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2024-04-11 15:00:27
Britten: Violin Concerto Chamber Works album review – bravura and brilliance as Faust turns to Britten’s violin writing
Faust/Melnikov/Faust/Symphonieorchester des Bayerische Rundfunks/Hrůša(Harmonia Mundi) Violinist Isabelle Faust, violist Boris Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov honour Britten’s exuberant works with vigour and determinationIsabelle Faust takes a rewarding dive into the violin music of
2024-01-22 05:00:00
Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56 & Trio, Op. 36 (Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (770-1827) Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C major, Op. 56Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (Version for Piano Trio) Isabelle Faust, ViolinJean-Guihen Queyras, CelloAlexander Melnikov, FortepianoPablo Heras-Casado, Freiburg Barokorchester(Period Instruments)Harmonia Mundi France HMM 902419 (2021)[Flac & Scans]
2024-01-11 13:20:00
Natalia Ponomarchuk (Photo: Yuriy Balan)On 19 January 2024, Ukrainian conductor Natalia Ponomarchuk is at the helm of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for Family Ties – The Schumanns and The Mendelssohns, a programme at the Royal Festival Hall that includes Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto and Robert Schumann's Introduction and Concert Allegro, both with pianist Alexander Melnikov along with Felix Mendelssohn's Scottish Symphony and Fanny Mendelssohn's Overture in C major.Natalia Ponomarchuk has been chief conductor of the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra since 2018. She escaped Kyiv in March 2022 after the Russian invasion and is now living in London and forging links with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO). The LPO Artistic Director Elena Dubinets made contact with her via Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva; Dubinets wanted to help musicians affected by the war. Dubinets has helped her with her paperwork whilst LPO Principal Conductor Ed Gardner put her up in his house.Ponomarchuk returns to the Ukraine every month for around 10 days to conduct […]
2023-11-23 16:26:03
Faust/Schreiber/Tamestit/Queyras/Melnikov(Harmonia Mundi)This pairing of Schumann’s larger-scale chamber works has lightness and clarity, the instruments are beautifully balancedIt’s eight years now since violinist
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