Pianist Alexandre Tharaud is joined by 22 pianists and musicians in works for piano four hands.
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Review: Fauré – Complete Piano Music – Lucas Debargue
Lucas Debargue performs Gabriel Fauré’s entire piano music, on a Stephen Paulello “Opus 102” instrument.
Review: Messiaen – Turangalîla-Symphonie – Hamelin, Forget, Gimeno
Marc-André Hamelin, Nathalie Forget, and the Toronto Symphony feature in Messiaen’s mind-bending masterpiece about love.
Year In Review – Our Top Classical Albums for 2023
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2023 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Review: Latter(s) to Satie – Bertrand Chamayou, Piano
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou pairs Erik Satie with John Cage.
Review: Debussy – Etudes – Steven Osborne, Piano
For his fourth Debussy album for Hyperion, Steven Osborne presents two of the composer’s finest piano works, the 12 Etudes and Pour le piano.
Review: Waves – Bruce Liu, Piano
Bruce Liu’s juxtaposes works by Rameau, Ravel, and Alkan in an intriguing and exploratory program.
Review: Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – John Wilson
John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London present Ravel’s largest orchestral work in Wilson’s own new critical edition.
Review: Ravel – Piano Concertos – Alexandre Tharaud
Alexandre Tharaud performs Ravel Piano Concerto in G and Concerto for the Left Hand, with de Falla’s Noches en los jardines de España.
Review: Fauré – Nocturnes & Barcarolles – Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin’s new release features three complete sets of Gabriel Fauré’s works: the Nocturnes, Barcarolles, and the Dolly Suite.
