Mariss Jansons reviews
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
(BR Klassik)
Richard Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder
Diana Damrau (soprano); Helmut Deutsch (piano); Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (Erato)
Schubert: Symphony No. 9
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (BR Klassik)
Mariss Jansons's Queen of Spades triumphs on stage
Chorus of Dutch National Opera; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Mariss Jansons; dir. Stefan Herheim (C Major)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 (Bavarian/Jansons)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (BR Klassik)
Conductor Mariss Jansons’s stunning parting gift of Shostakovich
‘If you want a testimony to what it was we lost when Mariss Jansons died, listen to this disc’, writes Stephen Johnson. ‘It’s a stunningly shaped interpretation. At every level this performance feels lived-in. If you want a suitable monument to a great conductor then look no further.’
Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons
BR Klassik 900185 53:48 mins
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
Since its spectacularly successful premiere in 1893, Dvorák’s Symphony From the New World has enjoyed almost universal popularity. The composer was quick to realise its star potential and volunteered it for programming on a number of occasions and he himself conducted it in the inaugural concert of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1896. That its attractions continue to captivate the listening public both at home and in the concert hall is a tribute to Dvorák’s extraordinary ability to read his audience.