Ohrenschmaus in fünf Gängen

By Rolf Kyburz, 19 May 2016

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Reviewed at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich: Semper Aula, Zurich on 17 May 2016

Bach C.P.E., Keyboard Sonata in G minor, Wq 65/17 (Klavier nach J.A.Stein (ca. 1788)

Mozart, Fantasie in D minor, K397

Mozart, Rondo in D major for piano, K485

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2

Schubert, Impromptu no. 3 in B flat major, D.935 (Klavier nach C. Graf (ca.1819))

Chopin, Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1 (Klavier nach J. Pleyel (1830))

Liszt, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Funérailles, S 173 no. 7 (Fortepiano nach Boisselot (1846))

Viviana Sofronitsky, Piano

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 19th April

As gifts to the Philarmonia's 80th birthday season, Nicola Benedetti gives a barnstorming account of Elgar's Violin Concerto before Cristian Mӑcelaru gets emotionally drained by La Mer.

*****

Nicholas McGegan brings delicacy and elegance to Mendelssohn

Erica Miner, 18th April

The Seattle Symphony offers an enchanting evening immersed in the joy and brilliance of both the young and the mature genius of Felix Mendelssohn.

****1

Wrangling the octopus: Mahler’s Ninth with Sir Simon Rattle

Chanda VanderHart, 17th April

Less a symphony, more a force of nature, Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a turbulent, yet spacious reading of Mahler's Ninth Symphony in the Musikverein.

****1

Picture postcard Spain from the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

Phil Parker, 17th April

Vibrant, colourful music is played with every last ounce of enthusiasm as the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia rounds off its UK tour at Sheffield City Hall.

****1

Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hallé in Mahler and Vaughan Williams

Leighton Jones, 16th April

Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder provide an apt, if somewhat unexpected, partner to Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

****1

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Rolf Kyburz

Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.

Ohrenschmaus in fünf Gängen: Viviana Sofronitsky an der ETH Zürich