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Tag Archives: Rachmaninov
A Russian heritage: Gergiev’s cataclysmic Rachmaninov with the LSO
Balakirev/Glazunov/Rachmaninov: LSO/ Gergiev *** Barbican Hall, 19th February 2015 With speculation mounting about the appointment of his successor as Principal Conductor, there has been little evaluation of Gergiev’s time at the helm of the LSO. Apart from an impulsive, erratic … Continue reading
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Tagged Balakirev, Glazunov, Rachmaninov, Roman Simovic, Valery Gergiev
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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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The root of all evil: Jurowski and the LPO pair Rachmaninov’s Miserly Knight with Wagner’s greedy dwarf
Rachmaninov: The Miserly Knight/ Wagner: Das Rheingold *** LPO/Jurowski, 21st January 2015 Vladimir Jurowski is a wily programmer. The London Philharmonic’s season has been most interesting, their “Rachmaninoff Inside Out” series digging out rarities and putting them into context. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Shagidullin, Annabel Arden, Das Rheingold, Harriet Williams, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maxim Mikhailov, Natalya Romaniw, Peter Bronder, Rachmaninov, Rowan Hellier, Sergei Leiferkus, The Miserly Knight, Vsevolod Grivnov, Wagner
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Genial Nielsen from the BBC SO and Sakari Oramo
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo *** Barbican, 16th January 2015 My introduction to Carl Nielsen was an interval feature on a television Proms broadcast, presented by comedian Alexei Sayle. It opened with photographs featuring the young Nielsen pulling grotesque gargoyle-like faces, … Continue reading
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Tagged BBCSO, Federico Colli, Nielsen, Rachmaninov, Sakari Oramo, Sibelius
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Scorch marks: Searing Rachmaninov from Gergiev and the LSO
Rachmaninov: LSO/Gergiev **** Barbican, 11th November 2014 Fluttering fingers and jabbing a toothpick baton, it’s difficult see how an orchestra can follow the beat – any beat – indicated by Valery Gergiev. Yet the London Symphony Orchestra plays for him … Continue reading
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Tagged Balakirev, Denis Matsuev, Rachmaninov, Valery Gergiev
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