Bezuidenhout, Gardiner, ORR — Zurich, 2016-11-14

Concert review, Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-11-14: Kristian Bezuidenhout, Sir John Eliot Gardiner / Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique — Johannes Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A major for small orchestra, op.16; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, op.58; Franz Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B♭ major, D.485

Schumann: Cello Concerto (Diary 2016-05-03)

Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129, in the new recording with Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, directed by Pablo Heras-Casado, compared to legacy recordings with Gregor Piatigorsky & Sir John Babirolli / London Philharmonic Orchestra (1934) and Mstislav Rostropovich & Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1961)

Schumann: Violin Concerto (Diary 2016-05-01)

Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D minor (WoO 1 [H/K WoO 23]), in the new recording with Isabelle Faust and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, directed by Pablo Heras-Casado, compared to a recording with Christian Tetzlaff and Paavo Järvi / RSO Frankfurt

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22 in E♭ major, K.482

Comparing recordings with the following artists: Géza Anda, Camerata Academica (1962) / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra (1978) / Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra (1971), Kristian Bezuidenhout, Petra Müllejans, Freiburger Barockorchester (2012)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K.453

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K.453 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Géza Anda (1962), Vladimir Ashkenazy (1977), Daniel Barenboim (1968), Kristian Bezuidenhout/Petra Müllejans (2012), Arthur Rubinstein/Alfred Wallenstein (1962), Andreas Staier (1995)

Mozart: Rondo in A major, K.386 (Diary 2014-04-08)

Mozart: Rondo in A for Piano & Orchestra, K.386 — Clara Haskil, Bernhard Paumgartner, Wiener Symphoniker / Vladimir Ashkenazy, István Kertesz, London Symphony Orchestra / Kristian Bezuidenhout, Petra Müllejans, Freiburger Barockorchester