ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 20hMahleria-#Weidringer [TM] at the Musikverein Wien w/the Wiener Symphoniker & Popelka. 120
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 21h#morninglistening to the cello music of #PaulBenHaim w/ @ofer.canetti, F.Kienle & @philharmonie.reutlingen. Amzn: amzn.to/3TAWW25 Frankenburger-music... 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Styrian #Weidringer [TM] in Graz from the season opener of the Graz Philharmonic w/a world premiere of Friedrich Cerha's, Buchbinder, and Zarathustra. 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just another Monday for @diepressecom.bsky.social but perhaps unique among newspapers worldwide these days: 1 ⅓ pages of classical music plus ½ a page theater. Blimey, I'm proud of that rag! 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#morninglistening to Mahler's #DasKlagendeLied (2-mvt version) w/the viennaphilharmonic under Boulez at the salzburgerfestspiele on DG. Röschmann, Larsson, Botha. Amzn: amzn.to/4rzac3X Little recap after @tonkunstlerorchestra played it last night. 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#morninglistening to baroque viol-master & composer Gottfried"got-fingered" Finger. Oulmouc-born, James II court composer. Noyce. Amzn: amzn.to/3VjdOLl 000
Reposted by ClassicalCriticCharles T. Downey @ionarts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mark Swed retires www.latimes.com/entertainmen...latimes.comA 30-year love letter to L.A. with a final revelationHow an ancient church in a small German town and a new concert hall in DTLA bookend my 30 years as classical music critic of the L.A. Times. 121
Reposted by ClassicalCriticBeth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Autumn Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) **** listening to the autumn wind speaking through the reeds Basho 051
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tenorissimo #Weidringer [TM] at the Wiener Konzerthaus for Piotr Beczała and the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien 030
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#morninglistening to #Celibidache in what I actually find to be one of the more gripping Franck-Symphony renderings. W/the swedishradiosymphony on DGclassics. Amzn: amzn.to/4xIKpHS 000
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#morninglistening to 20 amazing fingers in #Prokofiev & #Ravel, courtesy MarthaArgerich & MikhailPletnev on this cracking album on DG. Ivory fireworks. Amzn: amzn.to/4yY7fMU 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Surprised-by-Beauty #Weidringer [TM] for the Exilarte Zentrum anniversary concert w/the Wiener Symphoniker at the Wiener Konzerthaus feat. WilhelmGrosz & HansWinterberg. 040
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And the review for @diepressecom.bsky.social to go with the picture: www.diepresse.com/41288470/40-... Argerich & die Gerzenbergbande.diepresse.com40 flinke Finger: Argerich & Co. im KonzerthausZwei Klaviere, vier Spieler, acht Hände: Ein intimes Vergnügen mit Lilya Zilberstein, Daniel-Arkadij und Anton Gerzenberg - sowie natürlich Martha Argerich. 060
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Familial #Weidringer [TM] for LaMartha Argerich and the Gerzenbergs for four to eight hands at the Wiener Konzerthaus 050
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#morninglistening to IsabelleFaust's splendid #JSBach ViolinConcertos & assorted orchestral works w/ @Akamus on @harmoniamundi. Speedy, not rushed, lively, not hyperactive. Amzn: amzn.to/3VtNJcx 060
Reposted by ClassicalCriticTom Hannen @tomhannen.ft.com · 21/09/2026Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks - FT video produced by me, written by @chriscook.news & @chassnews.bsky.social FT story (1st 300 clicks free): as.ft.com/r/c4fd2c08-5... 05945
