Sophie Klussmann, Jürg Dähler, Claire Huangci — Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-09-25

Concert review, ★★★★, Sophie Klussmann, Jürg Dähler, Claire Huangci (Swiss Chamber Soloists) @ Wasserkirche, Zurich, 2020-09-25 — ViaBrahms: Brahms: Lieder op.91, op.107 (3&5), 96/2, op.95 (2&6), op.105/2; Brahms: Intermezzi opp.117/2, 118/2, 119/1; Sonata for viola and piano op.120/2; Christian Jost: Lieder “Tagtraum” and “Landschaft”; Nadir Vassena: Song “Cenere, o terra”; Mischa Käser: Lied “Die Revolution”; Xavier Dayer: Song “Il vient me dire l’impossible naufrage”
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DVD — Mahler: Symphony No.8 — Riccardo Chailly / LFO

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No.8 in E♭ major (“Symphony of a Thousand”) — Riccardo Chailly, Lucerne Festival Orchestra (Lucerne Festival 2016, Opening Concert in the KKL); with Ricarda Merbeth, Juliane Banse, Anna Lucia Richter, Sara Mingardo, Mihoko Fujimura, Andreas Schager, Peter Mattei, Samuel Youn, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Latvian Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra, Tölzer Knabenchor. Blu-ray disk, received for reviewing.

Bach: St.John Passion BWV 245

Bach, St.John Passion BWV 245, with the following artists: Harnoncourt / Equiluz (1965), Jochum / Haefliger (1967), Rotzsch / Schreier (1976), Koopman / de Mey (1993), Suzuki / Türk (1998), Gardiner / Padmore (2003), Layton / Bostridge (2012)

Bach: Cantata BWV 140

Bach: Cantata BWV 140, “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” — Comparing 5 recordings: Leppard/English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices (1981), Harnoncourt/Concentus musicus (1984, partial), Gardiner/Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists (1992), Koopman/Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (2006), Lutz/J.S.Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen (2008, DVD)