Being in charge of the critical edition of all piano works for Boosey & Hawkes, Jonathan Powell is following up recordings and performances of piano concertos 1 and 4 (world premiere) with a recording of all 5 piano sonatas. The recording was presented on Austria’s classical station, you can listen to it for another 30 days online (in German). A timeline and markers for the playlist are available to ease access also for non German speakers:

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In an artistic-philosophical discussion, Rémy Ballot and Dr. Dominik Šedivý will explore Richard Strauss and the artistic challenges at the intersection of musical theory, everyday artistic practice, and recording techniques.
Moderator: Dr. Peter Kislinger

As part of the event, the new CD will be presented:
Richard Strauss: Don Juan & Ein Heldenleben – Rémy Ballot / Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra (Gramola)

Welcome Addresses:
Ondrej Cerny, Director of the Czech Centre Vienna
Lenka Kavalova, Artistic Director of the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra

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Kurz vor dem Bruckner-Jahr 2024 hat der französische Dirigent Rémy Ballot die Gesamteinspielung aller Bruckner-Symphonien in der Stiftsbasilika St. Florian auf CD vorgelegt. Fast zeitgleich mit dieser Veröffentlichung hat er gewissermaßen den Komponisten gewechselt – denn seit 2024 ist Rémy Ballot Conductor in Residence bei den Richard Strauss-Tagen im bayerischen Garmisch. Und auch hier erschien nun die erste CD-Aufnahme: Die Tondichtungen “Don Juan” und “Ein Heldenleben”, die Ballot mit den Pilsner Philharmonikern im Rahmen der Strauss-Tage aufgenommen hat, bilden den Auftakt einer geplanten Strauss-Gesamtaufnahme.
(Gestaltung: Eva Teimel)

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‘If the symphonic poem Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss is the reminiscence of an old man, if such reminiscence displaces the negative and emphasizes the positive, if the lyrical passages are brought to the highest expressiveness through warmth, then a conductor is at work who can realize this tone poem coherently and intensively at the same time.

Thus Ballot, an acknowledged Bruckner conductor, also proves to be an excellent Strauss interpreter.‘

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According to critics, ‘Ballot is primarily concerned with the broad structures of this great music. He implements the harmonic instability of this work in the border area between atonal and totally chromatic forms extremely successfully.’

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According to critics, the excellent performance is firmly placed next to Thielemann, in the same tradition where Celibidache already paved the way in his legendary 1985 performance with the Munich Phiharmonic Orchestra.

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Peteris Vasks: Musica Appassionata (5:46’)
L V Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr 4 (30:11’)
L v Beethoven: Symphonie Nr 4 (1:49:00’)

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According to critics a highlight of the festival, where the members of the quintet ‘were obsessed with listening to each other and constantly creating sculpted collective sound figures, keeping pace with the grateful and sensitive church acoustics.’. You can read the full review here, for all non-Croatian speakers also with the help of Chrome:

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