The ‘Parsifal’ from Bayreuth, the Levit/Thielemann duo or a furious Daniil Trifonov: anyone who likes to bring classical sounds into their home could make rich pickings this year. Our classical music expert’s top ten.
“….Andreas Scharger, Georg Zeppenfeld, Elina Garanca, Derek Welton, Jordan Shanahan, Pablo Heras-Casado (Deut-Deutsche Grammophon) : Whether with or without Jay Scheib’s augmented reality director’s gimmick, this Bayreuth recording is a consecration pleasure, if only because of the erotically cool Garanca-Kundry…”