Ides of March: 6 new classical music albums

Classics don’t die because they are played all the time. And they play it because it is a classic. Iron logic. But in fact, each generation finds something of its own in the works known to the last note. At the same time, interpretations may differ radically even for one performer. At the beginning of winter, a number of interesting recordings appeared, both of young musicians and luminaries, who throughout their lives comprehended a certain work.

Seiji Ozawa, The Tokyo Opera Singers, Mito Chamber Orchestra “Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 ” the Last sentence is, of course, about Seiji Ozawa, an outstanding Japanese conductor who made another recording of Beethoven’s textbook Ninth Symphony. Continue reading →