June round-up
Deutsche Grammophon seems devoted to ’s every move. Following albums of his first visits to Vienna and Berlin comes . Last year’s trip wasn’t his first, but the occasion with the late Seiji Ozawa’s Saito Kinen Orchestra is worth a listen, not least of all for the ensemble’s pristine performances, which exude a, written as a wedding present for Japan’s then Princess Masako (and premiered during his 1993 visit) was in the first half. I’d wait till August.
