Beethoven, Schubert (Diary 2012-07-28)

Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, op.126 — Ashkenazy (1984), Brautigam (2010), Brendel (1964 & 1985), Gould (1974), Schnabel (1937); Beethoven: 24 Variations on the Arietta “Venni Amore” by Vincenzo Righini, WoO 65 — Pletnev (1997), Brautigam (2012); Schubert: Symphony in B minor, D.759 (“Unfinished”) / Symphony in C major, D.944 (“Great C major”) — Furtwängler (1952), Harnoncourt (1992), Dausgaard (2006)

Probst, Sautereau, Zhao, Schnyder, Hope / ZKO — Zurich, 2024-03-19

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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Nicolas Hodges, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta — Lörrach DE, 2022-11-06

Concert review, ★★★★, Nicolas Hodges, Baldur Brönnimann, Basel Sinfonietta @ Burghof, Lörrach DE, 2022-11-06 — Ligeti: “San Francisco Polyphony” (1973/74); Mauro Hertig (*1989): “Losing the Red Queen’s Race” for Orchestra (2022); Julian Anderson (*1967): “The Stations of the Sun” (1998); Simon Steen-Andersen (*1976): Concerto for Piano, Sampler, Orchestra, and Video (2014)
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Dalene, Karapanos, Eschenbach / Konzerthausorchester Berlin — Zurich, 2021-11-06

Concert review, ★★★★, Johan Dalene, Stathis Karapanos, Christoph Eschenbach / Konzerthausorchester Berlin @ Tonhalle am See, Zurich, 2021-11-06 (Young Soloists On Stage — Orpheum Foundation) — Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219; Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major, op.283; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98
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Lin Liao, Basel Sinfonietta — Stadtcasino Basel, 2021-03-14

Concert review, ★★★★½, Lin Liao, Basel Sinfonietta @ Stadtcasino, Basel, 2021-03-14 — Xenakis: ST/48-1,240162 (1962); Rebecca Saunders (*1967): “Traces” for orchestra (2006/2009); Jesper Nordin (*1971): “Wave” for conductor and orchestra (2021, world premiere); Magnus Lindberg (*1958): “Marea” for orchestra (1989) — a live streaming performance without physical audience.
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