Recordings
Evencio Castellanos- Naxos
Evencio Castellanos- Naxos
Evencio Castellanos- Naxos
...it’s all good fun, and the performances, by the only team in town likely familiar with the music, are vital, confident, and unapologetically gutsy. Jan Wagner wisely keeps things moving and lets the orchestra strut its stuff. A nice discovery, this. © 2012 ClassicsToday.com. Review by David Hurwitz
Alberto Ginastera- Bridge
Evencio Castellanos- Naxos
Evencio Castellanos- Naxos
...you will love this urgent and impassioned score, which Wagner and his Odense forces play extremely well. A marvelous disc, then, and one that adds significantly to the composer’s discography. Don’t miss it. Review by David Hurwitz
Heitor Villa-Lobos-Bridge
Evencio Castellanos- Naxos
Heitor Villa-Lobos-Bridge
Wagner and the Odense Symphony Orchestra go beyond playing these works as mere virtuoso showpieces. They seem to have a good feel for the idiom, and the orchestra plays with polish.
Copyright © 2003, Review by Raymond Tuttle, Classical Net
Recordings
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition -dacapo
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition -dacapo
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition -dacapo
Wagner also creates the sense that this is a related gallery, an occasion to step back and admire Victor Hartmann’s paintings with more time than we usually have, for Jan Wagner seems as concerned with the mechanics of the music as with the overall result.
It’s good to hear Ravel’s version given with this amount of time, space and dignity
Reviewed by: Colin Anderson - Musical Source
Poul Ruders -Bridge
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition -dacapo
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition -dacapo
Jan Wagner offers finely shaped accompaniments at the helm of a confident sounding Odense Symphony Orchestra. Review by David Hurwitz - Classics Today
Richard Strauss- Silverline
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition -dacapo
Richard Strauss- Silverline
The conductor offers us a gripping yet differentiated interpretation of this sound poem that leaves nothing to be desired.
The sound quality is absolutely sensational for a live recording.This recording proves that even lesser-known orchestras are able to perform at their best today.
Jan Wagner leads the Odense SO in EIN HELDENLEBEN standin
The conductor offers us a gripping yet differentiated interpretation of this sound poem that leaves nothing to be desired.
The sound quality is absolutely sensational for a live recording.This recording proves that even lesser-known orchestras are able to perform at their best today.
Jan Wagner leads the Odense SO in EIN HELDENLEBEN standing head and shoulders over the SACD and DVD releases of the performance which launched Jansons at the helm of the Concertgebouw in 2004
REcordings
Francis Poulenc - Classico
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring -Denon
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring -Denon
Review not available
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring -Denon
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring -Denon
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring -Denon
Review not available
Paul von Klenau - dacapo
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring -Denon
Paul von Klenau - dacapo
Jan Wagner leads generally fine performances of all of this music.passion and energy. Review by David Hurtwitz - Classics Today
recordings
Paul von Klenau -dacapo
Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto - Bridge
Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto - Bridge
Jan Wagner elicits some shining playing hereabouts. Review by David Gutman - Gramophone
Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto - Bridge
Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto - Bridge
Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto - Bridge
Given a perfectly idiomatic accompaniment from Jan Wagner and the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the result is as fine a version of this work as any. The live recording has great presence and immediacy, with excellent balances despite the close miking. In sum, Bridge has given us a great souvenir of what must have been a terrific music festival. Review by David Hurtwitz - Classics Today
Musical Fairytales
Carl Nielsen Violin Concerto - Bridge
Musical Fairytales
Review not available