Étiquette : Flanders Symphony Orchestra
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Contemporary approaches to Beethoven’s Seventh: the examples of Kristiina Poska and Joe Hisaichi
Since the genuine paradigm shift brought about by the emergence of historically informed performance, significant changes have also taken place in the interpretation of music from the Classical period onwards. Beethoven was one of the first composers whose work was affected by these changing practices. This culminated in performances such as those by Frans Brüggen…
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My favorite 2025 recordings
What records will you remember from 2025? Which ones made a particular impression on me, and which ones will go down in history? Here’s a brief overview of the recording year that’s just gone by, backed up by reviews and personal opinions – all subjective, of course! Let’s start with the piano. Yunchan Lim has…
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Kristiina Poska continues her reference recording of Beethoven’s symphonies with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra
Kristiina Poska, conducting the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, seems to have embarked on the greatest recording of Beethoven’s symphonies since Frans Brüggen, confirming this once again with a new opus featuring Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8. The first volume was devoted to Symphonies Nos. 1 and 7. It offered a brilliant interpretation of the ‘Apotheosis of…