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Roving Classical Critic-at-Large & Translator. Opinions are my own - or stolen. ionarts.blogspot.com/search/label/j… www.forbes.com/sites/jenslaurson Amazon links are affiliate links

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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Double #Weidringer [TM] at the Wiener Staatsoper for Zemlinsky/Bartók
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#morninglistening to Zemlinsky's Songs after Tuscan Folk Melodies ahead of tonight's FlorentineTragedy. Wonderful lineup of singers on this DG gem. Amzn: amzn.to/4deVZDw
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Season-opener of the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien - RSO Wien & inaugural concert of its new CD, Markus Poschner. Review for Die Presse, full version online-only (due to last-minute obit in the print-version): www.diepresse.com/41319315/rso...
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RSO Wien im Konzerthaus: Was für ein Auftakt für Poschner!
Das Radiosymphonieorchester und sein neuer Chefdirigent Markus Poschner begannen die gemeinsame Reise – und setzen die Messlatte gleich richtig hoch.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#morninglistening to arguably the one among #GlennGould's #JSBach recordings, that he was meant to record the most! TheArtOfTheFugue Amzn: amzn.to/4cB5f4l
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Inaugural #Weidringer [TM] for Markus Poschner 's first concert as the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien - RSO Wien Chief Conductor.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mahleria-#Weidringer [TM] at the Musikverein Wien w/the Wiener Symphoniker & Popelka.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#morninglistening to the cello music of #PaulBenHaim w/ @ofer.canetti, F.Kienle & @philharmonie.reutlingen. Amzn: amzn.to/3TAWW25 Frankenburger-music...
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Styrian #Weidringer [TM] in Graz from the season opener of the Graz Philharmonic w/a world premiere of Friedrich Cerha's, Buchbinder, and Zarathustra.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just 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!
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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.
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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
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Charles T. Downey @ionarts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mark Swed retires www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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A 30-year love letter to L.A. with a final revelation
How 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.
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Beth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Autumn Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) **** listening to the autumn wind speaking through the reeds Basho
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tenorissimo #Weidringer [TM] at the Wiener Konzerthaus for Piotr Beczała and the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
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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
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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
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Surprised-by-Beauty #Weidringer [TM] for the Exilarte Zentrum anniversary concert w/the Wiener Symphoniker at the Wiener Konzerthaus feat. WilhelmGrosz & HansWinterberg.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And the review for @diepressecom.bsky.social to go with the picture: www.diepresse.com/41288470/40-... Argerich & die Gerzenbergbande.
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40 flinke Finger: Argerich & Co. im Konzerthaus
Zwei Klaviere, vier Spieler, acht Hände: Ein intimes Vergnügen mit Lilya Zilberstein, Daniel-Arkadij und Anton Gerzenberg - sowie natürlich Martha Argerich.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Familial #Weidringer [TM] for LaMartha Argerich and the Gerzenbergs for four to eight hands at the Wiener Konzerthaus
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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
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Tom Hannen @tomhannen.ft.com · 21/09/2026
Kremlin-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...
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There'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...
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La 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...
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fateful #Weidringer [TM] at the Národní divadlo Brno for the Festival Janáček Brno preview with "Osud", Janáček's meta-opera
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
With Love from Brno - for a bit of Leoš Janáček, namely "Fate" ("Osud") at the @ndbrno: A preview to the Janáček Festival in Brno
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Same in the Original Jackets Bach-Box. But this is the one I truly covet...
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Will, in my review. 😇
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
HIP #Weidringer [TM] for a Mahler 9th w/the Mahler Academy Orchestra & von Steinaecker. Complete nonsense, of course, but they know that.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
HIP #Weidringer [TM] for a Mahler 9th w/the Mahler Academy Orchestra & von Steinaecker. Complete nonsense, of course, but they know that.
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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.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Starry #Weidringer [TM] for Cavalli's "LaCalisto" in StefanHerheim's new production at the MusikTheater an der Wien
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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
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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.
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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
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Contrapuntal #Weidringer [TM] for Ensemble Kontrapunkte at the Musikverein Wien, including Bax (!) and Walton (!)
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Linzer #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.
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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
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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
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Season-opening #Weidringer [TM] at the Wiener Konzerthaus w/the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck & Augustin Hadelich. Let's get cracking!
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Latest 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...
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Markus Thiel @markusthielnews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
So dunkel ist war’s bei Bayreuth Baroque wohl noch nie. www.merkur.de/kultur/flori...
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Terror eines Wüstlings: Händels „Floridante“ bei Bayreuth Baroque
So 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.
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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
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Haydneum Eszterháza Festival: Die Heimkehr des Orlando Paladino Review for @diepressecom.bsky.social www.diepresse.com/41216219/hay...
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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 29/08/2026
The use of the word “distil” is so dystopian it’s chilling
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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
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fertődesque #Weidringer [TM] for Haydn's Orlando Paladino at the Eszterhaza Festival w/the OrfeoOrchestra & György Vashegy
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Steely #Weidringer [TM] for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival w/Schulhoff, Rachmaninov & DSCH5
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
And the review for @DiePresseCom: www.diepresse.com/41205213/kop...
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Kopatchinskaja in Salzburg: Zärtlichkeit und Wucht für Kurtág & Co.
Musik als gelebte Freude: Die Geigerin Patricia Kopatchinskaja bietet mit ihren Freunden einfach große Unterhaltung – von Mozart bis zur Gegenwart.
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Játékos Weidringer [TM] at the Salzburger Festspiele | Salzburg Festival for Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Lawrence Power, Sol Gabetta, et al. in Kurtág, Bartók & Mozart
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ClassicalCritic @classicalcritic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What can I say?! Oh, this, I can say: ionarts.blogspot.com/2026/08/crit...
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Critic’s Notebook: Andrea Bocelli in Vienna
Also reviewed for Die Presse : Was passiert, wenn sich ein Klassikkritiker zu Andrea Bocelli ins Stadion verir...
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