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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Blistering Shostakovich from Vasily Petrenko and the London Philharmonic
Rachmaninov/ Shostakovich: LPO/Jurowski **** Royal Festival Hall, 13th February 2015 Blistering Shostakovich crushed Rachmaninov in this uneven pairing, the London Philharmonic’s latest exploration into “Rachmaninoff: Inside out”. Self-imposed exile after the Russian Revolution saw Rachmaninov settle in the United States, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Ghindin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Vasily Petrenko
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Powerhouse Sibelius launches Berlin residency
Sibelius: Simon Rattle/ Berlin Philharmonic **** Of all the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Jean Sibelius in 2015, the Berlin Philharmonic’s Barbican residency must rank pretty high, with all seven symphonies in three concerts on successive days. What … Continue reading
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La traviata: Lightning fails to strike twice in ENO revival of Konwitschny’s production
Verdi: La traviata *** English National Opera, 9th February 2015 “È strano!” – “How curious!” – murmurs Violetta in the last moments of La traviata, on the sudden absence of pain before her final death throes. Two years ago, when this … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ben Johnson, Elizabeth Zharoff, English National Opera, La traviata, Peter Konwitschny, Roland Böer, Valerie Reid, Verdi
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On angel’s wings: heavenly Berlioz from Susan Graham
Berlioz/Tchaikovsky: LSO/Elder **** Barbican Hall, 5th February 2015 Just occasionally, a musical experience is so exquisite, so divine, that you selfishly cannot bear to contemplate it ending. It’s that sensation of being so utterly caught up in the music’s rapt … Continue reading
Blind faith: Netrebko stars in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta (DG) How fortunes change! Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta began life as the more successful pairing in a double bill, premiered in St Petersburg in 1892 alongside his ballet The Nutcracker. Since then, it has fallen into obscurity outside Russia, whereas … Continue reading