United Kingdom Prom 34: Schubert, Dubugnon, Richard Strauss: Katia and Marielle Labèque (two pianos), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Royal Albert Hall, London, 8.8.2012 (CG)
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Breslik’s Sweltering, Paradisical Müllerin
Germany F.Schubert: Amir Katz (piano), Pavol Breslik (tenor), Oleg Kagan Musikfest, Wildbad Kreuth, 13.7.2012 (JFL)
MM 3: And No Birds Sing
United States Mostly Mozart 3: Mozart, Bach, Mendelssohn: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), François Leleux (oboe), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, 5.8.2012 (SSM)
Enjoyable Marriage of Figaro from Heritage Opera
United Kingdom Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Heritage Opera / Jonathan Ellis (accompanist), Preston Minster, 7.8.2012 (MC)
Aspen XI: Potent Dvořák Cello Concerto, Spano as Quarterback
United States Aspen Music Festival (XI): Denk dashes off Schoenberg concerto, Isbin shows pluck, Weilersteins wow in Dvorak and Shostakovich. 6.8.2012 (HS)
Notes from the Salzburg Festival – 1
Austria Strauss, Beethoven, Bartók: Radu Lupu (piano), Christoph Eschenbach (conductor), Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 6.8.2012 (JFL)
Barcelona: Panem, Circenses, et Aïdae!
Spain Verdi, Aïda: Soloists, Liceau Orchestra & Chorus, Renato Palumbo (conductor). Barcelona’s Liceu, 21 & 28.7.2012. (JMI)
At the Circus, with Puccini and La Fura dels Baus
Germany G. Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra & Chorus, Dan Ettinger (conductor), 26.7.2012 (JMI)