Austria Schubert and Chopin: Grigory Sokolov (piano). Grosser Saal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 4.12.2015. (MB)
An Absorbing Vienna Recital from Grigory Sokolov
Mark Berry
Vienna State Opera’s Production of Tosca Shows its Age
Austria Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Chorus (chorus master: Martin Schebesta), Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Dan Ettinger (conductor). Vienna State Opera, 2.12.2015. (MB)
(c) Wiener Staatsoper /Michael Pöhn
Straussian performance of Hänsel und Gretel from Thielemann and Vienna Opera.
Austria Humperdinck, Hänsel und Gretel: Soloists, Children of the Vienna State Opera School (chorus master: Johannes Mertl), Students of the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, Stage Orchestra and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, Christian Thielemann (conductor). Vienna State Opera, Vienna, 29.11.2015. (MB)
Martinoty’s Le nozze di Figaro is an Incoherent, Joyless Mess
Austria Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus (chorus master: Thomas Lang) and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, James Gaffigan (conductor), Vienna State Opera, 27.11.2015 (MB)
Interesting Musical Encounters at the Porgy and Bess
Austria Wien Modern (6) – Rykova, Prins, Ivičevič, and Weber: Black Page Orchestra, Porgy & Bess, Vienna, 25.11.2015 (MB)
Cultivated Playing from Augustin Hadelich
Austria Haydn, Adès, and Mendelssohn: Augustin Hadelich (violin), Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Musikverein, Vienna, 24.11.2015 (MB)
Magnificent Singing in Schumann’s Version of Goethe’s Faust in Vienna
Austria Schumann: Soloists, Vienna State Opera Youth Chorus (chorus master: Johannes Mertl), Wiener Singakademie (chorus master: Heinz Ferlesch), Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (conductor). Konzerthaus, Vienna, 22.11.2015. (MB)
Vienna Sees Pianist-Conductor Lahav Shani Triumph in Bach and Mahler
Austria Bach and Mahler: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (piano/conductor). Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 23.11.2015. (MB)