Beethoven, Piano Sonatas op. 109, op. 110, op. 111, Steven Osborne
Believe the hype and the accolades this release has received so far: this performance of the last three Beethoven sonatas is one for the ages.
Alchemy (Music by Jalbert, Stucky & Vine), Jupiter String Quartet & Bernadette Harvey
Music Review: Alchemy / Jupiter String Quartet / Bernadette Harvey (piano) / MarquisThis new release by Marquis features chamber works by three distinguished contemporary composers in excellent performances. The title, Alchemy, suggests a spiritual journey of...
Bruckner – Symphony 9 with completed finale (completion Gerd Schaller 2018), Schaller
Review – Bruckner Symphony 9 with completed finale (Schaller completion 2018) / Philharmonie Festiva, Gerd Schaller (conductor) / Hänssler ClassicGerd Schaller has recorded completions of Bruckner’s 9th symphony no less than three times. In 2012 he...
Schubert Sonata & Impromptus, Khatia Buniatishvili
Review: Khatia Buniatishvili, Schubert Sonata D960 & Impromptus D899 / Sony ClassicalIf you like the art of piano interpretation this album is for you. As in her traversal of the Rachmaninov concertos (one of the...
The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
As a dramatic comedy the film achieves its goal. This surely is Lanthimos’s most mature work to date.
Green Book, Peter Farrelly
Film Review. Title: Green Book / Director: Peter Farrelly / Released: 2018looking at the nominations for the Best Picture Oscar one cannot ignore the intimate nature of Green Book. And while it could...
BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee
Film Review Title: BlacKkKlansman / Director: Spike Lee / Released: 2018There are plenty of false beginning as there are plenty of false endings in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, possibly his best feature to...
Bruckner Symphony 9, Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Furtwangler, Jochum and Knappertsbusch knew how to mould these phrases and how to adjust tempo relations, making their performances unique. Jansons follows suit.
Mendelssohn, Piano Concertos – Brautigam, Kölner Akademie, Willens
Felix Mendelssohn, Piano Concertos Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) Die Kölner Akademie Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)BIS RecordsThese are fleet performances of Mendelssohn’s super-exciting, exuberant piano concertos. Brautigam is renowned for his recordings on the fortepiano, with...
Mahler Symphony 2 “Resurrection” – Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra
Mahler, Symphony 2 "Resurrection" Minnesota Orchestra Osmo Vänskä (conductor)Sasha CookeRuby HughesMinnesota ChoraleBIS RecordsWhen you hear the lower strings opening the symphony so fiercely and at breakneck speed in Vänskä's Resurrection you know you’re in...