Dresden Staatskapelle

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Schumann: The Symphonies review – bombast and revelation | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week
The Staatskapelle’s sumptuous playing is hard to fault, but conductor Thielemann is too overblown at times

Andrew Clements

18, Apr, 2019 @2:00 PM

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 21 CD review – strangely disappointing
Buchbinder and the Dresden Staatskapelle looked good on paper…

Nicholas Kenyon

07, Feb, 2016 @8:00 AM

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Sir Colin Davis obituary

Interpreter of international renown in music from Mozart to Tippett, and the supreme exponent of Berlioz

David Nice

14, Apr, 2013 @10:30 PM

Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1 – review
Christian Thielemann is not an obvious collaborator for a musician of Maurizio Pollini's temperament, yet in practice the partnership works remarkably well, writes Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

02, Feb, 2012 @10:31 PM

Dresden Staatskapelle - review
It is the glorious glow of their sound that announces the orchestra's remarkable heritage, writes Rian Evans

Rian Evans

16, May, 2011 @5:06 PM

Verdi: Rigoletto – review
Nikolaus Lehnhoff's production of Rigoletto is a ferocious, if uneven affair, that roots the tragedy primarily in the dysfunctional relationship between Rigoletto and Gilda, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

09, Dec, 2010 @10:31 PM

Kleiber: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon | Classical CD review
This is an extraordinary collection of performances conducted by Carlos Kleiber, who would have been 80 this month, says Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

29, Jul, 2010 @9:30 PM

Strauss: Don Juan/Aus Italien/Don Quixote | CD review

The Don Juan on this disc ranks among the finest available versions of the work, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

11, Mar, 2010 @11:20 PM

Elgar: Violin Concerto | Classical review
This recording is the first using the very special 1741 Guarnerius del Gesu violin that once belonged to Fritz Kreisler, writes Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

28, Jan, 2010 @11:05 PM

Prom 56 – Staatskapelle Dresden/Luisi | Classical review
Royal Albert Hall, London
In a Prom of two halves, Lang Lang was at his most crowd-pleasing best – or worst, depending on your point of view. By Martin Kettle

Martin Kettle

28, Aug, 2009 @8:30 PM

Edinburgh festival classical review: Staatskapelle Dresden/Luisi / Usher Hall

Staatskapelle Dresden/Luisi, Usher Hall
A luminous overture aside, this was a rather low-key affair, says Rowena Smith

Rowena Smith

31, Aug, 2008 @11:01 PM

Strauss: An Alpine Symphony/Four Last Songs; Harteros/Staatskapelle Dresden/Luisi

(Sony)

Tim Ashley

11, Jan, 2008 @11:56 PM

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