United Kingdom Beethoven: Richard Goode (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 2.6.2013 (MB)
Mark Berry
Compelling Eisler Lieder from Maltman and Drake
United Kingdom Eisler: Christopher Maltman (baritone), Julius Drake (piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 1.6.2013 (MB)
Mozart: Midway Between Bach and Schoenberg
United Kingdom Handel, Mozart, and Bach: Nick van Bloss (piano), London Octave / Andrew Watkinson (director). St Martin in the Fields, London, 27.5.2013 (MB)
Poor Staging Spoils Ariadne auf Naxos
United Kingdom Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Glyndebourne Opera House, 18.5.2013 (MB)
RAM’s Lighthouse Performance is Outstanding
United Kingdom Purcell, Dido and Aeneas *;Davies, The Lighthouse # : Soloists, Chorus, Royal Academy Sinfonia, Iain Ledingham * and Lionel Friend #(conductors), Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Royal Academy of Music, London, 16.5.2013 (MB)
ENO’s Chilling Wozzeck Provokes Righteous Anger
United Kingdom Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the English National Opera / Edward Gardner (conductor), The Coliseum, London, 11.5.2013 (MB)
Couperin Escapes the ‘Antique Armoire’ with Stimulating Results
United States Ravel, Couperin, and Beethoven: Jennifer Pike (violin), Arensky Chamber Orchestra, William Kunhardt (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.5.2013 (MB)
Four Premieres by Two String Quartets
United Kingdom Clarke, Mincek, Pelzel, and Lanza: Arditti Quartet, JACK Quartet, Wigmore Hall, London, 6.5.2013 (MB)