The later G¸nter Wand was a remarkable interpreter of Bruckner’s music, as is demonstrated in this live recording from the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
Tragic Love in a Garret, on the Brink of World War I
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/11/arts/music/11bohe.html
Joshua Bell’s Good Taste
Sony Records occasionally still sends the odd CD to reviewers hoping they will give it notice.
`Gaddafi’ Premieres at ENO, Raises Questions of Taste, Sanity
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aI_PfbXUuznk&refer=muse
San Francisco Opera Opens Season with Voigt in Verdi’s Ballo (and a Free Concert in Golden Gate Park)
http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/5180.html
Auschwitz Women’s Orchestra Provided a Soundtrack for Suffering
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=abA.auUM.KmE&refer=muse
VERDI: La Traviata
Callas fans better skip this review, as they wonít like the tone, the words, or whatever slights real or imagined they may perceive.
Los Angeles Opera Is Given $6 Million for a ëRingí Cycle
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/07/arts/music/07oper.html
MAHLER: Symphony no. 7
At the expense of stating a truism, the music of Gustav Mahler, like that of other composers, is best experienced live in the concert hall.
Opera in Paris
What a difference a year makes. Music lovers who rely on their memories to find the right places to hear music in Paris could be for a surprise if they do not check beforehand what France has now to offer.