CD Review: Isaac Stern & Pinchas Zukerman Live
Isaac Stern & Pinchas Zukerman Live. Works for two violins by Leclair, Prokofiev, Spohr and Wieniawski, and for violin and viola by Mozart Isaac Stern,…
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: Mahler: Symphony No. 7
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…
CD Review: Dutilleux: Le Loup
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…
CD review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Introspection: Solo Piano Sessions
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…
Tanglewood showcases the other John Williams
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…
CD review: Joyce DiDonato and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Winterreise
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…
CD review: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Francisco Coll: Violin Concerto, Hidd’n Blue Op. 6, Mural, Four Iberian Miniatures Op. 20, Aqua Cinerea Op. 1
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…
Yannick does double duty with the Orchestre Métropolitain
Live concerts are few and far between these days but I finally got to hear one for the first time in over a year. And…
MSO in full romantic form with Shelley
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Bernstein: Serenade for Violin Solo, Strings, Harp and Percussion Wagner: Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod No doubt, we live in…
CD Review: Silver Age, Works by Prokofiev, Scriabin and Stravinsky (Daniil Trifonov, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Opera Orchestra)
Works by Prokofiev, Scriabin and Stravinsky Daniil Trifonov, piano. Mariinsky Opera Orchestra/Valery Gergiev DG 28948353323 (2 CDs) Total Time: 145:20 Someone at Deutsche Grammophon seems…