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026There's my @opermagazin.bsky.social review of LaCalisto @theateranderwien.bsky.social, after all: Begeisterung und Enttäuschung – sie können nah beieinander liegen... www.oper-magazin.de/kritiken/auf...oper-magazin.deLa Calisto, MusikTheater an der Wien | OPER!Begeisterung und Enttäuschung – sie können nah beieinander liegen. In Stefan Herheims Neuinszenierung von La Calisto für das MusikTheater an der Wien gelingt vieles. Und doch stört man sich, denn so r... 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Fateful #Weidringer [TM] at the Národní divadlo Brno for the Festival Janáček Brno preview with "Osud", Janáček's meta-opera 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026With Love from Brno - for a bit of Leoš Janáček, namely "Fate" ("Osud") at the @ndbrno: A preview to the Janáček Festival in Brno 030
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026HIP #Weidringer [TM] for a Mahler 9th w/the Mahler Academy Orchestra & von Steinaecker. Complete nonsense, of course, but they know that. 220
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026HIP #Weidringer [TM] for a Mahler 9th w/the Mahler Academy Orchestra & von Steinaecker. Complete nonsense, of course, but they know that. 000
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#morninglistening to #GlennGould's #JSBach recordings, namely the 1st book of the WTC. It behoofs us to remember how much this departed, at the time, from either dry faux-authenticity and overromanticized slop. Amzn: amzn.to/4cB5f4l Also, there's the wonderful booklet text by TimPage. 130
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Starry #Weidringer [TM] for Cavalli's "LaCalisto" in StefanHerheim's new production at the MusikTheater an der Wien 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#morninglistening to a welcome new recording of ArthurHonegger's jeannedarcaubûcher from Vasilek & the CzechPhil on animalmusic Amzn: amzn.to/4xwORcS #swissclassicalmusic @SurprisedBeauty 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#morninglistening to #Janáček works on Latin texts. @Supraphon's "Janacek Unknown 3" w/the PragueChamberChoir. From 1998. Amzn: amzn.to/3TBbAq9 Yumm yumm, if sacred music is your thing. 040
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#morninglistening to AndréCluytens at the @lucernefestival.wsocial.eu w/the philharmonia_orchestra in Franck & the Khachaturian VC w/IgorOistrakh Amzn: amzn.to/4gUiTSJ New release from audite.classical 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Contrapuntal #Weidringer [TM] for Ensemble Kontrapunkte at the Musikverein Wien, including Bax (!) and Walton (!) 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Linzer #Weidringer [TM] at the Brucknerhaus Linz for the season opener of the Bruckner Orchester Linz w/ Markus Poschner & JeanRondeau in his usual carefully manicured Déshabillé look. i.e between a Hobo & the Revenant. 040
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#morninglistening to arguably the worst of #GlennGould's #JSBach recordings, vol.1 of the Toccatas. As if Gould wanted to prove that these were Bach's weakest among the keyboard sets. Closer listening sometimes makes me like this rec, then sometimes I hate it. Amzn: amzn.to/4cB5f4l 000
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#morninglistening to early classical symphonies by #FriedrichSchwindl w/ l'arte del mondo & werner ehrhardt on capricciorec. The composers name belies the beauty of the music; the spirited performances, however, are no surprise. Very enjoyable, nearly "Wow". Amzn: amzn.to/4h57O02 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Season-opening #Weidringer [TM] at the Wiener Konzerthaus w/the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck & Augustin Hadelich. Let's get cracking! 030
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Latest for @diepressecom.bsky.social : "Unter Tieren" at the Burgtheater: How to make good(ish) theater from nothing, but nothing at all! www.diepresse.com/41231513/aus... 010
Reposted by ClassicalCriticMarkus Thiel @markusthielnews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026So dunkel ist war’s bei Bayreuth Baroque wohl noch nie. www.merkur.de/kultur/flori...merkur.deTerror eines Wüstlings: Händels „Floridante“ bei Bayreuth BaroqueSo dunkel war‘s bei Bayreuth Baroque wohl noch nie: Max Emanuel Cenčić erzählt Händels „Floridante“ als Terror-Regime eines Wüstlings. Szenisch und musikalisch ist das vom Allerfeinsten. 041
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#morninglistening to the @cuartetoquiroga in J.C.de #Arriaga's gorgeous StringQuartets on gut strings for CobraRecords. Gorgeous music from the (lazily but effectively nicknamed) Spanish Mozart. Amzn: amzn.to/4yhv9md 041
