Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes at Barbican Hall
Pace some precipitate bursts of applause before the artists had indicated their performances had ended there was nothing not to like in this sensational recital. To
January 13, 2022
Maxim Vengerov and Simon Trpčeski at Barbican Hall
It doesn’t seem possible, yet it is a decade since Maxim Vengerov, then only in his thirties, initiated his career reboot after four years dealing
January 10, 2022
Hasse’s Semele @ Wigmore Hall
There was a wry (intentional?) irony in programming this Serenata on 6 January. In the Christian calendar that is the feast of the Epiphany –
January 6, 2022
Renée Fleming & Gerald Martin Moore at the Kravis Center, West Palm Beach
Although Renée Fleming’s program seems at first blush to be a hodgepodge lacking any thematic links, it can rather be seen as a reflection of
January 2, 2022
The Metropolitan Opera – Bartlett Sher’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto – Quinn Kelsey, Piotr Beczała, Rosa Feola, Varduhi Abrahamyan and Andrea Mastroni; conducted by Daniele Rustioni
The Met Opera welcomes 2022 with the arrival of Bartlett Sher’s production of Rigoletto, which began life at the Staatsoper Berlin in June of 2019. In Sher’s
December 31, 2021
The Metropolitan Opera – Laurent Pelly’s production of Massenet’s Cendrillon/Cinderella – Isabel Leonard, Emily D’Angelo, Jessica Pratt, Stephanie Blythe, Laurent Naouri; conducted by Emmanuel Villaume
This Cinderella, a ninety-minute English-language version of Laurent Pelly’s fanciful 2018 production of Massenet’s Cendrillon, is the newest installment in the Met’s series of abridged, family-friendly opera adaptations.
December 17, 2021
Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein’s Candide contains some very fine music without convincing as operetta or musical. It has been
October 30, 2021
Dinara Klinton plays Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonatas
Few bona fide keyboard titans play every Prokofiev Piano Sonata, and only a small cohort
August 4, 2021
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth & Sixth Symphonies and Violin Concerto – Erich Kleiber, Ruggiero Ricci, Malcolm Sargent [Eloquence]
This Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky first appeared on a five-disc 78rpm set in 1949, but
July 12, 2021
The Launy Grøndahl Legacy Volume 3 – live in 1955 & 1957 [Danacord]
Launy Grøndahl is here presented as a notable champion of the music of his compatriots.
July 12, 2021
Prokofiev: The Decca Masters – Nikolai Malko, Eric Tuxen, Adrian Boult, Jean Martinon [Eloquence]
It seems reasonable that Peter and the Wolf should be narrated by a BBC announcer,
July 12, 2021
Anatole Fistoulari conducts Tchaikovsky’s Seranade and Ballet Music [Eloquence]
Half a century and more ago Anatole Fistoulari’s (1907-95) name appered on many a recording
July 12, 2021
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Cumbria Opera Festival – Roderick Williams, Trouble in Tahiti, A Hand of Bridge, and Così fan tutte
Here are three reviews (the first two from Jane Bagot, the last from Colin Marston) of concerts that took place as part of Cumbria Opera
October 11, 2021
Feature LP Review – Tchaikovsky|Fischer|Kreizberg; Nopigom|Hwang; Tchaikovsky|Leningrad|Mravinsky
Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D, Op.35; Sérénade mélancolique, Op.26; Valse-Scherzo, Op.34; Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op.42* Julia Fischer (violin), Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg
July 5, 2021
Feature LP Review – Beethoven|Cello Sonatas|Mainardi|Zecchi; Milstein Recital|Bussotti; Leonard-Morgan|American Dharma
Beethoven – The Cello Sonatas; Seven Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe’ from Die Zauberflöte, WoO.46 Enrico Mainardi (cello) & Carlo Zecchi (piano) Recorded at
July 5, 2021
Feature LP Review – van der Aa|Time Falling; Massenet|Birmingham|Fremaux; Biber|Rosenkranz-Sonaten
Michel van der Aa – Time Falling Kate-Miller Heidke (singer), Netherlands Chamber Choir, Michel van der Aa & Thijs de Vlieger Recorded at Exalto Studios,
July 5, 2021
Feature LP Review – Oistrakh|Brahms|Klemperer; Brahms|Szell; Strauss|Szell
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 David Oistrakh (violin), Orchestre Nationale de la Radiodiffusion Français, Otto Klemperer Recorded at the Salle Wagram, Paris, 17-19th
July 5, 2021
Metropolitan Opera Live HD Broadcasts 2019-20: François Girard’s production of Richard Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman
The Classical Source once again brings you a handy guide to all ten of the Metropolitan Opera productions included in this season’s international broadcast series.
March 9, 2020