C Major
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Nielsen: Symphony No.5 (C Major)
Blomstedt leads a distinguished Nielsen Fifth; the Brahms is less memorable [JQ]
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie (C Major)
A ravishing Verklärte Nacht, but a lacklustre Alpensinfonie [ST]
Yuja Wang (piano) The Vienna Recital (C Major)
Yuja Wang displays her virtuosity and versatility [LW]
Rossini: Le Siège de Corinthe (C Major)
A fine cast of singers are thrown out to sea by a pointless, dismal production [MP]
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, Symphony No. 40; Schumann: Piano Concerto (C Major)
A beautifully filmed concert with a surprising programme [WH]
New Year’s Concert – Teatro La Fenice 2023 (C Major)
A pleasing concert that will almost certainly cheer you up [MMB]
Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (C Major)
Vocal riches in a depressingly hyperactive production that is devoid of amusement [MP]
Rossini: La donna del lago (C Major)
Rossini standards held high in a new production of The Lady of the Lake [PCG]
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta & The Nutcracker (C Major)
A conflation of opera and ballet, well-staged and performed, more than a seasonal song-and-dance show [RWe]
Hélène Grimaud (piano) Mozart & Schumann (C major)
A very fine orchestra and pianist in a concert of some distinction [RWe]
Rossini: La donna del lago (C Major)
A musically outstanding but unusual production of Rossini’s splendid opera [RWe]
Verdi: Requiem (C major)
A superb performance of a work Karajan often conducted, with fine soloists [RWe]
Rossini: Il turco in Italia (C Major)
A delightfully entertaining modern take on Rossini brings overtones of Fellini to the action [PCG]
Puccini: Turandot (C Major)
A dazzling Turandot that spectacularly misses the point [LD]
Verdi: Don Carlo (C Major)
A splendid memento of a magnificent production, despite too many cuts having been inflicted on the score [MP]
Verdi: Falstaff (C Major)
A classic staging and superlative cast return to the catalogue, newly minted on Blu-ray [MP]
Giordano: Siberia (C Major)
Bregenz gives Giordano’s tragic tale a contemporary twist [RMay]
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