Sunday, 30 August 2009

Edinburgh International Festival (1): Ivo Pogorelich piano recital - Chopin, Liszt, Sibelius, and Ravel, 29 August 2009

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Usher Hall Chopin – Nocturne in E major, Op.62 no.2 Chopin – Piano sonata no.3 in B minor, Op.58 Liszt – Mephisto Waltz no.1 Sibelius – Vals...
Monday, 24 August 2009

Prom 50: Fidelio - West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim, 22 August 2009

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Royal Albert Hall Leonore – Waltraud Meier Florestan – Simon O’Neill Don Pizarro – Gerd Grochowski Rocco – Sir John Tomlinson Marzelline – A...
Sunday, 23 August 2009

Prom 49: M.Barenboim/Said/Members of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim - Mendelssohn and Berg, 21 August 2009

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Royal Albert Hall Mendelssohn – Octet Berg – Chamber Concerto Michael Barenboim (violin) Karim Said (piano) Members of the West-Eastern Diva...

Prom 48: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim - Liszt, Wagner, and Berlioz, 21 August 2009

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Royal Albert Hall Liszt – Les préludes Wagner – Tristan und Isolde : Prelude to Act I and Isolde’s ‘Liebestod’ Berlioz – Symphonie fantastiq...
Sunday, 16 August 2009

Interview with Irvine Arditti

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The Arditti Quartet will be giving two recitals at the Edinburgh Festival, both of which I shall be reviewing. I was privileged to interview...

Prom 39: BBC SO/Brabbins - Jonny Greenwood, Stravinsky, and Birtwistle, 'The Mask of Orpheus,' 14 August 2009

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Royal Albert Hall Jonny Greenwood – Popcorn Superhet Receiver Stravinsky – Apollon musagète Birtwistle – The Mask of Orpheus : ‘The Arches’ ...
Saturday, 15 August 2009

Interview with Daniel Barenboim

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There is an interesting Financial Times lunch interview with Daniel Barenboim, for which, click here. He will shortly be conducting three P...
Friday, 14 August 2009

Prom 38: Gerhardt/BBC SSO/Volkov - Ravel, Unsuk Chin, and Stravinsky

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Royal Albert Hall Ravel – La Valse Unsuk Chin – Cello Concerto (BBC commission, world premiere) Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring Alban Gerhar...
Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Salzburg Festival (6): Uchida et al. - Mozart, Schubert, Webern, 9 August 2009

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Grosser Saal, Mozarteum Mozart – Violin sonata in E minor, KV 304 Webern – Four pieces for violin and piano, op.7 Webern – Three little piec...

Salzburg Festival (5): VPO/Salonen - Berg and Bruckner, 9 August 2009

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Grosses Festspielhaus Berg – Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite for string orchestra Berg – Five Orchestral Songs after Postcard Texts by Pet...

Salzburg Festival (4): Goerne/Haefliger - Wolf and Liszt, 8 August 2009

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Grosser Saal, Mozarteum Wolf – Neue Liebe Wolf – Peregrina I and II Liszt – Blume und Duft Wolf – An die Geliebte Wolf – Liebesbotschaft Wo...
Monday, 10 August 2009

Salzburg Festival (3): Mozarteum Orchestra/Lonquich, 8 August 2009

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Grosser Saal, Mozarteum Mozart – Six German Dances, KV 571 Mozart – Symphony no.36 in C major, KV 425, ‘Linz’ Mozart – Masonic Funeral Music...