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This is an easy call. Thielemann’s conducting is mannered, boring, and utterly predictable, with annoying “expressive” pauses at the ends of lyrical phrases, yielding a
Passionate admirers of FroSch know that when a new recording arrives it has to be heard immediately. The work is so gigantic, with so many
This is neither a Lohengrin to seek out for its direction, nor to avoid because of it. As drama, it can’t begin to touch the
Christian Thielemann hates rhythm. Schumann demands it. Thielemann despises sudden
This production, from the Salzburg Easter Festival in March and April of 2015, may feature some faulty singing, but it stands as one of the
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if many listeners new
Before signing a recording contract, performers should be forced to
This is the production that got side-tracked three years ago when it was discovered that the singer to star in the opera, Evgeny Nitikin, had
Maurizio Pollini’s first recording of Brahms’ D minor concerto, a collaboration with Karl Böhm and the Vienna Philharmonic, came out in 1980. Not leaving well
The 2012 Baden-Baden Festival’s big feature was Ariadne auf Naxos, with two superb Straussians in pivotal roles: Christian Thielemann at the helm, and Renée Fleming
