Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9 in A major, op.47, “Kreutzer”

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.9 in A major, op.47, “Kreutzer Sonata” — comparing 12 recordings: Busch/Serkin (1941), Capuçon/Braley (2009), Faust/Melnikov (2008), Grumiaux/Haskil (1957), Kremer/Argerich (1995), Menuhin/Kempff (1970), Mullova/Bezuidenhout (2009), Oistrakh/Oborin (1962), Perlman/Ashkenazy (1975), Perlman/Argerich (1998), Szeryng/Rubinstein (1958), Tur Bonet/Vişovan (2020)

Danae Dörken — Piano Recital @ Lucerne, 2019-11-21

Concert review, ★★★, Danae Dörken @ Lukaskirche, Lucerne, 2019-11-21 (Lucerne Piano Festival, Debut Series) — Debussy: “Images”, Book I; Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56 / BB 68; Poulenc: 8 Nocturnes, FP 56; de Falla: Fire Dance from “El amor brujo”; Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58
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Truthfulness and Authenticity in Interpretation? A Reflection

Blog post #473 — Truthfulness and Authenticity in Interpretation? A reflection about the (potential) conflict between authenticity towards the composer’s will and an artist’s “authenticity” in the sense of truthfulness to one’s genuine interpretation. The effect this has on the credibility of an interpretation.

CD — Oxana Shevchenko: Stravinsky, Complete Works for Solo Piano

Media Review — Oxana Shevchenko playing Stravinsky: Complete Works for Solo Piano (2 CDs): Scherzo (1902), Sonata in F♯ minor (1904), 4 Études for piano, op.7 (1908), The Firebird (arr. Agosti), Trois Mouvements de Pétrouchka, Souvenir d’une marche boche, Valse pour les enfants, Ragtime, Piano-Rag-Music, Fragment des Symphonies pour instruments à vent à la mémoire de Claude Achille Debussy, Les cinq doigts, Sonate (1924), Serenade in A, Tango, Circus Polka for a young elephant

Baráti, Bringuier — Tonhalle Zurich, 2017-06-15

Concert Review: Kristóf Baráti (stepping in for Leonidas Kavakos), Lionel Bringuier / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich @ Tonhalle Zurich, 2017-06-15 — Peter Eötvös (*1944): zeroPoints (1999); Igor Stravinsky: “Pétrouchka” Suite (version 1947); Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77 (op.99)

Oxana Shevchenko — Piano Recital, Zurich, 2017-02-03

Piano recital by Oxana Shevchenko, at the Jecklin Forum, Zurich, 2017-02-03, featuring works by Igor Stravinsky: Scherzo, Sonata in F♯ minor (1904), 4 Études op.7, Choral, Serenade in A, Piano-Rag-Music, Tango; in addition: Tchaikovsky: “Les Saisons”, op.37a (Janvier, Février, Mars, Mai, Novembre)