Verdi’s Requiem Disappoints, but Stravinsky’s Pocket Requiem Hits the Mark

 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Verdi, Stravinsky: Jane Irwin  (soprano), Ildiko Komlosi  (mezzo-soprano), Dmtryo Popov (tenor), Vyacheslav Pochapsky (bass),  London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO Choir, Orféon Pamplónes / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.1.2015 (GD)

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Untraditional Programming Impairs London Philharmonic Concert

Brahms, Schubert, Richard Strauss: Lars Vogt (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Yennick Nezet-Seguin, Royal Festival Hall, London, 19.11.2014. (GD) Brahms:  P iano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op.83 Schubert :Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished), D759 Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20 There was no discernible thematic link to this concert, apart from … Read more