Bruckner Symphony 8 – Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
"Bruckner's Eighth Symphony is the zenith of symphonic writing." — Sergiu Celibidache
Is this the best symphony ever written? Quite possibly: even if it is nearly impossible to pick just one greatest...
Lindberg, Pettersson Symphony 5 & 7
The 16 symphonies of Allan Pettersson have often been described as music of pain, anguish, and sadness. They are unlike those of any other 20th-century composer: think of a Shostakovich slow...
Suzuki, Beethoven “Missa Solemnis”
The expectations run high when there is a new Suzuki release with his Bach Collegium Japan. It is really hard to find a weak performance among their recorded output. Even Suzuki's...
P. T. Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
Title: Phantom Thread
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Released: 2018
Film Review: Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson at his most emotional.
Within minutes of witnessing Daniel Day-Lewis’ acting in the Phantom Thread you know you’re in for...
Currentzis, Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 “Pathetique”
Currentzis seems to shock and awe with each new release. I had been eagerly anticipating this Tchaikovsky release, having been exposed to the conductor’s introspective rendition of the Violin Concerto with...