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Micro-Reviews 2024
Collecting Micro-Reviews originally published on Instagram, Mastodon, and Letterboxd.
New Counterpoints: “Musica do Brasil Meets ‘Save the Rainforest’” | SEP 29, 2024
Fantastic concert with ace performances of Brazilian folk/art songs and Neue Musik compositions.
Bayreuther Festspiele 2024: Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde by Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson and Semyon Bychkov
Some nitpicking, but that didn’t take away from the overall experience, which was awesome.
Tonhalle: Mahler 5, Bansal, Haydn
Two great symphonies and a commission that were thoroughly enjoyable.
The Quatuor Ébène String Quartet at Robert-Schumann-Saal, Düsseldorf
Another thoroughly enjoyable string quartet experience.
Manfred Trojahn’s Septembersonate by Johannes Erath and Vitali Alekseenok
A chamber play with a chamber orchestra focused not on dramatic events but internal torments.
notabu.ensemble neue musik | DEC 6, 2023
With respect to art music, this year ends as fantastic as it began.
The Juilliard String Quartet at Robert-Schumann-Saal, Düsseldorf
Absolute treat for every string quartet aficionado.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Der Besuch der alten Dame by Laura Linnenbaum
Great mood and acting, but too many compactifications.
Friedrich Schiller’s Wilhelm Tell by Roger Vontobel
Schiller’s Tell packs a lot more punch than you think (or remember).
Bernadette Sonnenbichler’s Der gute Mensch von Sezuan by Bertolt Brecht
“Epic theater,” as Brecht envisioned it, at its best.
