Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E♭ major, “Drumroll”

Haydn: Symphony No.103 in E♭ major, “Drumroll” — comparing recordings with the following artists: Antal Doráti, Philharmonia Hungarica (1972) / Dennis Russell Davies, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (2009)

Albrecht Mayer, Norrington / ZKO — Zurich, 2014-11-25

(…) 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…

Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, op.11

Chopin: Piano Concerto in E minor, op.11 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Argerich/Abbado (1967), Askenase/Otterloo (1960), Avdeeva/Wit (2010), Avdeeva/Brüggen (2012), Rubinstein/Barbirolli (1937), Rubinstein/Wallenstein (1953), Rubinstein/Skrowaczewski (1961)

Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, op.21

Chopin: Piano Concerto F minor, op.21 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Askenase/Ludwig (1963), Avdeeva/Brüggen (2012), Haskil/Markevich (1960), Rubinstein/Barbirolli (1931), Rubinstein/Steinberg (1946), Rubinstein/Wallenstein (1958), Rubinstein/Ormandy (1968)

Vivaldi: La Cetra — Górecki: Symphony #3 (Diary 2013-10-27)

Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony No. 3, op.36 — David Zinman, London Sinfonietta, Dawn Upshaw / Yuri Simonov, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Gritton;
Vivaldi: 12 Concerti op.9, “La Cetra” — Rachel Podger, Holland Baroque Society