Tag Archives: Richard Strauss

Autumnal Strauss, then a bracing mountain trek with the Staatskapelle Dresden in Paris

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Strauss: Staatskapelle Dresden/Thielemann **** Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 19th May 2017 The steepest climb in Paris is probably the walk up to Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre – or at least it feels like it to my knees. Strauss’ Alpine Symphony is a … Continue reading →

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Stop all the clocks: Renée Fleming’s valedictory Marschallin at the Royal Opera

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

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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Sound and fury: boisterous performances from Orozco-Estrada and the LPO

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Khachaturian, Stravinsky et al: Baráti, LPO/Orozco-Estrada *** Royal Festival Hall, 26th February 2016 “Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Macbeth’s cold view of life doubles as a good analysis of Richard Strauss’ first tone poem – brassy fanfares and empty … Continue reading →

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Prom 76: Alsop and Kaufmann lead the Last Night revelries

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Last Night of the Proms; BBCSO/Alsop Royal Albert Hall, 12th September 2015 And so it ends. Eight weeks have sped past, there’s an autumnal chill in the air (though to be fair, it was there for much of August… and … Continue reading →

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