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C. P. E. Bach - Concerti a flauto traverso obligato Volume 2
Alexis Kossenko (recorder & direction)
Arte dei Suonatori
…whether you already know his music or are waiting to be introduced to it, these zestful performances are highly recommended. —
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Their slender forces and predominantly fast tempos may not appeal to listeners favouring the ‘grand manner’ in these works, but these performances are both vibrant instrumentally and wonderfully... —
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He has an innate affinity with the three composers presented here. —
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Orff: Carmina Burana
Russell Braun (baritone), Max Emanuel Cenčić (countertenor), Alina Wunderlin (soprano)
Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Zürcher Sängerknaben, Paavo Järvi
The choir’s articulation is razor-sharp and urgent, and Orff’s booming percussion writing rattles the rafters...But ultimately the real star here is Paavo Järvi, whose leanly energised direction... —
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All through this collection, the playing of Sinfonietta Riga under founder-director Normunds Šnē confirms why it ranks among the leading such ensembles in Europe in the 17 years of its existence.... —
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Electric Fields
Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano), David Chalmin (synths and electronics)
Hannigan floats serenely above the glittering, increasingly frenzied muscularity of Dessner’s ‘O orzchis Ecclesia’, though his ‘O nobilissima viriditas’ ultimately spills over into less convincing... —
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Coming soon. Sir!
Astrig Siranossian, Nathanäel Gouin, London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
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On paper this may look like an unlikely musical partnership...yet put them together and the result is musical dynamite...this captivating recital really goes into overdrive with Ravel’s Sonata...More... —
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Special offer. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Jean-Sébastien Bou (Don Giovanni), Robert Gleadow (Leporello), Myrtò Papatanasiu (Donna Anna), Julie Boulianne (Donna Elvira), Julien Behr (Don Ottavio), Steven Humes (Commendatore), Anna Grevelius (Zerlina) & Marc Scoffoni (Masetto)
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Jérémie Rhorer
Using a conflation of the Prague and Vienna versions…Rhorer conducts a (predominantly) up-tempo, lean-textured Don, one that stresses the opera’s uniquely manic, driven quality...the performance... —
