Bach by arrangement: Houston Symphony under Esa-Pekka Salonen

Par Kurt Gottschalk, 28 mars 2021

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Critique faite à Jones Hall, Houston, le 27 mars 2021

Bach, Bist du bei mir, BWV508 (orch. Klemperer)

Webern, Fuga (Ricercata) BWV1079 (extraite de l'Offrande musicale)

Berio, Contrapunctus XIX (Die Kunst der Fuge)

Bach, Partita pour violon no. 3 en mi majeur, BWV1006: Preludio

Salonen, FOG

Beethoven, Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur, Op.21

Yoonshin Song, Violon

Houston Symphony

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Direction

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.