theartsdesk Q&A: Horn player Sarah Willis on returning to Cuba

HORN PLAYER SARAH WILLIS On returning to Cuba, guaguancós, cha-cha-chas and crickets

Guaguancós, cha-cha-chas and crickets as the horn player commissions a new work in Havana

Berlin Philharmonic Horn player Sarah Willis’s Mozart y Mambo caused a stir in 2020, its mixture of Mozart and traditional Cuban music making it a bestselling crossover disc.

Classical CDs: Snowy wastes, Alpine schleps and sand dunes

CLASSICAL CDS French song, seasonal transcriptions and 20th century orchestral music

Big box bonanza: French song, seasonal transcriptions and 20th century orchestral music

 

Faure songsFauré: Complete Songs Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Tristan Raës (piano) (Aparté/ Palazzetto Bru Zane)

Classical CDs: Wedding cakes, nocturnes and survival

CLASSICAL CDS British and Latvian orchestral music, plus new commissions for solo violin

British and Latvian orchestral music, plus new commissions for solo violin

 

John IrelandJohn Ireland: Orchestral Music Sinfonia of London/John Wilson (Chandos)

Classical CDs: Nightingales, seasons and practical jokes

CLASSICAL CDS Luxury orchestra own-label releases, French piano music and a contemporary composer grappling with time and space

A pair of luxury orchestra own-label releases, plus French piano music and a contemporary composer grappling with time and space

 

Frank Peter Zimmermann boxBeethoven, Berg, Bartók: Violin Concertos Frank Peter Zimmermann Berliner Philharmoniker/Daniel Harding, Kirill Petrenko, Alan Gilbert (Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings)

Classical CDs: mediation, survival and the conquering of shyness

CLASSICAL CDS Two conductors get the big box treatment, plus contemporary choral music and the return of a minimalist master

Two conductors get the big box treatment, plus contemporary choral music and the return of a minimalist master

 

Karel Ancerl liveKarel Ančerl: Live Recordings (Supraphon)

Classical CDs: Forests, mountains, cowbells and cushions

CLASSICAL CDS Contrasting landscapes, vibrant chamber music, revolutionary oboe repertoire

Contrasting landscapes, vibrant chamber music and revolutionary oboe repertoire

 

Beatrice Berrut MahlerJugendstil: Music by Mahler and Schoenberg Beatrice Berrut (piano) (La Dolce Volta)

Classical CDs: Double reeds, double pianos and double string orchestras

CLASSICAL CDS Poetry from a great bassoonist, Slavic jazz, and two fizzing collections of music for string orchestra

Poetry from a great bassoonist, Slavic jazz, and two fizzing collections of music for string orchestra

 

Sophie DervauxMozart, Hummel and Vanhal – Bassoon Concertos Sophie Dervaux (bassoon/conductor), Mozarteumorchester Salzburg (Berlin Classics)

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