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Tag Archives: Andris Nelsons
Mahler in all his might: Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic raise the roof in Salzburg
Nelsons/ Vienna Philharmonic Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 8th August 2020 In your average concert-going year, Mahler symphonies are ubiquitous. But 2020 has been no ordinary year. Social distancing has meant the only live Mahler I’ve seen streamed post-lockdown has been in chamber versions: … Continue reading
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Tagged Andris Nelsons, Mahler, Salzburg Festival, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Nelsons’ manicured Mahler a slow burn with the Gewandhaus
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/ Nelsons *** Royal Festival Hall, 9th October 2018 It only takes a few bars for the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra to demonstrate its class. Its rich string sound is only matched by its rich history, its brass has a mellow, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andris Nelsons, Kristine Opolais, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Mahler, Tchaikovsky
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Swan cruise: Nelsons navigates a musically impressive Lohengrin at Covent Garden
Wagner: Lohengrin *** Royal Opera, 7th June 2018 You wait ages for a swan, then a flock descends. Swiftly following the debut of Liam Scarlett’s Swan Lake, here glides in David Alden’s new staging of Wagner’s Lohengrin, the first at Covent Garden … Continue reading
Stop all the clocks: Renée Fleming’s valedictory Marschallin at the Royal Opera
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier **** The Royal Opera, 17th December 2016 Aware her teenage lover will inevitably leave her for a younger woman, the Marschallin muses that time trickles like sand through an hourglass, flowing ceaselessly. At night she stops all … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Coote, Andris Nelsons, Der Rosenkavalier, Helene Schneiderman, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Matthew Rose, Renée Fleming, Richard Strauss, Robert Carsen, Royal Opera, Sophie Bevan, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
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