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Haydneum Eszterháza Festival: Die Heimkehr des Orlando Paladino Review for @diepressecom.bsky.social www.diepresse.com/41216219/hay... 021
Reposted by ClassicalCriticJosh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 29/08/2026The use of the word “distil” is so dystopian it’s chilling 0231
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 29/08/2026#morninglistening to a new BRKlassik release of PatrickHahn performing #JohannStrauss Jr. w/the Munich Symphony Orchestra. The Perpetuum Mobile 'Viennese Rap' is a neat idea but the fade-out doesn't work at all... Amzn: amzn.to/4y7xvDQ 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Fertődesque #Weidringer [TM] for Haydn's Orlando Paladino at the Eszterhaza Festival w/the OrfeoOrchestra & György Vashegy 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Steely #Weidringer [TM] for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival w/Schulhoff, Rachmaninov & DSCH5 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Játékos Weidringer [TM] at the Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival for Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Lawrence Power, Sol Gabetta, et al. in Kurtág, Bartók & Mozart 150
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Andrea Bocelli im Ernst-Happel-Stadion - für Die Presse: "Wenn man sich als Klassikkritiker in einem Stadion wiederfindet, dann schrillen die inneren Alarmglocken... Es scheint sich hier um etwas Populäres zu handeln – dem natürlichen Feind des Kultursnobs." www.diepresse.com/41195855/was... 010
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026And the Review for @diepressecom.bsky.social, out already: www.diepresse.com/41195855/was...diepresse.comWas passiert, wenn sich ein Klassikkritiker zu Andrea Bocelli ins...Der italienische Klassik-Popstar bespielte das Ernst-Happel-Stadion. Das wirft Fragen auf, die sich vor Ort nur wenige stellen. 110
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026WTF-am-I-doing-here #Weidringer[TM] at the Ernst Happel Stadion for, wait for it, Andrea Bocelli. For Die Presse 450
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026#morninglistening to the very successful v.2 of this new #JSBach Cantata-Cycle (1st year) from the GaecingerCantorey w/HCRademann on HaensslerClassic "VisionBach", which makes mildly more sense in German than in English. Amzn: amzn.to/4zcJqSi 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 20/08/2026RIP Ileana Cotrubas. Sinkowicz's Obit for @diepressecom.bsky.social: diepresse.com/41188696/ile...diepresse.comIleana Cotrubas ist tot: Sie war die „Traviata“ ihrer GenerationZum Tod der rumänischen Sopranistin, die mit den bedeutendsten Dirigenten subtile Rollenporträts von Mozart bis Puccini modellierte. 032
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026From the opening of the Lucerne Festival / @lucernefestival.wsocial.eu for @diepressecom.bsky.social: America the Beautiful. Chailly, Mäkelä, Widmann, Rihm, Dupree et al. www.diepresse.com/41186111/in-... 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Drumcircle #Weidringer [TM] from the Lucerne Festival for WolfgangRihm's Tutuguri w/ JörgWidmann. 061
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 16/08/2026#morninglistening w/ high expectations to v.5 of this new #JSBach Cantata-Cycle (1st year) from the GaecingerCantorey w/HCRademann on @haensslerclassic Amzn: amzn.to/4zcJqSi 020
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Barberian #Weidringer [TM] for the LFO (subtle as can be) under Klaus Mäkelä in Stravinsky (F-Bird) & Barber's gorgeous VC w/ Augustin Hadelich. At the Lucerne Festival for Die Presse 000
ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Nachtrag aus Bayreuth von den Bayreuther Festspiele - Bayreuth Festival. Weniger ernst aber sehr dankbar. Aus dem Sattel hebt es flugs den Kritiker Nicht das Ross Grane, ein Drahtesel zeigte sich in Bayreuth flugtauglich. Munteres Zitatesuchen! www.diepresse.com/41164057/aus...diepresse.comAus dem Sattel hebt es flugs den KritikerNicht das Ross Grane, ein Drahtesel zeigte sich in Bayreuth flugtauglich. 030