Germany Puccini, Tosca: Orchestra, Chorus and Kinderchor of the Deutsche Oper / Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 4.10.2018. (JMI)
Anja Harteros Is Magnificent in the Deutsche Oper’s Tosca
Berlin
Excellent Performance of Tristan und Isolde but Capricious Staging
Germany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper/Donald Runnicles (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 3.10.2018. (JMI)
Staatsoper Berlin’s Highly Accomplished Company Performance of Der Freischütz
Germany Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists, Berlin State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Wright), Staatskapelle Berlin / Thomas Guggeis (conductor). Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, 28.9.2018. (MB)
More Outstanding Performances of Stockhausen in Berln
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [12] – Stockhausen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano, celesta), Dirk Rothbrust (percussion), Benjamin Kobler (piano), Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Marco Stroppa (electronics). Grosser Sendesaal des rbb and Kammermusiksaal, Berlin, 15 & 17.9.2018. (MB)
Exciting and Unusual Juxtaposition of Debussy and Ligeti by François-Xavier Roth
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [11] – Stravinsky, Zimmermann, Debussy, and Ligeti: Carolin Widmann (violin), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.9.2018. (MB)
The Performance of a Lifetime: Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s Mastery in Stockhausen
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [10] – Stockhausen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 3.9.2018. (MB)
Memorable Performances of Schoenberg and Benjamin at Musikfest Berlin
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [9] – Schoenberg and Benjamin: Isabelle Faust, Anne Katharina Schreiber (violins), Antoine Tamesit, Danusha Waskiewicz (violas), Christian Poltéra, Jean-Guihen Queyras (cellos), Susanna Andersson (soprano), Krisztina Szabó (mezzo-soprano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra / George Benjamin (conductor). Kammermusiksaal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 12.9.2018. (MB)
Philippe Herreweghe Makes a Strong Case for Dvořák’s Requiem
Germany Musikfest Berlin 2018 [8] – Dvořák: Julia Kleiter (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo-soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Krešimir Stražanac (bass-baritone), Collegium Vocale Gent, Konzerthausorchester / Philippe Herreweghe (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 11.9.2018. (MC)
