Peter Mattei's moving Mahler in Gothenburg season opener

Par Timothy Robson, 10 septembre 2020

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“the sheen of his voice, his sensitivity to text and suavity of delivery were very much in evidence”

Critique faite à Gothenburg Concert Hall, Gothenburg, le 10 septembre 2020

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

MacMillan, Larghetto for orchestra

Mahler, Chants d'un compagnon errant (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)

Lehár, Gold und Silber Walzer, Op.79

Peter Mattei, Baryton

Orchestre symphonique de Göteborg

Manfred Honeck, Direction

Rouvali et le Göteborgs Symfoniker à Bozar : le génie des couleurs

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 14th June

Santtu-Matias Rouvali s'épanouit complètement dans Boulanger, Sibelius ou Strauss aux côtés de l’Orchestre symphonique de Göteborg.

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Memorable Symphone fantastique, austere Sibelius from the GSO

David Karlin, 25th November

The precise control of Santu-Matthias Rouvali yields a reference Symphonie fantastique from the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; the Sibelius Violin Concerto is less convincing.

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Hannigan balances light and dark in Gothenburg

Cameron Kelsall, 17th September

The program prominently featured compositions by Canadian composer Claude Vivier alongside works of Haydn and Busoni.

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Barbara Hannigan tackles Mahler’s Fourth in Gothenburg

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st October

Singing as well as conducting, Barbara Hannigan leads the GSO in symphonies by Haydn and Mahler.

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Pandemic programming: Shostakovich and Sibelius in Gothenburg

Roy Westbrook, 17th September

Saraste’s mastery in Sibelius is hardly a surprise, and neither is the calibre of the orchestra Sibelius himself often visited to conduct.

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Ravels verspielte Klangwelten mit Alice Sara Ott

David Renke, 20th February

Santtu-Matias Rouvali und die Göteborger Symphoniker erkunden hingegen die dunklen Klänge Sibelius'.

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Timothy Robson

We are saddened to learn of the death of Tim Robson, a long-time Bachtrack contributor (2012-21). Tim was an organist in Cleveland, Ohio and his repertoire extended to all musical periods, with a special interest in contemporary music. As a blogger he was a regular contributor to ClevelandClassical.com. In his parallel career as a librarian, Tim was Associate Director for Academic Engagement at the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University. Our condolences to his family.

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