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.
Korngold: Die Tote Stadt Jonas Kaufmann, Marlis Petersen. Bavarian State Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Kirill Petrenko Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings BSOREC2001 (Blue-ray disc). – ★★★★1/2 Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed…
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 21; Scherzos (4); Etude Op. 10 No. 12 (“Revolutionary”); Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major Op. 29; Nocturne…
Louise Farrenc: Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 32; Symphony No. 3 in G minor Op. 36 Insula Orchestra/Laurence Equilbey Erato 190296698446 ★★✩✩✩ There…
Isaac Stern & Pinchas Zukerman Live. Works for two violins by Leclair, Prokofiev, Spohr and Wieniawski, and for violin and viola by Mozart Isaac Stern,…
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 Bayerisches Staatsorchester/Kirill Petrenko Bayerische Staatsoper Recordings BSOREC0001 ★★★★✩ This is the first recording to be released by the Bavarian State Opera…
Dutilleux: Le Loup; Sonatine for flute and orchestra (orch. Kenneth Hesketh). Sonate for oboe and orchestra (orch. Hesketh). Sarabande et Cortège for bassoon and orchestra…
Introspection: Solo Piano Sessions Music by Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, etc. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano Deutsche Grammophon DG 289 48606184 ★★★★★ The lockdowns and restrictions…
It was encouraging to see concerts being given once again at Tanglewood, and with a big crowd in attendance. Finally, we are getting back to…
Schubert: Winterreise Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, piano Erato 190295284138 ★★★★★ Schubert’s late song cycle Winterreise (Winter’s Journey) is based on poems by Wilhelm Müller…
Francisco Coll: Violin Concerto, Hidd’n Blue Op. 6, Mural, Four Iberian Miniatures Op. 20, Aqua Cinerea Op. 1 Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin; Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg/Gustavo…
