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane (conductor) Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 08.10.2014 (MSJ)