Seattle Symphony Media

Classical CD Reviews: Seattle Symphony plays Strauss & Langgaard, Offenbach’s “Folies symphoniques,” and Salonen conducts Beethoven & Strauss

October 22, 2019
Posted in , ,

The Seattle Symphony does right by Langgaard but not Strauss; Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Beethoven is micromanaged to death; Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester offers an ideal off-the-beaten-path Offenbach disc.

Read More

Classical CD Reviews: Bavouzet plays Mozart, Lintu conducts Lutoslawski, and Morlot’s Berlioz Requiem

December 8, 2018
Posted in , , ,

Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet delivers some fine Mozart; conductor Hannu Lintu brings rhythmic energy and textural transparency to the music of Witold Lutoslawski; Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra don’t do right by Berlioz.

Read More

Recent Posts

Visual Arts Review: At the Danforth Art Museum — Strong Exhibitions That will Get You Thinking
December 10, 2024
Poetry Review: “What Comes from the Night” — Witnessing Tiny Secret Lives
December 10, 2024
Film Review: “Oh, Canada” — Remembrance of Uncertainty Past
December 10, 2024
Musician Interview: The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison Talks About Assembling the “Rack”
December 9, 2024
Coming Attractions: December 8 Through 23 — What Will Light Your Fire
December 8, 2024