Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin reviews
Hymns of Love (Dmytro Popov)
Dmytro Popov (tenor); Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Mikhail Simonyan (Orchid Classics)
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3; Triple Concerto
Martin Helmchen (piano), et al; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Andrew Manze (Alpha Classics)
R Strauss: Don Juan; Brantano Lieder, Op. 68, etc
Louise Alder (soprano); Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Robin Ticciati (Linn)
Aimer et mourir: Danses et mélodies
Magdalena Kožená; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/
Robin Ticciati (Linn)
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2; Tsintsadze: Cello Concerto No. 2 in Five Episodes
Maximilian Hornung; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Andris Poga (Myrios)
Franziska Pietsch performs Prokofiev's Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2
After the surprise of one apparent outsider shooting to the top of the Prokofiev list – Rosanne Philippens with the excellent St Gallen Symphony Orchestra and Otto Tausk (see the January issue) – it’s back to business and programming as usual. Franziska Pietsch has been described as the ‘Anne-Sophie Mutter of East Germany’, and here she gives performances of the two concertos – and nothing else. You would be happy enough to hear this in the concert hall but it doesn’t justify a place in a crowded CD market.