Turbulence to triumph in Schubert's final sonatas from Paul Lewis

Von David Allen, 22 Oktober 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: Alice Tully Hall, New York City, am 20 Oktober 2012

Schubert, Klaviersonate Nr. 19 in c-Moll, D958

Schubert, Klaviersonate Nr. 20 in A-Dur, D959

Schubert, Klaviersonate Nr. 21 in B-Dur, D960

Paul Lewis, Klavier

Ein kongeniales Konzert von Bernard Haitink in Berlin

Sebastian Urmoneit, 10th May

Bernard Haitink zeigt einmal mehr, warum er als einer der größten Bruckner-Dirigenten gilt.

*****

Paul Lewis balances delicacy with power in understated RLPO Beethoven

Glyn Mon Hughes, 12th March

Understatement is key in Paul Lewis' interpretation of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Adam Hickox.

***11

Sprechstimme and yodelling: Schubert’s birthday bash at Wigmore Hall

Mark Pullinger, 31st January

A double-header celebrates Schubert featuring Allan Clayton and Paul Lewis in Winterreise and the Austrian folk/rock band The Erllkings.

****1

Denève, Lewis and the Netherlands Radio Phil in Utrecht

Laurence Vittes, 23rd January

At TivoliVredenburg’s Grote Zaal: a program of Beethoven, Liszt, and Schumann that, intentionally or not, invited reflection on long-range musical continuity.

***11

Concerto Budapest delivers Beethoven with high-octane fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 29th November

András Keller’s orchestra offers intensity, finesse and sheer dramatic sweep, from Tchaikovsky’s infernal tragedy to a Beethoven Fifth Symphony driven with exhilarating momentum.

****1

Magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius, intriguing Nørgård in Manchester

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Per Nørgård’s Eighth Symphony is the unusual opener in a programme of magnificent Beethoven and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic, Paul Lewis and John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall.

****1

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David Allen

David is a PhD student at Columbia University, where he studies international history. A lapsed pianist and organist, he writes on concerts on both sides of the Atlantic, and blogs at Unpredictable Inevitability.