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Tag Archives: IRR
Pountney points the Finger of Fate: La forza del destino from Vienna
Verdi: La forza del destino Zubin Mehta/Wiener Staatsoper (C major) Who would have guessed that Verdi’s La forza del destino is an opera filled with coincidental encounters, fickle fate and sheer rotten luck? If you miss that point in David … Continue reading
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Tagged Alastair Miles, Carlos Álvarez, IRR, La forza del destino, Nadia Krasteva, Nina Stemme, Salvatore Licitra, Tiziano Bracci, Verdi, Wiener Staatsoper, Zubin Mehta
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Shockingly good Rite from Litton in Bergen
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Petrushka Andrew Litton/Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (BIS) ‘I confessed to Sergey Diaghilev that I didn’t understand a single note of The Rite of Spring. With a smile he turned to me: “Monteux, it’s a masterpiece which is … Continue reading
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Primary colours and childish charm: Cherevichki
Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki (Opus Arte) *** Last Christmas, the Royal Opera staged Tchaikovsky’s Cherevichki as its seasonal ‘family show’; a curious piece of marketing as I doubt that the opera would necessarily appeal to children. Its staging brought forth a touch … Continue reading
A refreshing, unfussy Tchaikovsky symphony cycle from Australia
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1-6; Manfred Symphony Oleg Caetani/Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (ABC Classics) As leafy Hampshire lay gripped by a Russian winter, it seemed only appropriate that a new box set of Tchaikovsky symphonies arrived for review. Perhaps a cycle from … Continue reading
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Glittering Swan Lake from Pletnev and the RNO
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Mikhail Pletnev/Russian National Orchestra (Ondine) One of the highlights of Mikhail Pletnev’s relationship with DG was undoubtedly The Sleeping Beauty with the Russian National Orchestra. A decade on, and making their debut with Ondine, this partnership returns … Continue reading
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