The Guardian

Britten: Violin Concerto; Double Concerto; Lachrymae – review

In this country at least, Britten's Violin Concerto seems to be stealthily cementing its place in the concerto repertory; both live performances and recordings seem more and more frequent. This latest ...
The Guardian

Britten: Violin Concerto Chamber Works album review – bravura and brilliance as Faust turns to Britten’s violin writing

Violinist Isabelle Faust, violist Boris Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov honour Britten’s exuberant works with vigour and determination Isabelle Faust takes a rewarding dive into the violin music ...
Bay Area Reporter

Great Britten from the jump – Violin Concerto, 'Spring Symphony,' shorter works in new recordings

Simon Rattle's farewell concert with the London Symphony Orchestra was, of course, Mahler's Ninth Symphony, the farewell of all farewells. But on a happier note, Rattle led a performance of Benjamin ...
The Irish Times

Britten: Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto

The 25-year-old Benjamin Britten's self-described "bravura" Piano Concerto of 1938 attracted early critical brickbats for its "angry blatancy," "cleverness" and "errors of taste". His 1939 "rather ...
The Financial Times

Isabelle Faust captures the pathos of Britten’s Violin Concerto — album review

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the time of his death Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto was a relative rarity, whether in concerts or ...
The New York Times

At the Philharmonic, Violin Concertos as Alike as They Are Different

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook In back-to-back programs, the orchestra presented concertos by Beethoven and Benjamin Britten. By Oussama Zahr The violin concertos ...
The Irish Times

Britten: Violin Concerto; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1

Chandos's Britten recording (left) is an all-British affair. The Onyx recording of the Violin Concerto brings together a Canadian soloist, a Ukrainian conductor and a British orchestra for a ...
Seattle Times

Norwegian violinist masters fierce Britten concerto

The top billing went to Strauss’ epic “Also Sprach Zarathustra.” The scene-stealer at Seattle Symphony Orchestra on Saturday night, however, was the young Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang and her ...
Gramophone

BRITTEN Violin Concerto (Baiba Skride)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Baiba Skride, Violin Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, Conductor Double Concerto for Violin and Viola Baiba Skride, Violin Ivan Vukčević, Viola Vienna ...
The Financial Times

Britten: Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Britten centenary is turning into a CD bonanza. Hot on the heels of Ian Bostridge’s song anthology comes this ...
Gramophone

BRITTEN Violin Concerto

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Marrucino Theatre Orchestra, Chieti Benjamin Britten, Composer Livia Sohn, Violin Luigi Piovano, Conductor Jiyeh Jonathan Berger, Composer Henk Guittart, Conductor ...