The Cliburn Competition June 18 Report | The Final Round Final Concert – And No Clear Winner!
After weeks of grueling practice and performance three of the six finalists got their last chance to impress the judges. And no doubt about it:…
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The Cliburn Competition June 15 Report | And Now We Have Heard Them All – But Wait! There’s More
The Cliburn Competition Final Round continued last night (June 15) with each of the last three finalists getting a chance to play a concerto with…
Hans Werner Henze: Night pieces and arias (Naxos)
It’s about time Germans got to grips with their greatest modern composer. While Berlin plays reams of Rihn and Munich wallows in Orff, the life…
Paul Hindemith: Mathis symphony (Naxos), Clarinet concerto (Orfeo)
****/*** Hindemith is a house without a door. The immensity of his output – 11 operas, 5 ballets, a dozen concertos, countless works for orchestra,…
Lebrecht Weekly – Leonard Bernstein: Symphonies 1 and 2 (Naxos)
Bernstein’s three symphonies have not enjoyed much exposure on record. Aside from the Sony and DG releases conducted by the composer, my database calls up…
