If You Think Classical Music is Dead, You're Dead Wrong!
RECORD KEEPING | Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 1 Is Making A Comeback For 2018
By Paul E. Robinson on January 4, 2018
"This is music of tremendous intensity." The latest from Philharmonia Orchestra/Vladimir Ashkenazy has got our attention this week.
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RECORD KEEPING | Haiou Zhang And His Next Level Mozart
By John Terauds on February 14, 2017
Haiou Zhang offers a bracing, dynamic new perspective on two much-recorded Mozart piano concertos.
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RECORD KEEPING | Seong-Jin Cho: Chopin/International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition
By Paul E. Robinson on January 9, 2016
Deutsche grammophon releases debut solo album from Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 17th International Chopin Piano Competition.
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RECORD KEEPING | Nézet-Séguin Takes On Mendelssohn
By Paul E. Robinson on July 25, 2017
Nézet-Séguin brings his usual energy and attentiveness to this project; nevertheless there may be more than one missing element.
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RECORD KEEPING | Karajan’s Ring Gets The High End Audio Treatment
By Paul E. Robinson on September 24, 2017
While Deutsche Grammophon's new audiophile quality Karajan release is a welcome addition to his Ring legacy, it suffers in more ways than one.
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RECORD KEEPING | Does Yannick Nézet-Séguin Ever Sleep?
By Paul E. Robinson on May 2, 2017
The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin release their latest with Dvořák: Symphony Nos 6 & 7.
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RECORD KEEPING | Fairytales, Myths, And Renée Fleming AT Summer Night Concert 2017
By Paul E. Robinson on September 17, 2017
The Schönbrunn Palace provides a magical setting for Renée Fleming at The Summer Night Concert 2017 with the Vienna Philharmonic — conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.
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RECORD KEEPING | Jan Lisiecki/Schumann
By Paul E. Robinson on February 6, 2016
For some listeners, Lisiecki’s approach will bring a welcome clarity to this music, but to my taste, his rendition tends toward the superficial, often missing the poetic soulfulness of the music.
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RECORD KEEPING | Naxos Opens The Floodgates For 100th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Leonard Bernstein
By Paul E. Robinson on October 1, 2017
Naxos drops a new Leonard Bernstein release with Baltimore Symphony, Marin Alsop, Jennifer Johnson Cano, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
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RECORD KEEPING | Christina Petrowska Quilico Revisits Ann Southam With Diminishing Returns
By John Terauds on October 23, 2018
Christina Petrowska Quilico latest look at the solo piano music of the late Ann Southam, serves as more of a historical record than something to savour.
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