sun 6 jan 2019 09:00 hrs
A selection of the CD releases discussed in the Klassieke Zaken (Classical Matters) magazine. Works by Dussek, Weill and Mahler.
1. Jan Ladislav Dussek. Piano concert nr. 49 in G, Opus 49.
Howard Shelley, piano. Ulster Orchestra conducted by Howard Shelley.
[Hyperion CDA 68211]
2. The CD ‘Requiem – The Pity of War’ with songs of George Butterworth,
Rudy Stephan, Kurt Weill and Gustav Mahler.
a. Kurt Weill. Walt Whitman Songs.
b. Gustav Mahler. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen from Des Knabenwunderhorn.
Ian Bostridge, tenor. Antonio Pappano, piano.
[Warner Classics 0190295661564]