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Mariss Jansons

Classical CD Reviews: Mariss Jansons’s “The Final Concert,” Ravel & Debussy Orchestral Works, and “Tudor Queens”

Mariss Jansons’ ultimate performance, taped live at Carnegie Hall, shows the maestro at the top of his game; François-Xavier Roth’s new recording of pieces by Ravel and Debussy is a bit of a hit-or-miss affair; Diana Damrau’s Tudor Queens, a survey of heroines from three Donizetti operas, is nothing short of terrific.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BR Klassik, Diana Damrau, Erato, Francois-Xavier Roth, LSO Live, Mariss Jansons

Classical CD Reviews: Ádám Fischer conducts Mahler, Mariss Jansons conducts Rodion Shchedrin & Respighi, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts Schumann

Ádám Fischer’s reading of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is breathtakingly clean.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Ádám Fischer, Avi, BR Klassik, John Eliot Gardiner, LSO Live, Mariss Jansons

Classical Album Reviews: Andris Nelsons’ CBSO Recordings, and Mariss Jansons’ SACD Recordings

A collection that provides a fascinating bit of context for how Andris Nelsons has developed as a conductor over the last decade-plus, and an honest, mostly flattering, tribute to a much-loved conductor, the late Mariss Jansons.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, BR Klassik, ity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, Orfeo

Classical CD Reviews: George Li plays Tchaikovsky, Jansons conducts Shostakovich, and Andris Nelsons conducts BSO premieres

Terrific, fiery playing from George Li, one of the most compelling young pianists on the scene; Mariss Jansons’ recording of Shostakovich’s Tenth trudges from start to finish; irrefutable proof of Andris Nelsons’ excellence as a new-music conductor.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Andris Nelsons, BR Klassik, George Li, Mariss Jansons, Naxos, Warner Classics

Classical CD Reviews: François-Xavier Roth conducts Mahler, Mariss Jansons conducts Schumann & Schubert, and Daniel Lippel plays Steve Reich

François-Xavier Roth’s Mahler offers plenty of personality and ideas; there’s nothing on Mariss Jansons’ disc that’s really worth your time; guitarist Daniel Lippel draws out Steve Reich’s lyrical qualities.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: BR Klassik, Daniel Lippel, Francois-Xavier Roth, Harmonia Mundi, Mariss Jansons, New Focus Recordings

Classical CD Reviews: Handel’s Water Music and the Vienna Philharmonic’s 2016 New Year’s Concert

Nobody, these days, plays the music of the Strauss family better than the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Harmonia Mundi, Mariss Jansons, New Year’s Day concert, Sony Classical, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Water Music

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