'Soaring grandeur' in Wagner
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Albert Dohmen, Ralf Lukas, Clemens Bieber, Arnold Bezuyen, Andrew Shore, Endrik Wottrich, Kwangchul Youn, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stephen Gould, Christa Mayer, Ralk Lukas, Hans-Peter König, Linda Watson; Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra/Christian Thielemann
Opus Arte OA CD 9000B D (14 discs)
‘For many, Christian Thielemann is the youthful heir to the grandiloquent old German tradition exemplified by Knappertsbuch and Klemperer, and he goes some way to justifying that here’ Michael Scott Rohan
A full review plus star ratings will be published in our February 2010 issue
Audio clip: Wagner: Siegfried. Act II – 'Zur Kunde taugt kein Toter'
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Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances; The Isle of the Dead; The Rock
Royal Liverpool PO/Vasily Petrenko
'Vasily Petrenko's nose for atmosphere even excels that of Neeme Järvi'
CHAMBER
Shostakovich • Schnittke:
Piano Trios
Kempf Trio
'This is the first CD to show Schnittke truly on a level with Shostakovich'
CHORAL & SONG
Mahler: Lieder recital
Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano)
'Christian Gerhaher presents a masterful programme of Mahler song'
DVD
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Valencia Community Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
'This is the most exciting staging of Wagner's Ring cycle I have seen'
INSTRUMENTAL
Takemitsu: Complete works for solo piano
Paul Crossley (piano)
'Paul Crossley seems an ideal interpreter of Takemitsu's music'
JAZZ
Spiritual Dimensions
Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet)
'Wadada Leo Smith's music is both invigorating and enjoyable'
ORCHESTRAL
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 24 & 25
Valerie Tryon (piano); London Symphony Orchestra/Robert Trory
'Valerie Tryon is extremely impressive in Mozart's concertos'
OPERA
Wagner: Arias and duets from Lohengrin, Tannhäuser & Die Walküre
Petra Maria Schnitzer (soprano), Peter Seiffert (tenor)
'Seiffert and Schnitzer are among today's finest Wagnerians'
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