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Mark Wigglesworth’s Shostakovich cycle has been remarkably consistent, and on the whole very fine. This release includes the composer’s first three symphonies, a feat made
This release completes Mark Wigglesworth’s generally excellent Shostakovich cycle. It’s a pity that another coupling for the Fifteenth Symphony could not have been found, since
Stephen Hough essentially competes with himself in his new recordings of both Brahms piano concertos. On the plus side, Hyperion’s sonics capture a wider dynamic
For those who are tired of “concept” productions of operas, this very traditional Don Giovanni from the Australian Opera may be refreshing. Carl Friedrich Oberle’s
We are drowning in Shostakovich in this, his centenary year, and much of it is excellent, even extraordinary. Like Mahler, this is a composer whose
Britten’s masterpiece–the greatest English opera since Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and arguably not equaled even by Britten–has done very well on disc. You might say
Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony has fared well on disc, even on SACD. It doesn’t ask for much more than great playing and sound, and an interpretation
This isn’t the kind of juggernaut performance that most listeners probably have in mind when thinking of this brash work, qualities that are very well
Shostakovich’s Twelfth Symphony may not be his best, but it certainly doesn’t lack for excellent performances, and this is certainly one of the very finest.
Mark Wigglesworth obviously knows his way around this music, and he shapes a powerful and intelligent performance. I have only two small reservations. The first
