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Shostakovich: symphonies and string quartets (various)
Dimitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 Op. 10 in F Minor Symphony No. 3 Op. 20 in E flat Major "The First of May" Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio Vladimir Fedosseyev (Fedoseyev)rec. May 5, 2003 & Aug 21, 2004 Relief CR991077 (2005) flac and scans Dimitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 Op. 43 in C Minor Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio Vladimir Fedosseyev (Fedoseyev)rec. Dec 6, 2004 Relief CR991078 (2007) flac and scans Dimitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 Op. 47 in D MinorSymphony No. 6 Op. 54 in B Minor Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra Vladimir Fedoseev (Fedoseyev)rec. April 3-5, 1997 Exton OVCL-00186 (1997/2004) flac and scans SACD ISO and scans Dimitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 Op. 60 […]
2019-07-23 08:12:12
Powerful contrasts: Wolf-Ferrari and Tchaikovsky in Opera Holland Park's double bill
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta - Opera Holland Park (Photo Ali Wright) Wolf-Ferrari Susanna's Secret, Tchaikovsky Iolanta; Clare Presland, Richard Burkhard, Natalya Romaniw, David Butt Philip, Grant Doyle, Mikhail Svetlov, dir: John Wilkie, Olivia Fuchs, City of London Sinfonia, cond: John Andrews, Sian Edwards; Opera Holland Park Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 22 July 2019 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) An evening of contrasts with Wolf-Ferrari's charming comedy followed by a performance of Tchaikovsky's last opera notable for its riveting intensity Wolf-Ferrari: Susanna's Secret - Richard Burkhard, Clare Presland - Opera Holland Park (Photo Ali Wright) For its final production of the season, last night (22 July 2019) Opera Holland Park unveiled a double bill of rarely performed operas, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's Susanna's Secret and Tchaikovsky's Iolanta. Susanna's Secret was conducted by John Andrews and directed by John Wilkie, with Clare Presland as Susanna, Richard Burkhard as Gil and John […]
2018-07-27 08:18:08
Richly Romantic: Mascagni rarity, Isabeau, brought to life at Opera Holland Park
Mascagni: Isabeau - David Butt Philip, Fiona Kim, George von Bergen, Anne-Sophie Duprels, Mikhail Svetlov, Joanna Marie Skillett, Nadine Benjamin - Opera Holland Park (Photo Robert Workman) Mascagni Isabeau; Anne Sophie Duprels, David Butt Philip, Mikhail Svetlov, George von Bergen, dir: Martin Lloyd Evans, City of London Sinfonia, cond: Francesco Cilluffo Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 June 2018 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) A real rarity, Mascagni's gorgeous score brought to life with love Isabeau and the falconAnne-Sophie Duprels - Opera Holland Park (Photo Robert Workman) Pietro Mascagni was concerned not to repeat himself, so never again would he return to the world of Verismo opera which is encapsulated in Cavalleria Rusticana. Many of his operas were popular during his lifetime, but most have languished since. His 10th opera, Isabeau was premiered in Buenos Aires in 1911, with the composer conducting. It uses elements of […]
2018-04-28 09:19:18
Thrilling revival: Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at Covent Garden
[…] that the character is really threating but rather funny too, in a disturbing way. John Daszak made the much put-upon Zinovy Isamilov a sad and lonely figure, clearly dominated by his father and unable to achieve any sort of contact with his wife.The strength of the production was partly the way these fine characters were surrounded by a welter of smaller ones, all strongly and characterfully etched, so that the whole told very well. Mikhail Svetlov made a disturbingly comic yet serious police inspector, his solo one of the highlights of the evening. Rose Aldridge's Aksinsya was here given a larger, non-speaking role in the discovery of the body by Peter Bronder's lively peasant. Wojteck Gierlach managed to make quite striking moments of the priests two small appearances, and brought some interestingly suggestive hints to his interpretation. Other soloists included Jon Bernays as the Workman from the Mill, Hubert Francis as […]
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