Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28, “Pastoral”

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28, “Pastoral” — comparing recordings with the following artists: Wilhelm Backhaus (1961), Paul Badura-Skoda (1969), Daniel Barenboim (1984), Ronald Brautigam (2005), Emil Gilels (1982), Friedrich Gulda (1967), Artur Schnabel (1935)

Wang, Sahatçi, Grossenbacher — Tonhalle Zurich, 2014-09-14

(…) For this season (2014/15), the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang is “Artist in residence” at the Tonhalle. This position / title entails a number of concert (limited, though, considering the demand she faces all over the world), the first two of which were the opening concerts of the season, a third one was on Sunday, 2014-09-14, with chamber music: she was joined by two prominent musicians from the Tonhalle Orchestra…

Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19

Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, op.19 — comparing recordings with the following artists: Truls Mørk & Jean-Yves Thibaudet (1994) / Steven Isserlis & Stephen Hough (2002)

Mozart: Violin Sonatas

Comparing recordings with the following artists: Müllejans/Bezuidenhout (2008), Tetzlaff/Vogt (2011), Oistrakh/Badura-Skoda (1972), Grumiaux/Haskil (1956)

Handel: Woodwind Sonatas (Diary 2014-03-26)

Handel: Sonatas for Woodwind Instruments (recorder, oboe, flauto traverso) — Michael Schneider (recorder), Camerata Köln / Frans Brüggen, Bruce Haynes, Hansjürg Lange, Anner Bylsma, Bob van Asperen / Maurice Steger (recorder), Continuo Consort, Naoki Kitaya; for comparison: Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr