United States Berg and Mahler: Veronika Eberle (violin), Donatienne Michel-Dansac (soprano), Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 29.11.2012 (BJ)
Seattle
Adès’ “Tempest” in HD Buffeted by Close-Ups – and Intermission
United States Adès, The Tempest: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, Thomas Adès (conductor), Robert Lepage (production), Gary Halvorson (director). Met Live in HD encore broadcast to the Galaxy Theatre, Gig Harbor, Washington, 28.11.2012. (BJ)
A Barrel of Verdian Laughs
United States Verdi, Un giorno di regno: Soloists, Keith Chambers (piano), Peter Kazaras (director), Seattle Opera Young Artists Program, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 17.11.2012 (BJ)
An Opera Salvaged from the Holocaust
United States Bloch, Lavry, and Ullmann: Soloists, Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Erich Parce (director), chamber orchestra; Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 16.11.2012 (BJ)
Ax Offers Musical Mastery Coupled with Warm Humanity
United States Brahms, Dutilleux, and Strauss: Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Emanuel Ax (piano), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 15.11.2012 (BJ)
Jazz, Belly Laughs and Coruscating Chopin
United States Doerrfeld, Stravinsky, and Chopin: Cecile Licad (piano), Northwest Sinfonietta, Christophe Chagnard (conductor), Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Seattle 9.11.2012 (BJ)
John Adams, Maximal Minimalist
United States Adams, Beethoven: John Adams (conductor), Jonathan Biss (piano), Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 8.11.2012 (BJ)
La Catrina Quartet Ranges Widely
United States Haydn, Revueltas, Frank, Ponce, and Dvořák: La Catrina Quartet; Meany Hall, Seattle, 30.10.2012 (BJ)