All just my personal opinion
… Right from the beginning of the first movement (Allegro vivace) one could sense and enjoy Norrington’s very detailed dynamics, the clear contrasts, very careful phrasing and articulation, down to individual ornaments — and the joyful playing in general. (…) It was a fascinating concert experience, and a strong, very convincing, compelling interpretation, both on the part of the conductor as well as the orchestra!
(…) The last position in the program (after the intermission) was Mozart’s Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550, in its first version (without clarinets), preceded by some explanations (in English) by the conductor. Sir Roger Norrington first alluded to numeric relations between the two symphonies (No.4 vs. No.40 — second vs. second-to-last symphony), then referred to the fact that K.550 is overused, known too well even, and played in warehouses and escalators…
Concert review, ★★★★, Orpheum Foundation — Young Soloists on Stage: Tassilo Probst, Jean Sautereau, Yilan Zhao, Oliver Schnyder, Daniel Hope / ZKO @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2024-03-19 — Mozart: String Quartet (Divertimento) in D major, K.136 (125a), “Salzburg Symphony No.1”; Bach: Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV 1043; Bruch: Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra in E minor, op.88; Mozart: Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra in E♭ major, K.365
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Concert review, ★★★★, Jan Lisiecki, Markus Poschner / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (OSI) @ Stadtcasino Basel, 2022-02-14 — Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.16; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.74, “Pathétique”
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Vibrato, or Not To Vibrate? Personal reflections about the use (or rather: the non-use) of vibrato, primarily from a listener’s perspective, in the context of “historically informed” performances. The listener’s (and performer’s) potential difficulties and advantages with either option. Also: touching on related issues, such as portamento, glissando
Concert review, Piotr Anderszewski, Willi Zimmermann / Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO) @ Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 2018-05-29 — Haydn: Symphony No.86 in D major, Hob.I:86; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414 (385p); Schreker: Intermezzo for string orchestra, op.8; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.17 in G major, K.453