CD Review | Butterfly Lovers (Sony Classical, 2023)
Butterfly Lovers Joshua Bell, violin; Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Tsung Yeh, conductor Sony Classical, June 2023 The Butterfly Lovers is an ancient Chinese legend dating from…
Paul E. Robinson
Paul E. Robinson
Former conductor and broadcaster, Paul E. Robinson, is the author of four books on conductors, Digital Editor for Classical Voice America, and a regular contributor to La Scena Musicale.
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CD Review | Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Florence Price: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Adoration (Decca Records, 2023)
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Florence Price: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Adoration Randall Goosby, violin; Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Decca Records,…
CD Review | Sommernachtskonzert 2023 (Summer Night Concert 2023)
Sommernachtskonzert 2023 (Summer Night Concert 2023) music by Bizet, Gounod, Ravel, Berlioz and Strauss Elīna Garanča, mezzo-soprano; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Sony Classical…
CD Review | Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3. Isle of the Dead
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3. Isle of the Dead The Philadelphia Orchestra (conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin) DG 28948647781 Total Time: 123:20 (2 CDs)…
CD Review | Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, original 1874 version, ed. L. Nowak (Myrios Classics, 2023)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major (original 1874 version, ed. L. Nowak) Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne (conducted by François-Xavier Roth) Myrios Classics, 2023, MYR032D Total…
CD Review | Les Nuits de Paris: Dance Music from Folies Bergère to Opéra (Bru Zane, 2023)
Les Nuits de Paris: Dance Music from Folies Bergère to Opéra Les Siècles (conducted by François-Xavier Roth) Bru Zane BZ2005, 2023 Bru Zane is devoted…
Review | Bravo! Vail Excels with Yannick and his Philadelphians in music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Mozart
The Bravo! Vail Music Festival in Colorado opened its 36th season on June 22, and runs until August 3rd. Each of the four visiting orchestras…
Review | Weekend in Chicago: Muti Steps Down from CSO, Lyric Opera Does West Side Story and Haymarket Opera Gives Hasse Rarity
Last weekend in Chicago the Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) held its annual meeting, with meetings and discussion built around some major performances.…
Review | Yuja Wang Dazzles in Rachmaninov with TSO
Among classical artists today pianist Yuja Wang is unquestionably one of the select few who can fill a hall and drive an audience into a…
Review | TSO with Gimeno and Olafsson: Superb Mozart and Spectacular Berlioz
It is not often that the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) features a soloist from Iceland, nor does it frequently play music by Icelandic composers. Yet…
