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Review: Beethoven, Symphony 5 & 6, Janowski/WDR
Review - Beethoven, Symphony 5 & 6, Marek Janowski/WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne / Pentatone
The High Arts Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
This new coupling...
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Tara Isabella Burton, Social Creature
One could argue that admiration and jealousy between friends have existed since the beginning of...
The Bell Jar
Title: The Bell Jar
Author: Sylvia Plath
Originally published in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas
If Aliens were ever to...
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Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer
Τitle: Bohemian RhapsodyDirector: Bryan SingerReleased: 2018
When you hear that a biopic of the rock music...
Mahler Symphony 6, Currentzis, MusicAeterna
Review:
Mahler, Symphony 6 "Tragic"
MusicAeterna
Teodor Currentzis (conductor)
Sony Classical
This is not just another Mahler 6th. And this is...
Trifonov, “Evocations”
Trifonov has already established himself as a leading pianist of our generation and this release...
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Alchemy (Music by Jalbert, Stucky & Vine), Jupiter String Quartet & Bernadette Harvey
Music Review: Alchemy / Jupiter String Quartet / Bernadette Harvey (piano) / Marquis
This new release by Marquis features chamber works by three distinguished contemporary composers...
Μελαγχολία, Τρίερ
Τίτλος: Melancholia
Σκηνοθέτης: Lars von Trier
Παραγωγή: 2011
Ίσως η καλύτερη ταινία του σκηνοθέτη τα τελευταία χρόνια (κάπου εκεί με το Dogville). Ένας πλανήτης πλησιάζει την...
Το παιχνίδι με τη φωτιά, Chang-dong Lee
Τίτλος: Το παιχνίδι με τη φωτιά (Burning)Σκηνοθέτης: Chang-dong LeeΠαραγωγή: 2018
Το να γράψεις κριτική για το «Το παιχνίδι με τη φωτιά» δεν είναι...
Stenhammar Symphony 2, Lindberg
Is the Stenhammar 2nd symphony a great work? Listen to Lindberg’s account and you will realise that it is. And why shouldn’t it be?...
Είμαι ο Έρωτας, Γκουαντανίνο
Τίτλος: Είμαι ο Έρωτας (Io Sono L' Amore)
Σκηνοθέτης: Luca Guadagnino
Παραγωγή: 2009
Να και μία ταινία που αναγκάστηκα να δω δύο φορές. Η αλήθεια είναι ότι...
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Μελαγχολία, Τρίερ
Τίτλος: Melancholia
Σκηνοθέτης: Lars von Trier
Παραγωγή: 2011
Ίσως η καλύτερη ταινία του σκηνοθέτη τα τελευταία χρόνια (κάπου εκεί με το Dogville). Ένας πλανήτης πλησιάζει την...
Barenboim, Brahms, The Symphonies
This is Brahms as it should be. Bold, grand, shamelessly romantic. Of course, Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin have given us first-rate symphony cycles...
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Review: Beethoven Symphony 7, Kirill Petrenko/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Review - Beethoven Symphony 7, Berliner Philharmoniker / Kirill Petrenko (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)
It's always a pleasure to see new releases from the once-renowned Berlin Philharmonic, an orchestra we've associated with the big yellow banners...
Review: Bruckner Symphony 8, Thielemann / Vienna Philharmonic
Review - Bruckner Symphony 8, Christian Thielemann / Vienna Philharmonic / Sony Classical
The High Arts Review Rating ★★★(★)☆
The booklet informs us that this is a captured live performance from Vienna, recorded in October 2019...
Review: Beethoven Symphonies (1-9), Christoph König / Solistes Européens Luxembourg
Review - Beethoven Symphonies 1-9, The Creatures of Prometheus Overture & Nos. 9 & 16, Coriolan Overture, Leonore Overture no. 3 (op. 72b), Fidelio & Egmont Overtures, Symphony 10 First Movement realised and completed...
Review: Beethoven Symphonies 1-9, Janowski / WDR
Review - Beethoven, Symphonies 1-9, Marek Janowski/WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln NDR Chor / Christian Elsner, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Regine Hangler, Wiebke Lehmkuhl
The High Arts Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Janowski's is a solid,...
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alexander Ekman
Midsummer Night’s Dream (2015) / Alexander Ekman (Choreography & set designs) / Royal Swedish Ballet / Mikael Karlsson (music)
An audacious stage work
True, this has nothing to do with Shakespeare's play apart from sharing the...
MS Slavic 7
Film review: MS Slavic 7 / Director: Sofia Bohdanowicz/ Released: 2019
I have nothing but praise for this contemporary masterpiece which I discovered through MUBI. Director Sofia Bohdanowicz has crafted a genuine work of art,...
Beethoven, Triple Concerto & Symphony 7 / Mutter, Yo-Yo Ma, Barenboim / West-Eastern Divan...
Music Review: Beethoven, Triple Concerto & Symphony 7 / Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Daniel Barenboim (piano & conductor) / West-Eastern Divan Orchestra / Deutsche Grammophon
The High Arts Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★...
“1917”, Sam Mendes
Film review: 1917 / Director: Sam Mendes / Released: 2019
1917 is one of those rare films that appear every once
in a while, to remind you what great cinema is all about. And not from...
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / Director: Quentin Tarantino / Released: 2019
That Tarantino is the creator of visually stunning set pieces is a known fact. And his latest instalment, a tour de...
Best classical music albums of 2019
Like last year, here are my top picks for the best classical music albums released in 2019. These are presented in random order, except for my selection for the Best Classical Album of the...