United States Mendelssohn, Davidovsky, Beethoven: Juilliard String Quartet (members), Alice Tully Hall, New York City. 6.2.2017. (BH)
New York
Transcendent Eighth and Defiant Ninth End Historic Bruckner Marathon
United States Mozart, Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 28-29.1.2017 (BH)
Soper’s IPSA DIXIT is Another Singular and Perfectly-Crafted Work
United States Kate Soper, IPSA DIXIT: The Wet Ink Ensemble: (Ian Antonio (percussion), Erin Lesser (flute), Josh Modney (violin), Kate Soper (soprano) Dixon Place, New York City. 4.2.2017. (KG)
The Met’s Compelling Rusalka Makes an Impact in the Cinema
United States Dvořák, Rusalka: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera / Sir Mark Elder (conductor), broadcast to the Odeon Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, 25.2.2017. (JPr)
Mahler in the Service of a Vital, Humanitarian Cause
United States Mahler: Indra Thomas (soprano), Susanne Mentzer (mezzo-soprano), MasterVoices, The Mahler for Vision Orchestra / George Mathew (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 13.2.2017. (DS)
Compelling Fluidity in Two Sacred Works
United States Durufle, Haydn: Vanessa Vasquez (soprano), Abigail Fischer (mezzo-soprano), Zach Borichevsky (tenor), Sava Vemic (bass), New York Choral Society and Orchestra / David Hayes (music director), David Ralph (organ). Carnegie Hall, New York City, 6.2.2017. (DS)
A Rightly-Annoyed Barenboim Shows the Audience How to Cough
United States Mozart, Bruckner: Wolfram Brandl (violin), Yulia Deyneka (viola), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 27.1.2017. (BH)
Torrential Bruckner Fourth and Fifth in Barenboim’s Bruckner Cycle
United States Mozart, Bruckner: Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (piano/conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 23 & 24.1.2017. (BH)