Austria Beethoven: Maurizio Pollini (piano). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 19.8.2012 (MB)
Mark Berry
Salzburg Festival – Rattle’s 1950s Carmen Lacks the Mediterranean Touch
Austria Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chours (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Salzburg Festival and Theatre Children’s Chorus (chorus master: Wolfgang Götz), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 17.8.2012 (MB)
Prom 17: Exquisite Late-Night Beethoven and Boulez at the Proms
United Kingdom Prom 17: Beethoven and Boulez,Hilary Summers (contralto), Members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 26.7.2012 (MB)
Prom 10: Barenboim’s Proms Beethoven Cycle: A Second Distinguished Instalment
United Kingdom Prom 10 – Beethoven and Boulez: Jussef Eisa (clarinet), Gilbert Nouno (IRCAM computer music designer), Jérémie Henrot (IRCAM sound engineer), West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 21.7.2012 (MB)
Proms 9: Barenboim’s Beethoven Cycle Auspiciously Launched
United Kingdom Prom 9: Beethoven and Boulez: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 20.7.2012. (MB)
A Disappointing Recital by Stephen Kovacevich
United Kingdom Beethoven and Schubert: Stephen Kovacevich (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 16.7.2012 (MB)
Thomas Oliemans in Recital: an Amfortas in the Making?
United Kingdom Mahler, Strauss, Duparc, and Debussy: Thomas Oliemans (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 11.7.2012 (MB)
Bertrand Chamayou Impresses at Wigmore Hall
United Kingdom Debussy and Liszt: Bertrand Chamayou (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.7.2012 (MB)