Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
This is a release that showcases many of Andris Nelsons’ strengths, including his strong sensitivity for instrumental colors, blends, and balances. At the same time, it also demonstrates the conductor’s hit-or-miss nature with the core repertoire.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
We’ll have to wait and see how Andris Nelsons balances things out. But there’s no reason to suspect that Boston’s getting the short end of the stick here.
Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig present us here with what is easily the most memorable classical box set of 2012 and, possibly, the most important addition to the Bruckner discography in a generation.
Fuse Remembrance: Kurt Masur (1927-2015)
Kurt Masur leaves behind a complex legacy, one that’s not neatly (or easily) summed up by the caricature of a stern, conservative, Old World German maestro.
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