Lebrecht Weekly – Arnold Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder (Chandos)
It is so rare to hear the Gurre Lieder live that most of us are acquainted with it only on record – in memorable interpretations…
Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht is a prolific writer on music and cultural affairs. His blog, Slipped Disc, is one of the most popular sites for cultural news. He presents The Lebrecht Interview on BBC Radio 3 and is a contributor to several publications, including the Wall Street Journal and The Standpoint. Visit every Friday for his weekly CD review // Norman Lebrecht est un rédacteur prolifique couvrant les événements musicaux et Slipped Disc, est un des plus populaires sites de nouvelles culturelles. Il anime The Lebrecht Interview sur la BBC Radio 3 et collabore à plusieurs publications, dont The Wall Street Journal et The Standpoint. Vous pouvez lire ses critiques de disques chaque vendredi.
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Lebrecht Weekly – Pretty Yende: A Journey (Sony Classical)
The classical music industry does not so much promote talent as postpone it. Faced with a gleaming young star, the male curators of fame (all…
Lebrecht Weekly – Lang Lang: New York Rhapsody (Sony Classical)
I am not the right person to be reviewing this album, but then I’m not sure the right person actually exists. This is a Sony…
Lebrecht Weekly – Prokofiev: Violin concertos (BIS)
Two albums of Prokofiev concertos arrive in the same delivery, one piano, the other violin. Both are from pedigree artists, pedigree labels. Which one do…
Lebrecht Weekly – Michael Nyman: The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Naxos)
In the spring of 1985 I saw three opera world premieres in London in as many weeks. There was Busoni’s Doctor Faust in the restored…
Lebrecht Weekly – Ustvolskaya, Silvestrov & Kancheli: Works for Piano & Orchestra
The late Soviet system created damaging monopolies in the arts as much as they did in state industry. The big brands – Shostakovich, Khachaturian –…
Lebrecht Weekly – Elgar Remastered (Somm)
My instant reaction to this 4-CD box was that it’s strictly for audio buffs and English music devotees, whose lives will be infinitely enriched by…
Lebrecht Weekly – Martinu: Ariane (Supraphon)
I am beginning to wonder if posterity will ever place Bohuslav Martinů where he justly belongs, as the last in a quartet of Czech geniuses,…
Lebrecht Weekly – Schubert Lieder: Der Wanderer (Delphian)
It’s always a good sign when a pianist is named as the editorial force behind a lieder recital, giving the enterprise both objective distance and…
Lebrecht Weekly – Bruno Walter: Violin Sonata / Piano Quintet (Naxos)
The most successful and elusive of Gustav Mahler’s inner circle, Bruno Walter was ranked among the foremost conductors of his time, esteemed equally by the…
