Review: Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic shine in Stravinsky and Shostakovich. The Orange County Register, Nov. 29, 2015.
Photo: Vern Evans
Los Angeles Opera: ‘Norma’
Review: Los Angeles Opera revives Bellini’s ‘Norma.’ The Orange County Register, Nov. 22, 2015.
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s ‘Karawane’ and Yuja Wang’s Mozart
Review: Esa-Pekka Salonen’s ‘Karawane’ debuts, Yuja Wang plays Mozart. The Orange County Register, Nov. 21, 2015.
Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 3 (1928)
Vassily Sinaisky conducts the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
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To hear other works in my Neglected Symphonies series, click here.
John Luther Adams’ ‘Become Ocean’ arrives at L.A. Philharmonic
Review: John Luther Adams’ ‘Become Ocean’ debuts at Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Orange County Register, Nov. 15, 2015.
Neglected symphonies
An article catching you up on what’s been happening on this blog recently …
Neglected symphonies catch online ear. The Orange County Register, Nov. 15, 2015.
To hear works in my Neglected Symphonies series, click here.
Eduard Tubin: Symphony No. 5 (1946)
Mariss Jansons conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Pacific Symphony, Chinese guests
Review: Chinese guests take over Pacific Symphony. The Orange County Register, Nov. 13, 2015.
Ernest Chausson: Symphony in B-flat (1890)
This piece has actually fared pretty well on record over the years. (Munch, Monteux, Paray, Ansermet and Dutoit, among others, recorded it.) I’ve never heard it live, though, nor, I’m willing to bet, will I ever.
Paul Paray conducts the Detroit Symphony.
To hear other works in my Neglected Symphonies series, click here.
San Diego Symphony, Jahja Ling, Sarah Chang
Review: San Diego Symphony, violinist Sarah Chang make first visit to Soka. The Orange County Register, Nov. 11, 2015.
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