Eine Oboe in Paris “Albrecht Mayer schwärmt von Paris. Von der besonderen Atmosphäre und der Sinnlichkeit dieser Stadt an der Seine. Wie sehr, das … Continue reading →

Getty’s Orchestral Pieces, Wistful to Rocking “Judging from their playing, which pours forth freely in one melodic stream after another, Sir Neville Marriner and … Continue reading →

Vivaldi, The Four Seasons. Joshua Bell (violin), Academy of St Martin in the Fields “Joshua Bell and the agile musicians of the Academy of … Continue reading →

“Despite its title, Mozart’s pithy Solemn Vespers mostly bristle with a joyous, late-Haydn-like energy, though the lilting Laudate dominum is an expressive high point within the psalm sequence. The solemnity comes with Fauré’s Requiem and the curtain-raiser, Mozart’s late motet Ave verum corpus, which are expressive and both emotionally and spiritually profound. Harry Christophers, the Sixteen and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields straddle the styles and approaches impressively.” Continue reading →

Die Klarheit und Ordnung der Dinge (The Clarity and Order of Things) “There she sits, the prodigy, violinist of the century and youngest professor … Continue reading →