2020 Archives - Thomas Dausgaard

Strauss, R: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, Trv 176 – Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54

9 Oct, 2020

SEATTLE SYMPHONY MEDIA / 2020 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, Trv 176 – Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54 Performing with: Seattle Symphony AMAZON APPLE MUSIC PRESTO CLASSICAL Superlatively good BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Album of the Month,...

Brahms: Symphony No. 4

9 Aug, 2020

BIS / 2020 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 Performing with: Swedish Chamber Orchestra AMAZON APPLE MUSIC PRESTO CLASSICAL Brahms, who was in favour of smaller orchestras, would surely have welcomed the 39-strong Swedish Chamber Orchestra’s performances. He might also have...

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

9 Jul, 2020

SEATTLE SYMPHONY MEDIA / 2020 Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 Performing with: Seattle Symphony AMAZON APPLE MUSIC PRESTO CLASSICAL Speed requires confidence, and you can feel the Seattle Symphony’s building with this further exploration of what remains an alien...

Elgar: Cello Concerto & Vaughan Williams: Dark Pastoral

9 Jul, 2020

MDG / 2020 Elgar: Cello Concerto & Vaughan Williams: Dark Pastoral Performing with: Dai Miyata (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra AMAZON APPLE MUSIC PRESTO CLASSICAL It’s fetching and elegiac, with an evanescent ending. The Sunday Times About Dai Miyata has...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 (1881 Version)

9 Feb, 2020

BIS / 2020 Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 (1881 Version) Performing with: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra AMAZON APPLE MUSIC PRESTO CLASSICAL Dausgaard, taking fairly swift tempos, and conducting with a strong rhythmic sense, has this enigmatic work bounding along and at...