
This performance memorializes a stupid stunt. One singer trying to […]
There are some marvelous moments in this beautifully recorded performance: the solo violin and flute in “Der Trunkene…”; the white, dead tone that baritone Stephen
Jonathan Nott’s Mahler has received a great deal of praise in some quarters, much of it wholly undeserved. Part of this may be due to
There was a time when it was difficult to find a mediocre performance of this symphony, but no longer. Jonathan Nott’s interpretation has many personal
It’s strange that a conductor and orchestra who can turn in such a respectable Rite of Spring can couple it with such a soft-edged Symphony
Jonathan Nott turns in a shapely, poised, somewhat cool account of the Fourth Symphony. Flowing tempos and a fine soprano soloist in the finale (fresh-voiced
Have there ever been two concertos so utterly mismatched as far as CD couplings go? The idea of pairing the Dvorak Concerto with Paul Schoenfield’s
Gramophone magazine loved this performance, at least in comparison to the recently issued LSO/Gergiev, which means there’s a much better than average chance that it’s
If you love Janácek you will surely be enticed at the prospect of hearing the Sinfonietta in opulent SACD surround-sound, and Jonathan Nott has some
It’s strange that conductor Jonathan Nott can’t bring the same virtues to mature Schubert that he does to the early works. As in his previous