Harnoncourt — Monteverdi: Operas (Diary 2015-08-04)
Harnoncourt / Ponnelle’s legendary Zurich Monteverdi cycle on DVD — and memories of getting addicted to its live performances at the Zurich Opera in the late 1970’s
All just my personal opinion
Harnoncourt / Ponnelle’s legendary Zurich Monteverdi cycle on DVD — and memories of getting addicted to its live performances at the Zurich Opera in the late 1970’s
Media review — Bach: The 6 Suites for Cello Solo, BWV 1007 – 1012 — Comparison Summary, Artist and Media Information. 24 artists / 26 complete recordings, from historic to HIP: Casals (1936–1939), Fournier (1961), Bylsma (1979), Rostropovich (1991), Bylsma (1992), ter Linden (1996), Paternoster (1998), Wispelwey (1998), Pandolfo (2000, viola da gamba), Isserlis (2005), Queyras (2007), Gaillard (2010), Wispelwey (2012), Enders (2012/2013), Watkin (2013), Demenga (2014), Dumas (2016), Kashkashian (2017, viola), Malov (2018, violoncello da spalla), Bertrand (2019), Teichmanis (2019), Kloeckner (2020), Rignol (2020), Skalka (2020), Philippe (2021), de Naverán (2021)
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Media Review — J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Viola da gamba, BWV 1027 – 1029: Jordi Savall / Ton Koopman (1977), Anner Bylsma / Bob van Asperen (1990); Lucile Boulanger / Arnaud De Pasquale (2011); includes “collateral” reviews of works included with the aforementioned CDs, such as J.C.F. Bach’s Sonata in A major, J.S. Bach’s violin sonata BWV 1023, and the Toccata No.2 in C minor, BWV 911
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Media review — Bach: Partita No.3 in E major for Violin Solo, BWV 1006 — a comparison of 25 artists / 26 recordings, from historic to HIP: with Menuhin (1936), Szigeti (1956), Grumiaux (1961), Szeryng (1967), Kremer (1980), Zehetmair (1982), Schröder (1985), Paternoster (1995, cello), Huggett (1997), Podger (1999), Kremer (2001), Tetzlaff (2005), Mullova (2008), Baráti (2009), Faust (2009), Ibragimova (2009), Khachatryan (2009), Beyer (2011), Pietsch (2011), Busch (2012), Bohren (2017), Carmignola (2018), Pochekin (2018), Aldemir (2019, viola), Cotik (2019), Hadelich (2020)
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Concert review, ★★★★, Christian Tetzlaff, Gevorg Gharabekyan, Kammerorchester I TEMPI — Stadtcasino Basel, 2022-06-18 — Mozart: Overture to “Die Zauberflöte”, K.620; Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, op.47; Encore — Bach: III. Largo, from Sonata No.3 for Violin solo in C major, BWV 1005; Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica”
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Concert review, ★★★★, Marc-André Hamelin @ KZO, Wetzikon ZH, 2022-02-23 (Klavierissimo Festival 2022) — C.P.E. Bach: Suite in E minor, Wq 62/12, H.66; S. Prokofiev: Sarcasms, op.17; A. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.7, op.64, “Messe blanche” (White Mass); L.v. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.29 in B♭ major, op.106, “Hammerklaviersonate”
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