Louis Schwizgebel, Zsolt Hamar/Hungarian National Philharmonic—Lucerne, 2018-11-28

Concert review, Louis Schwizgebel, Zsolt Hamar, Hungarian National Philharmonic @ KKL, Lucerne, 2018-11-28 — Veress: Threnos in memoriam Béla Bartók (1945); Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 in E♭ major, S.124; Liszt: A Faust Symphony in three character pictures, S.108; pre-concert / Lied recital with Alexandre Beuchat / Marija Bokor (Liszt, Schubert, Wagner)

CD — M.V. Waller: The South Shore

Received from the composer, for reviewing: M.V. Waller — “The South Shore” (2015): (…) Michael Vincent Waller’s music is typically calm, contemplative, meditative, and it (usually slowly) evolves from small melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic cells, avoiding abrupt changes in dynamics and texture. In many ways (and in many pieces) it reminds me of chamber music by Arvo Pärt…