Accentus Music
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Andris Nelsons conducts Brahms
Lucerne Festival in Summer 2014 Opening Concert
Sara Mingardo (alto)
Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Choir, Andris Nelsons
As this finely directed, unfussily shot DVD shows, long and standing ovations confirmed Nelsons's triumph. We see his sentient hands and face incarnate and gleefully make visible the entire... — More…
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Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
and Taking Risks: A documentary by Maria Stodtmeier
William Morgan (Tom Rakewell), Aphrodite Patoulidou (Anne Truelove), John Taylor Ward (Nick Shadow), Kate Howden (Baba the Turk), Erik Rosenius (Father Truelove), Ziad Nehme (Sellem)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Vocal Ensemble, Barbara Hannigan, Linus Fellbom
The cast is impressive—and young in a variety of ways...their operatic talent is abundant, they’re all fine actors, and I look forward to hearing more of them—in particular Aphrodite Patoulidou,... — More…
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - A ballet by Christian Spuck
Ballett Zürich, Philharmonia Zürich, Michail Jurowski, Christian Spuck (director)
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Triple Concerto
Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (violoncello) & Martin Helmchen (piano)
Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt
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Puccini: La Bohème
Gal James (Mimì), Aquiles Machado (Rodolfo), Carmen Romeu (Musetta), Massimo Cavalletti (Marcello), Gianluca Buratto (Colline), Mattia Olivieri (Schaunard) & Matteo Peirone (Benoît)
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana & Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Riccardo Chailly
Chailly works musical miracles in the pit, but up stage, apart from Israeli soprano Gal James's tenderly phrased Mimi, the singing is coarse — More…
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the faultline between the tradition-hallowed Thomaner ethos and the 21st century is gently probed. Gently, because more questions are raised than answered; but then, anchoring everything is... — More…
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Weinberg: Concerto For Violin and Orchestra & Sonata For Two Violins
Gidon Kremer (violin), Madara Petersone (violin), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Daniele Gatti
Vinyl Record
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Claudio Abbado conducts Mozart & Schubert
Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Sara Mingardo (alto), Javier Camarena (tenor), Paolo Fanale (tenor) & Alex Esposito (bass)
Orchestra Mozart Bologna & Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Claudio Abbado
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Triple Concerto
Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (violoncello) & Martin Helmchen (piano)
Gewandhausorchester, Herbert Blomstedt