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Classical CD Choice Reviews Strauss
The UK’s Classical CD Choice has a slew of new reviews in their recent post, “From Rollicking Richard Strauss to Measured Jerry Goldsmith,” including the following review of the new Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss recording by critic, Barry Forshaw: “The mastery of the orchestra which is the hallmark of Richard Strauss’s achievement has been well served by the SACD medium, but this particular combination of three of the composer’s greatest tone poems has not heretofore appeared…
Classical Candor Reviews Strauss
Classical Candor (which recently named our Elgar/Vaughan Williams recording a 2013 favorite) has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss recording: “…what Maestro Honeck and his team offer are vigorous performances and excellent, live, hybrid multichannel SACD sound. … With Honeck it’s all about the excitement. … Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24 … [is] both dreadful and peaceful, ominous and tranquil, dramatic and serene, at least in Honeck’s hands, and he builds a commendably…
Pizzicato Calls Pittsburgh’s Strauss “Magic”
Luxemburg’s Pizzicato magazine has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss recording, titling it “Magic Sound from Pittsburgh.” “Manfred Honeck is one of the few conductors who may call themselves successors of the greatest, Karajan und Co. On this SACD this outstanding musician conducts a Strauss program which one must count among the best having been published in the last years.” —Alain Steffen, Pizzicato See the full review in the original language at www.pizzicato.lu…
ArtsDesk Reviews PSO Strauss
Graham Rickson of The Arts Desk has calls the new Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra recording a “magnificent achievement.” “There’s an incredible elasticity and flexibility at work here. Manfred Honeck’s interventionist, hyper-romantic approach to three of Strauss’s most accessible tone poems pays enormous dividends…Everything sounds stupendous – this has to be the best-played, best-recorded Strauss anthology for years… Honeck’s players project with such chutzpah that any resistance is futile. A magnificent achievement.” —Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk…
ResMusica Reviews Strauss
French Magazine ResMusica has a new review for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Strauss release: “Audiophiles will be delighted as this American firm (Reference Recordings) is synonymous with high quality techniques and top-flight artistry…Manfred Honeck masterfully manages the layering of sound and the thematic transitions…a fundamentally masterful orchestra. …the PSO exhibits desire and exceptional collective jubilation…very refreshing. …Honeck continues to assert himself as one of the most relevant conductors of our time…” —Pierre-Jean Tribot, ResMusica Read the…
Der Neue Merker Reviews Strauss
German magazine, Der Neue Merker on our new Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss SACD — “This absolutely worth listening to.” The review is full of praise for the orchestra and conductor, Manfred Honeck, making special notice of the wide range of colors and dynamics the orchestra brings to all three works. Find the review in the original language at www.der-neue-merker.eu! Purchase during the RR Holiday Sale and Save!
Classical Music Sentinel Reviews Strauss
Classical Music Sentinel is excited about the new partnership with the Pittsburgh Symphony! “As if to emulate the protagonist portrayed in Don Juan, Op. 20, conductor Manfred Honeck delivers the opening pages of this orchestral masterpiece with a swift, impulsive, impetuous and almost arrogant demeanor, true and relevant to the character. The members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra respond with aplomb and sparkle… Whereas the opening minute impresses by its bravura, the final closing minute,…
Manfred Honeck recieves Rave reviews from LA Phil Performances
Pittsburgh Symphony Conductor, Manfred Honeck, was in Los Angeles over the weekend as guest conductor for the L.A. Philharmonic, and just as critics are raving over his Strauss performances, his latest performances received high praise: LA Culture Monster “Honeck found a way, leaping into Dvorák’s ‘Carnival Overture’ as if to celebrate the hall’s existence with as boisterous and as exuberant a performance as you can imagine, getting a sharp response from the Phil on accents…
Culture Spot LA Reviews Pittsburgh Symphony Strauss
Pittsburgh Symphony conductor Manfred Honeck is guest-conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic this weekend, and West-coasters are taking note of his new Strauss recording: “These works have never suffered for lack of recordings. Thus, a new recording must offer something innovative, and Honeck and the PSO certainly accomplish that. Not only are the performances outstanding, but Honeck has really plumbed the depth of each piece for all of its power, grace and pathos, and he offers…
Richard Strauss Tone Poems
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Director, Manfred Honeck, on the Strauss Tone Poem Recordings: There are few composers who have such an impressive ability to depict a story together with single existential moments in instrumental music as Richard Strauss in his Tondichtungen (“tone poems”). Despite the clear structure that the music follows, a closer interpretative look reveals many unanswered questions. For me, it was the in-depth discovery and exploration of these details that appealed to me, as the…