Germany Anderson, Benjamin, Ligeti, Kurtág, Stroppa, Carter, and Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano). Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 26.10.2017. (MB)
This Week’s Review
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s View of Brahms is Anything but ‘Off-the-Shelf’
Germany C.P.E. Bach and Brahms: Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (contralto), Markus Werba (baritone), Berlin Radio Choir (chorus master: Gijs Leenaars), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 19.10.2017. (MB)
A Fine Programme of Brahms and Schumann from SCO and Chorus
United Kingdom Brahms, Schumann: Rowan Pierce (soprano), Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), SCO Chorus/Greggory Batsleer, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Richard Egarr (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 26.10.2017. (SRT)
An Impressive Verdi Requiem in Birmingham
United Kingdom Verdi: Latonia Moore (soprano); Karen Cargill (mezzo Soprano); Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor); Christophoros Stamboglis (bass); CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25.10.2017. (JQ)
A Most Stimulating Concert from Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the LPO
United Kingdom Shostakovich, Vasks, Gregorian Chant, Rachmaninov: István Várdai (cello); The Lay Vicars of Westminster Abbey; London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra / Andrés Orozco-Estrada (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.10.2017. (CC)
Bournemouth SO’s Debussy Shimmers and Sparkles
United Kingdom Debussy, Chopin, D’Indy: Louis Schwizgebel (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Fabien Gabel (conductor), Lighthouse, Poole, 25.10.2017 (IL)
Muti’s Chicagoans Deliver Superb Brahms in Walt Disney Concert Hall
United States Brahms: Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Riccardo Muti (conductor), Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 22.10.2017. (DD)
Satire And Humour In Offenbach’s Ba-Ta-Clan
Argentina Offenbach, Ba-Ta-Clan: Soloists and Orchestra of Buenos Aires Lírica / Juan Casasbellas (conductor). Teatro Picadero, Buenos Aires. 16.10.2017. (JSJ)
(c) Liliana Morsia