Ysaÿe: 6 Solo Sonatas op.27 (Diary 2017-12-29)

A short review with a brief comparison of several recordings of the six Sonatas for Solo Violin, op.27 by Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 – 1931), featuring recordings by Oscar Shumsky (1982), Frank Peter Zimmerman (1994), Thomas Zehetmair (2002), and Kristóf Baráti (2013), and a brief outlook to further recordings.

Isabel Villanueva & François Dumont — Zurich, 2017-11-21

Concert review, Isabel Villanueva (viola) & François Dumont (piano) @ Semper-Aula, ETH Zurich, 2017-11-21 — Brahms: Sonata No.2 in E♭ major, op.120/2; Dowland: “Flow my Tears”; Britten: Lachrymae, op.48a (Reflection about a song by J. Dowland); Franck: Sonata in A major, FWV 8

Piemontesi, Dutoit — Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2017-10-18

Concert review, Francesco Piemontesi, Charles Dutoit / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2017-10-18 — Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37; Shostakovich: Symphony No.15 in A major, op.141