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Tag Archives: Mahler
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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Rattle returns to Munich via a fairy garden
Simon Rattle/ Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonie im Gasteig, 20th July 2020 Simon Rattle’s passport has seen more action of late than my Oyster Card! Since his last encounter with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in June (played to an empty … Continue reading
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Tagged Bavarian RSO, Dukas, Magdalena Kožená, Mahler, Mozart, Ravel, Simon Rattle
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Dangerous Liaisons and Magic Horns close Oxford Lieder
Louise Alder, Nikolay Borchev, Konstantin Krimmel Oxford Lieder, 26th October 2019 There is something deliciously perverse about opening the final recital of a 16-day, 80-event song festival with an opera overture, but Sholto Kynoch, pianist, artistic director and programming mastermind … Continue reading
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Tagged Brahms, Doriana Tchakarova, Konstantin Krimmel, Loewe, Louise Alder, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Nikolay Borchev, Oxford Lieder, Richard Strauss, Schubert, Sholto Kynoch, Wolf
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Haitink rocks 90 with the LSO
Haitink/ London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 14th March 2019 When it’s a significant birthday, why limit the celebrations to just one day? Or even one city? Bernard Haitink’s 90th birthday bash with the London Symphony Orchestra continued from Sunday’s Austrian pairing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Haitink, Dvořák, Isabelle Faust, London Symphony Orchestra, Mahler
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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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