Buniatishvili, Järvi — Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-05-28

Concert Review: Khatia Buniatishvili, Paavo Järvi / Orchestre de Paris @ Tonhalle Zurich, 2016-05-28 ? Richard Dubugnon: Caprice for Orchestra, op.72/2; Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54; Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.6 in B minor, op.54

Schumann: Cello Concerto (Diary 2016-05-03)

Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto in A minor, op.129, in the new recording with Jean-Guihen Queyras and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, directed by Pablo Heras-Casado, compared to legacy recordings with Gregor Piatigorsky & Sir John Babirolli / London Philharmonic Orchestra (1934) and Mstislav Rostropovich & Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (1961)

Schumann: Violin Concerto (Diary 2016-05-01)

Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D minor (WoO 1 [H/K WoO 23]), in the new recording with Isabelle Faust and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, directed by Pablo Heras-Casado, compared to a recording with Christian Tetzlaff and Paavo J?rvi / RSO Frankfurt

Schumann: Symphony No.1 in B♭ major, op.38

Schumann, Symphony No.1 in B♭ major, op.38 — comparing 5 recordings: Bernstein / Vienna Philharmonics (1984); Harnoncourt / Chamber Orchestra of Europe (1996); Gardiner / Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique (1997); Zinman / Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (2004); Dausgaard / Swedish Chamber Orchestra Ørebro (2007)

Arthur Rubinstein’s Recordings

A “statistical overview” over the recordings on the 142 CDs included with the box set “Arthur Rubinstein, The Complete Album Collection”